New York, NY — SUNY College of Optometry’s residents were out in full force at last week’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry in Anaheim, California. Nearly 30 residents attended the meeting, presenting posters and papers highlighting patient case studies.
Presenters were eligible to apply for funding from the College to help offset travel costs. Residents value the opportunity not only to share their work with colleagues from across the country, but also to hone their presentation and public speaking skills and build professional connections.
As a pioneer in postgraduate optometric education, SUNY Optometry has been training exceptional clinicians since 1974, when it established the nation’s first Vision Therapy Residency. Today, residents can pursue advanced training in specialties including Ocular Disease, Cornea and Contact Lenses, Primary Care, Pediatric Optometry, Vision Rehabilitation, and more.
Presenters & Topics
- Samia Ahmed: A Perfect Storm: Multidisciplinary Management of Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion with Concurrent Stroke and Subsequent Neovascularization
- Bisma Ali: A Case of Serous Getting Serious: Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy Complicated by Choroidal Neovascularization
- Daipaul Brown: Monocular Photobiomodulation Treatment for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Andjela Bursac: Exercise-Associated Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy in a Young Healthy Adult
- Russell Chin: Biphasic Intraocular Pressure Elevation Following Traumatic Hyphema and Vitreous Hemorrhage: Recognizing Ghost Cell Glaucoma Biphasic
- Moonjung Choi: Preserved Vision Despite Late Bilateral Choroidal and Extraocular Muscle Metastases From Atypical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung in a Young Non-Smoker
- Christopher Cook: New Onset Bilateral Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia with Right Exotropia Causing Safety Hazards Related to Motorized Wheelchair Mobility
- Anastasia Dakis: Layered Visual Field Defects: Monitoring Glaucoma in the Setting of Concurrent Retinal and Neurologic Disease
- Marina Eskander: Benign Episodic Pupillary Mydriasis in a 57-year-old Male with History of CN III Palsy: Case Report
- Gabriella Grand-Pierre: Progressive 6th Nerve Palsy Secondary to Chronic Sphenoid Sinusitis
- Isabella He: Ocular manifestations and sequelae of persistent intracranial hypotension secondary to epidural-induced cerebrospinal fluid leak
- Lara Kerwin: Pediatric headaches and papilledema: the risk of delayed diagnosis of pilocytic astrocytoma
- Tahmina Keya: A Rare Diagnosis of Adult-Onset Coats’ Disease in a Female patient
- Kaitlyn Lee: When Sclerals Squeeze: Pingueculitis and Microvault Correction in Keratoconus
- Maylynn Lee: Peripheral Granular-Like Paraproteinemic Keratopathy in Multiple Myeloma
- Jocelyn Liu: When Prism Is Not the Answer: Monocular Fogging for Diplopia in Advanced Parkinson’s
- Deepali Mittal: Neurovisual Manifestations of Chiari I Malformation: The Role of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation
- Kaitlyn Nguyen: Scleral Lens Visual and Ocular Surface Disease (OSD) Rehabilitation in a Patient with Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (KID) Syndrome
- Nicholas Premnauth: Orbital Apex Syndrome as the Initial Presentation of Metastatic Lung Cancer
- Ryan Raynaud: Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion: The Importance of Prompt Diagnosis and Management
- Ariella Sassoon: Progressive and Symptomatic Peripheral Exudative Hemorrhagic Chorioretinopathy in the Setting of Advanced Atrophic Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Lauren Tong: Surgical Management for Chronic Bilateral Disc Edema
- Dixie Vasquez: From Ectatic Myopia to Hyperopic Surprise: Scleral Lens Rehabilitation Post Scleral Buckle and Cataract Extraction in Severe Keratoconus
- Simran Walia: A Novel CEP250 Genotype-Phenotype Relationship
- Megan Wan: Suspicious Spicules: Atypical Paravascular Bone Spicule Presentation in Retinitis Pigmentosa vs Pigmented Paravenous Retinochoroidal Atrophy
- Emily Wilbur: A Double Variant: Unilateral Retinitis Pigmentosa Sine Pigmento
- Sheng-Hung Yeh: Multimodal Visual Rehabilitation for Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA): A Case Report
- Wendi Zhang: When KC Meets VKC: Scleral Lens Fitting in Keratoconus Complicated by Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
- Melissa Zhong: Ethambutol Induced Optic Neuropathy in Immunocompromised Patients
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About SUNY Optometry
Founded in 1971 in New York City, the State University of New York College of Optometry (SUNY Optometry) is the only school of optometry in the state and a nationally recognized leader in optometric education, vision research, and patient care. The College prepares the next generation of eye care professionals through its Doctor of Optometry program, residency programs, and advanced graduate degrees in vision science, including MS and PhD programs. As an academic health center in optometry dedicated to advancing eye and vision care, SUNY Optometry conducts a robust portfolio of basic, translational, and clinical research focused on improving diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of visual disorders. Beginning in Fall 2027, the Doctor of Optometry degree will be offered in both New York City or Syracuse, providing students the opportunity to choose where they live and practice. To learn more about SUNY Optometry, visit www.sunyopt.edu.