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Date: February 23, 2020 Time: 7:00am -3:15pm Location: SUNY College of Optometry Registration Now Open! Click on this link: NY Glaucoma Symposium About the event: The Glaucoma Symposium addresses current issues in glaucoma followed by a Q&A session and discussion. New topics in the diagnosis, therapy, and management of glaucoma are emphasized. Event Highlights: Maximum 6-hrs of […]

December 14, 2019

Oral Pharmaceuticals & Systemic Disease Day

Date: January 26, 2020 Time: 8:00am – 3:10pm Location: SUNY College of Optometry Registration Now Open! Click on this link: Oral Pharmaceuticals & Systemic Disease Day About the event: Oral Pharmaceuticals & Systemic Disease Day is a program held at the College that focuses on oral pharmaceuticals & systemic disease in eye care. The program was designed […]

December 5, 2019

SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates GivingTuesday 2019

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2019 Contact: Office of Communications, communications@sunyopt.edu SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates GivingTuesday with #EyeGive, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement *View Thank You Video Here* *Photos Available Here* New York, December 5, 2019 – This GivingTuesday, which took place on December 3, SUNY College of Optometry […]

December 4, 2019

Familiar Faces: Melody Cunningham

Melody Cunningham wants everyone who walks through UEC’s doors to know they are welcome. NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 4, 2019) — In this era of texting and social media, one thing that often gets overlooked is the value of face-to-face communication. Yet Melody Cunningham has not forgotten just how important human interaction is. And so […]

November 27, 2019

SUNY College of Optometry’s Electroretinogram Machine Is Changing Lives

People with undiagnosed vision problems trust the College to use electroretinography to determine if they are candidates for gene therapy. NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 27, 2019) – Trained eye care professionals are the first line of defense when patients present with vision problems. But sometimes, they need a little help. At SUNY College of Optometry, that […]

November 25, 2019

Bryan M. Wolynski On The Importance Of Meeting Patients Right Where They Are

As part of the College’s Homebound Program, he travels the city to take quality eye care directly to the elderly and disabled. NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 25, 2019) –Although Bryan Wolynski may be an Oceanside, New York-native, he credits his time in Florida with helping him forge a deeper, more meaningful connection with his work. After […]

November 22, 2019

BUILDING ON NOBEL-PRIZE WINNING WORK, SUNY OPTOMETRY RESEARCHERS ADVANCE LANDMARK VISION PROJECT

National Institutes of Health-Funded Research Program to Detect & Cure Vision Defects Has Already Helped Enhance Care for Previously Debilitating Eye Conditions. NEW YORK, NY (November 22, 2019) – SUNY College of Optometry researchers have advanced a landmark project – funded in part by a grant from the National Institutes of Health – to develop more […]

November 22, 2019

OCNY Spotlight: Christopher J. Quinn

The Optometric Center of New York Welcomes Christopher J. Quinn NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 19, 2019) – The SUNY College of Optometry’s affiliated foundation will benefit from the new member’s global view of the profession. To say that Christopher J. Quinn, OD is busy is an understatement. He may be new to the College’s affiliated foundation, The […]

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