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March 12, 2019

An Eye on Alumni: Drs. Carol and Stephen Record

In a career that spans more than 30 years, SUNY Optometry alumna Dr. Carol Record ’82 has learned one thing above all else: never underestimate your ability to accomplish what you set out to do. And what she, along with her husband Dr. Stephen Record ’82 set out to do not only resulted in their […]

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March 11, 2019

Focus on New Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Meet Dr. Mandy Polacco

The assistant clinical professor grew up painting and performing—now the eyes are her medium. Dr. Mandy Polacco arrived at SUNY Optometry in 2017 for a residency in vision therapy and rehabilitation after graduating from Southern California College of Optometry and decided to join the faculty as an assistant clinical professor. “After residency, the College was […]

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March 5, 2019

SUNY Optometry Researchers Contribute to Special International Myopia Institute Edition of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

NEW YORK — SUNY Optometry’s Dr. David Troilo and Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez have contributed to a special International Myopia Institute white paper edition of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. The effort brings together more than 85 key researchers from all corners of the world to generate consensus across the different areas of myopia. This critical […]

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March 4, 2019

Dr. Ning Qian Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK  — Dr. Ning Qian, associate professor of neuroscience, physiology and cellular biophysics at Columbia University, presented on visual encoding and decoding during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, March 1. Dr. Qian’s research focuses on computational and psychophysical studies of visual perception. His lab constructs binocular vision models by […]

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February 27, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Brenda Tan, Class of 2019

The OD/MS student has personal and professional reasons to tackle myopia. Brenda Tan, a fourth-year student in the OD/MS program at SUNY Optometry, took her first step into an optometry career with a biology project on myopia control and the structure of the eye—when she was in the seventh grade. Though young, the then-tween had […]

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February 26, 2019

SUNY Optometry Names 2019 Alumna of the Year: Dr. Julia Appel

NEW YORK, February 26, 2019 – The SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Association has named Dr. Julia Appel its 2019 Alumna of the Year. The 1991 graduate will be recognized during the 16th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at Cipriani 42 in New York City on Friday, March 22. The award celebrates SUNY Optometry […]

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