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Clinical Vision Research Center
L a s t F e b r u a r y
the Clinical Vision
Research Center (CVRC) officially
opened its doors. The CVRC’s mission
is to provide a dynamic, patient-
based research environment where
advanced treatments can be rapidly
tested and applied to enhance
patient care. The CVRC partners with
industry, government and foundations
to help fund its research and shape
mentoring faculty, students and staff
who are interested in conducting
clinical research.
“Nowhere do the missions of our
institution—education, research and
patient care—come together so clearly
than at the CVRC,”
Dr. David Troilo,
SUNY Optometry’s vice president and
dean for academic affairs, said during
the opening reception.
future practice. The CVRC, under
the direction of Dr. Kathryn Richdale
and through the efforts of its core
research team, is responsible for
securing, initiating and overseeing
clinical research within the College
and making certain that studies are
implemented and executed according
to current research guidelines. The
CVRC also takes a leading role in
T h e C V R C h a s
enrolled over 175 patients in clinical vision research studies since it opened in February; Dr. Alexandra
Benavente-Perez, Dr. Ida Chung, Dr. Erica Schulman-Ellis and Dr. Marilyn Vricella
have all dedicated specific days to work within
the CVRC. The CVRC has helped facilitate the submission of an NEI grant, an FDA grant, and seven investigator-initiated industry
projects submitted for potential funding. In addition, there has been industry collaboration for studies on dry eye syndrome, adult and
pediatric contact lens wear and computer vision syndrome.
