News & Stories

The associate director of continuing professional education gets optometrists back in the classroom. Fourteen years ago, Betsy Torres started working at SUNY Optometry as a temporary assistant in patient financial services equipped with organizational experience, which is why she was promoted to clinical manager of the ocular disease service in 2008. Today, Ms. Torres is […]

June 22, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Marcia Kolecki’s Mother Completes a Life Goal at the College

Violet Kolecki’s visit to see a plaque dedicated to her daughter was a testament to the strong connections forged at SUNY Optometry. Violet Kolecki did not attend SUNY Optometry. But she was able to cross an item off her bucket list at the College. In May, the Buffalo resident came to Manhattan to visit a […]

June 18, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumnus Dr. Antonio Chirumbolo Found an Unexpected Calling at the College

The 2013 graduate helps everyone—including himself—become better optometrists. At the beginning of the first semester at SUNY Optometry, most students are adjusting to a complete overhaul in their schedules and the rigors of unfamiliar coursework. But some—like Dr. Antonio Chirumbolo—are already dreaming beyond the classroom. “A month or two into our first year, a classmate […]

June 15, 2018

An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Raymond Pirozzolo ‘09

For Dr. Raymond Pirozzolo ’09, taking on leadership roles within optometry industry organizations is key. “It is about supporting and investing in your future,” says Dr. Pirozzolo, who is president of the Optometric Society of the City of New York and president-elect of New York State Optometric Association (NYSOA). “I also like to be at […]

June 15, 2018

2018 Dean Yager Award Recipients

The Dean Yager Award recognizes SUNY Optometry MS and PhD students and postdoctoral fellows for outstanding research papers published or accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal. This year’s three recipients are: Ms. Carmen Pons Torres, doctoral student Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Differences in Spatial Resolution between Darks and Lights in Human Vision Dr. Kaushambi Roy, […]

June 15, 2018

Dr. Seang Mei Saw Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK CITY — Dr. Seang Mei Saw, professor of epidemiology and ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, presented on the prevention of myopia-related blindness during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Thursday, June 14. Dr. Saw’s research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics […]

June 8, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumnus Dr. Justin Bazan Wants to Meet You

The 2004 graduate is all about meeting the needs of the industry and his patients—even if it puts him out of a job. Justin Bazan has a knack for telling the truth, starting with why he got into optometry. “What originally drew me to optometry was that it seemed it would afford a comfortable lifestyle. […]

June 6, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Ayah Ahamed Receives AAOF, Johnson & Johnson Award for Contact Lens Care

SUNY Optometry congratulates Dr. Ayah Ahamed as she receives the 2018 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 lens field and skillful, considerate and […]

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