News & Stories

With more than a decade of work on the industry side of optometry, his product initiatives are helping the world to see better. Many optometrists were once children with vision problems, firsthand witnesses to the wonders made possible by dedicated eye care professionals. And while Dr. Joe Rappon ’00 did spend time in the optometrist’s […]

June 10, 2019

Dr. Bradley Dougherty Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Bradley Dougherty, assistant professor of optometry at The Ohio State University, presented on driving with central vision impairment during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, June 7. His clinical interest is in low vision rehabilitation and his research evaluates low vision rehabilitation strategies, driving with visual impairment, […]

June 7, 2019

Beyond Our Borders: Dr. Ada Mmaduagwu on Her Internship at SUNY Optometry

She came to New York through a program with Abia State University Uturu in Nigeria—and left with a wealth of valuable experiences. Many children spent time at the eye doctor’s office as they grew up—though few have been there as often as Dr. Ada Mmaduagwu. Tagging along to work with her mother, who was an […]

June 7, 2019

SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Steven Schwartz Literally Wrote the Book on Visual Perception

The professor of biological and vision sciences is committed to evolving the way optometrists are educated. If you’ve ever looked at your syllabus and saw Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation or Geometrical and Visual Optics: A Clinical Introduction as your assigned text, you have Dr. Steven Schwartz to thank. The professor of biological and vision […]

June 6, 2019

SUNY Optometry’s Kali Berrios Receives Chancellor’s Award for Excellence

ALBANY, June 5, 2019 — Kali Berrios, an optometric technician for the contact lens service at SUNY College of Optometry’s University Eye Center (UEC), has received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service. The Chancellor’s awards are presented annually to faculty and staff in seven categories: Faculty Service, Librarianship, Professional Service, Scholarship and […]

June 5, 2019

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Nicole Poon Receives AAOF, Johnson & Johnson Award for Contact Lens Care

ORLANDO, June 4, 2019 — SUNY Optometry congratulates alumna Dr. Nicole Poon as she receives the 2019 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. The award is given by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation to recognize outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact […]

June 5, 2019

Dr. Pablo De Gracia Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Pablo De Gracia, assistant professor of optometry at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Optometry, presented on vision in a blurred world, including object motion, eye movements and optical blur, during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Tuesday, June 4. Dr. De Gracia divides his time between teaching and […]

June 4, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Dr. Reynolds Ablordeppey

Recently honored by one of the top optometry organizations, he must now decide which career path to take after the College. If there is a checklist of the personal and intellectual skills needed to be a successful optometrist, Dr. Reynolds Ablordeppey had them all by high school. Good listener, empathetic, problem solver, interested in math, […]

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