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SUNY Optometry Student Group Scores First Win of Prestigious Preston Cup New York, NY: SUNY College of Optometry and the Student Optometric Association for Private Practice (SOAPP) were awarded the 2023 Preston Cup at the annual SOLutioN Conference in Sacramento, California last week. The Preston Cup is awarded each year to the most deserving Student […]

June 21, 2023

TWENTY-THREE SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY EYE DOCTORS NAMED TO NEWSWEEK’S 2023 TOP 200 OPTOMETRISTS

New York, NY: Newsweek Magazine named the 2023 Top 200 Eye Doctors in the country this week. Twenty-three SUNY College of Optometry eye doctors made this year’s list. The SUNY Optometry honorees include alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty and residents. Two of the top ten from SUNY Optometry included alumna Viola Kanevsky, OD, ’93 (ranked #2) […]

June 1, 2023

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY CELEBRATES 49TH COMMENCEMENT

100 graduates earn degrees alongside Presidential Medallion and honorary degree recipients Keynote address given by Dr. Wayne J. Riley New York, NY: The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held its 49th commencement on Thursday, May 25th, for 100 Class of 2023 students earing OD, PhD, and MS degrees during an in-person […]

May 24, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry Hosts Class of 2025 Annual White Coat Ceremony

Second year students transition from the classroom to the clinic New York, NY— 96 members of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry Class of 2025 came together to celebrate a major milestone on the way to becoming eye doctors during a White Coat Ceremony hosted on campus and broadcast virtually on […]

May 11, 2023

Honorary Degrees and The Presidential Medallion among highlights for SUNY College of Optometry 49th Commencement Ceremony

Dr. Wayne J. Riley will deliver 2023 Commencement Address on May 25th New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry today announced it will award honorary degrees during the 49th Commencement Ceremonies to two distinguished professionals who have made substantial contributions to the advancement of optometry and public healthcare: […]

April 28, 2023

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY STUDENTS ACHIEVE HIGHEST HONOR

Tiffany Chen and Eden Nourmand earn 2023 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence New York, NY- The State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. this week awarded SUNY College of Optometry students Tiffany Chen and Eden Nourmand with SUNY’s highest honor for academic excellence and leadership. The 2023 Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence […]

April 27, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry PhD candidate Carol Lin, OD/MS wins national award at annual ARVO meeting

Class of ’20 alumna takes top honor in the Member in Training Outstanding Poster Competition New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry proudly announces that Dr. Carol Lin, ’20, has won the Member in Training Outstanding Poster Competition (Anatomy/Pathology scientific section) at the annual ARVO meeting ending today […]

April 20, 2023

DR. STEVEN SCHWARTZ PROMOTED TO DISTINGUISHED TEACHING PROFESSORSHIP

New York, NY- The State University of New York announced that Dr. Steven Schwartz, PhD has been appointed to the rank of Distinguished Teaching Professorship, SUNY’s highest academic rank. He joins a select group of professors who have earned this distinction. Dr. Schwartz is a professor of biological and vision sciences at SUNY College of […]

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