An Eye on Alumni: Soney Siriphone ’16
Soney Siriphone Is Making Eye Care Accessible to Those Who Need It Most The supervising optometrist at Community Healthcare Network and adjunct assistant clinical professor at the College is using […]
Category Archives: Alumni
SUNY OPTOMETRY NAMED “SCHOOL OF THE YEAR” FOR DEDICATION TO DIVERSITY IN OPTOMETRY
National Optometric Student Association Recognized SUNY Optometry For Work To Increase Diversity In The Field Of Optometry SUNY Optometry Student Awarded Cave Memorial Award For Outstanding Dedication To Community Involvement […]
An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Daniella Rutner ’02
SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Daniella Rutner On Why the College is Her “Home Away From Home” …and why the 2002 OD/MS grad wouldn’t have it any other way. There’s a […]
SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Matthew Vaughn is on a Mission to Help Every Child See Well
The pediatric optometrist is also a dedicated advocate for queer kids. There are some core skills that all optometrists need to learn: how to perform a comprehensive eye exam, how […]
SUNY Optometry Residency Alumnus Dr. Benjamin Casella Named AOA Optometrist of the Year
NEW YORK, June 24, 2019 — Dr. Benjamin Casella of SUNY Optometry’s residency class of 2008 is the 2019 American Optometric Association (AOA) Optometrist of the Year and the College’s […]
An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Diane Russo ’10
The 2010 alumna is the 2019 Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry Rising Star. For Dr. Diane Russo ’10, deciding to work as an optometrist was as simple as […]
An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Rae Huang ’13
From flexibility to professional fulfilment, she says the benefits of working for herself in private practice make it a no brainer. There is literally not a single day that Dr. […]
An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Joe Rappon ’00
With more than a decade of work on the industry side of optometry, his product initiatives are helping the world to see better. Many optometrists were once children with vision […]
SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Nicole Poon Receives AAOF, Johnson & Johnson Award for Contact Lens Care
ORLANDO, June 4, 2019 — SUNY Optometry congratulates alumna Dr. Nicole Poon as she receives the 2019 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. The […]
SUNY Optometry Students and Alumni Take Eye Care to Panama
The volunteer mission improved the lives of both the patients and their vision specialists. This February, Dr. Carl Sakovits ’88 had a once-a-year treat: honey from one of his patients, […]