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SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Daniella Rutner On Why the College is Her “Home Away From Home” …and why the 2002 OD/MS grad wouldn’t have it any other way. There’s a reason Dr. Daniella Rutner is the chief of the Vision Rehabilitation Service of the University Eye Center: She wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. “My […]

July 15, 2019

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Focrun Nahar

Institutional Research and Academic Program Coordinator Focrun Nahar Is Leading the Charge Into the Future When she was growing up in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, Focrun Nahar fantasized about being a news reporter. “I remember watching Kaity Tong deliver difficult and heartbreaking news at 10 p.m. on WPIX 11. She did it with a sternness and […]

July 8, 2019

SUNY Optometry Shows its Pride

NEW YORK – The SUNY Optometry community turned out for the New York City Pride Parade on June 30th, 2019. We are so proud of all the fellow students, faculty, and staff that joined in the event to showcase SUNY’s commitment to the LGBTQI+ community and demonstrate the power of diversity and equality. Here are […]

July 3, 2019

Sunny Weather Prompts SUNY Health Medical Experts to Warn New Yorkers About Skin Cancer

Prevention Requires Vigilance and Early Detection, as Well as Sunscreen and Sunglasses Research and Treatment On Site at University at Buffalo, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, SUNY Optometry, Stony Brook University, and Upstate Medical University SUNY Dermatologist Discusses Skin Cancer Here ALBANY, July 3, 2019 – SUNY Health medical experts in The State University of […]

June 27, 2019

SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Matthew Vaughn is on a Mission to Help Every Child See Well

The pediatric optometrist is also a dedicated advocate for queer kids. There are some core skills that all optometrists need to learn: how to perform a comprehensive eye exam, how to diagnose conditions, how to treat them. But Dr. Matthew Vaughn ’14 knows that there is another skill that keeps his patients happy and healthy: […]

June 27, 2019

SUNY Optometry to Host German Fulbright Visiting Scholar Sandra Wagner

She will be at the College for six months beginning this fall. They say the third time’s the charm—so there are limitless possibilities as to what could happen when Sandra Wagner crosses the Atlantic for trip number three to New York City. But this time, instead of a tourist’s agenda, she will have a scholar’s […]

June 25, 2019

SUNY Optometry Announces 2019 Faculty Promotions

Dr. Patricia Modica is promoted to Clinical Professor, effective July 1, 2019. Dr. Modica is a graduate of Rutgers University and the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She is residency-trained in neuro-optometry, a diplomate of the American Board of Optometry and a fellow of the American Academy of Optometrists. She is a nationally recognized leader in the […]

June 24, 2019

SUNY Optometry Residency Alumnus Dr. Benjamin Casella Named AOA Optometrist of the Year

NEW YORK, June 24, 2019 — Dr. Benjamin Casella of SUNY Optometry’s residency class of 2008 is the 2019 American Optometric Association (AOA) Optometrist of the Year and the College’s Distinguished Residency Alumni Award recipient. Dr. Casella is a 2007 graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry and completed his residency […]

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