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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, […]

December 23, 2019

Annual Recognition Awards Ceremony Celebrates Outstanding SUNY Optometry Faculty, Staff

Watch the full video here: Recognition Awards Ceremony 2019 NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 23, 2019) — The SUNY Optometry community gathered to acknowledge faculty and staff contributions during the eleventh annual Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 19 in the Schwarz Theater. The following employees were celebrated for their service to the College. Chancellor’s Award for […]

December 19, 2019

OPTOMETRY LIBRARY DIRECTOR ELAINE WELLS RECEIVES THE STATE UNIVERSITY’S HIGHEST ACADEMIC RANK OF DISTINGUISHED LIBRARIAN

SUNY Board of Trustees Honor and Promote Elaine Wells for Her Leadership and Transformative Effort at the College’s Library – the Largest Vision Science Library in the Country NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 19, 2019) — The State University of New York College of Optometry announced that the Director of the College’s Harold Kohn […]

December 17, 2019

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY TO NAME NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART PEDIATRIC EYE CARE CENTER OPENING IN 2020

The Barbara Saltzman Center for Pediatric Eye Care Will Provide Unparalleled Vision Care to Children & Families Naming recognizes Gift in Excess of $1Million from Barbara Saltzman who currently serves as the President of the Board of Trustees for the Optometric Center of New York NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 17, 2019) — The State […]

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