News & Stories

From staff to students to participants, there are a number of key players in every research study conducted at SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center (CVRC). One of those people is Monica Joao, clinical research coordinator, who is deeply invested in the institution staying at the forefront of optometric research. “Clinical research is the way […]

December 27, 2018

SUNY Optometry Partners with Vanderbilt Medical to Bring Eye Care to Staten Island

Dr. Richard Soden: “This new partnership gives SUNY Optometry a presence in all five boroughs of New York City.” As SUNY Optometry’s director of health care development, Dr. Richard Soden works to connect with other organizations to help fulfill the College’s mission. His latest move brings the College into partnership with Vanderbilt Medical, which is […]

December 26, 2018

Annual Recognition Awards Ceremony Celebrates Outstanding SUNY Optometry Faculty, Staff

The SUNY Optometry community gathered to acknowledge faculty and staff contributions during the tenth annual Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 20 in the Schwarz Theater. The following employees were celebrated for their service to the College. Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service Officer Akeema Wilson President’s Merit Award Dr. Kristen Fry Unsung Hero […]

December 18, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s Amber E. Hopkins Tingle Completes 2018 New York State Leadership Institute

ALBANY, December 18, 2018 – SUNY Optometry’s director of communications, Amber E. Hopkins Tingle, completed the 2018 New York State Leadership Institute (NYSLI) on December 17. The program was designed by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy to increase the leadership effectiveness of Management/Confidential employees by providing […]

December 15, 2018

SUNY Optometry Hosts COORD Visiting Scholar Dr. Jianfeng Wu

This semester, SUNY Optometry welcomed Dr. Jianfeng Wu, an ophthalmologist from Shandong, China and the latest participant in the China Optometry and Ophthalmology Resource Development (COORD) Visiting Scholars Program. The international collaboration is an effort to address China’s urgent need for optometrists and access to eye care and the recent expansion and development of five-year […]

December 13, 2018

Eyes on New York Awards to Honor Regeneron, Fromer

NEW YORK, December 13, 2018 – The Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the affiliated foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry, will host its 16th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at Cipriani 42 in New York City on Friday, March 22, 2019. This year’s event will celebrate Regeneron and Drs. Mark […]

December 7, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Christy Sell

The OD/MS graduate returns to the College she knows and loves as an assistant clinical professor. Many alumni love the SUNY Optometry community, but few show it like Dr. Christy Sell. A graduate of the OD/MS program (’01 and ’02), she recently returned to the College for her third stint as an assistant clinical professor […]

December 7, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumni Drs. A.J. and Annette Contento on the Perks of Running a Family Practice

The couple credits the College with giving them a start—and shaping their future. Eye Care Unlimited opened its doors in The Bronx on September 8, 1992. But its origin story began five years earlier. In fall of 1987, president and co-owner A.J. Contento (OD ’90) donned a priest costume and attended the annual SUNY Optometry […]

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