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For Immediate Release: February 20, 2020 Media Contact: communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 Seven of SUNY’s residents and students posters were presented at the conference – a record number. Drs. Duchnowski, Keh, and Libassi mentored the students throughout their preparation and presentation. Of the students who attended, three third year students from SUNY Optometry were recognized at […]

February 14, 2020

PRESIDENT DAVID A. HEATH DELIVERS 2020 STATE OF THE COLLEGE

Remarks reflect on progress made in the last decade and the emerging future of eye care View Video | Read Annual Report | State of the College NEW YORK, NY (February 14, 2020) – Dr. David A. Heath, president of SUNY College of Optometry delivered his 2020 State of the College address to the College […]

February 13, 2020

2020 VISIONARIES DEDICATED TO OPTOMETRIC LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION, AND SERVICE TO BE HONORED AT 17th ANNUAL EYES ON NEW YORK AWARDS

Ceremony Also Celebrates the March Opening of the new Barbara Saltzman Center for Pediatric Eye Care NEW YORK, NY (February 13, 2020) —The Optometric Center of New York will honor four women dedicated to advancing eye care, who are leading the vision and health care field at the 17th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration […]

February 3, 2020

Remembering Barbara Saltzman, 1938-2020

It is with great sadness that SUNY College of Optometry and the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY) shares the passing of Barbara Saltzman, president of the OCNY board of trustees. She died on Friday, January 31 after a short battle with cancer. Barbara devoted her entire career to the health care industry as well […]

January 14, 2020

Service to the Community Helps Make Us Better Doctors

The president of the SUNY College of Optometry’s Class of 2022, Julie Song, is all about advocacy through action. NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 14, 2020) — Julie Song takes her job as president of the SUNY College of Optometry’s Class of 2022 very seriously for two major reasons. The first has everything to do with […]

January 10, 2020

Cuomo’s State of the State Echos SUNY College of Optometry’s Initiatives

NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 10, 2020) — Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address 2020 echoes several of SUNY College of Optometry’s initiatives to expand access to higher education, deliver quality health care to all citizens and to build sustainable, energy efficient state of the art facilities. In a time when student debt is increasing […]

January 10, 2020

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY COLLECTS DONATIONS FOR STUDENT FOOD PANTRY AT GUTTMAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Nearly 200 items collected throughout the holiday drive will help address food insecurity for college and graduate students NEW YORK, N.Y. (January 10, 2020) — Students, staff and faculty of SUNY College of Optometry partnered with the Single Stop office at Guttman Community College, a neighboring college, to collect nearly 200 non-perishable items for the […]

January 9, 2020

NYC Health + Hospitals Partners with SUNY College of Optometry to Enhance Vision Services at Four Facilities Across the City

The partnership will expedite the hiring of optometrists to practice at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and at three NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health facilities Optometrists can detect eye and vision problems early, which can lead to better learning outcomes for school-age children, increased work productivity for adults, and help reveal presence of undetected chronic diseases, […]

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