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New York, NY: The Optometric Center of New York (OCNY) recently named former New York State Assembly member Aravella Simotas and Dr. Kevin Gioia, MD to its board of trustees for a three-year term beginning earlier this month. Former Assemblymember Aravella Simotas represented the 36th District in Queens for a decade in the New York […]

July 17, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry Addresses Race in Optometry with Panel Discussion

Part VI in an Annual Conversation Exploring Emerging Barriers to Success New York, NY: SUNY College of Optometry’s Office of Continuing Professional Education recently held the Annual Race in Optometry webinar, now in its third year. The series launched in 2020 to stimulate a national, ongoing conversation on race and equity within the profession of optometry. […]

June 30, 2023

SUNY College of Optometry on SCOTUS Decision on Race Conscious Admissions Cases

New York, NY: Today the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued rulings on two related cases addressing race-conscious admissions practices, Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”) v. President and Fellow of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina (“UNC”). The decision found that both Harvard’s and UNC’s affirmative action admissions […]

June 29, 2023

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY PRIVATE PRACTICE STUDENTS TAKE TOP HONOR AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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: […]

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