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Making a list and checking it twice—that was Elkie Fung when she was deciding if she was going to become an optometrist. Fortunately, her detailed approach led her to the SUNY College of Optometry, the first step in a career that combines many of her must haves in life (from entrepreneurship to community service to […]

May 21, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Nicholas Sostilio, Class of 2019

Although his fondest memory of the past few years happened during a celebration, Nicholas Sostilio was plenty serious about becoming the best optometrist possible while he was a student at the SUNY College of Optometry. That dedication included leading Student Optometric Association for Private Practice and building relationships with his classmates that will last well […]

May 20, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Tara Mahvelati, Class of 2019

It should not be surprising that Tara Mahvelati encourages every student at the College to “network network network!” After all, she is president of the Canadian Association of Optometry Students, secretary of the Student Optometric Association for Private Practice, Class of 2019 IT Council representative and social outreach chair for Contact Lens Education and Research. […]

May 20, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Joseph Isik, Class of 2019

There are few things that mold you like trying times. It’s a lesson Joseph Isik knows well. “It has been a very challenging four years filled with many obstacles along the way, but each one has shaped me both professionally and personally,” he says. “I feel a great sense of accomplishment after four years of […]

May 20, 2019

Dr. Brett King Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Brett King, associate clinical professor and chief of advanced ocular care services at Indiana University’s School of Optometry, presented on adaptive optics gonioscopy of the human trabecular meshwork in vivo during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, May 17. A recipient of the Missouri Optometric Association’s 2003 […]

May 14, 2019

Massey, Tenenbaum Visit SUNY Optometry for VisioNYC

NEW YORK, May 14, 2019 — Dr. Stephen Massey, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the McGovern Medical School of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Dr. Josh Tenenbaum, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, were the keynote speakers during SUNY Optometry’s VisioNYC, a meeting […]

May 13, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Yohanna Emun, Class of 2019

Yohanna Emun has given her all both inside and outside the classroom, but she’s most proud of her work with the National Optometric Student Association. “We started an initiative with the purpose of reaching out to high school programs serving students from underserved and underrepresented communities and giving them presentations on optometry,” she says. “We […]

May 13, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Mark Ossi, Class of 2019

Mark Ossi grew up in England where “footy” is everything. He thought he would become a professional soccer player and was even recruited for a semi-professional club at age 12. Luckily for the pre-optometry students who count on his test prep guidance, this year’s recipient of the Esther J. Werner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence […]

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