News & Stories

The optometric technician is motivated by helping others and making a difference. University Eye Center optometric technician Kali Berrios says she “fell into” the field. A fresh out of high school student on her way to the College of New Rochelle, the Bronx native became an eyewear consultant at LensCrafters in 1999. It was not […]

June 5, 2018

SUNY Optometry CSTEP Interns Present—and Win—at Statewide Student Conference

The Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program aims to bring more underrepresented groups into the optometry field. Optometry has a long way to go to achieve racial and gender parity, but the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY Optometry aims to bridge that gap. From providing Optometry Admission Test prep to offering […]

May 31, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s Myopia Control Clinic Hosts Symposium on the Rise of the Condition in Asia

The College broadens its already global perspective as half of the world’s population faces nearsightedness. Faced with the sobering statistics that by 2050, half of the world’s population could have myopia, or nearsightedness, the SUNY Optometry opened its Myopia Control Clinic in 2016. And now, in response to increasing prevalence in particular populations, the College […]

May 31, 2018

SUNY Optometry Names Dawn Rigney Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Executive Director of Optometric Center of New York

NEW YORK, May 31, 2018 — Dawn Rigney has been named vice president for institutional advancement of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and executive director of the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the College’s affiliated foundation, effective May 17, 2018. The selection follows a national search. Ms. Rigney most […]

May 30, 2018

Highlights from 2018 Capstone

SUNY Optometry hosted 2018 Capstone for its graduating ODs on Tuesday, May 22. The annual event provides newly minted doctors with current information on their rapidly changing profession and starts them on the path toward lifelong learning. Dr. Mark Wright, a nationally recognized contributor on optometric practice, delivered the keynote address, “Practicing in a World […]

May 29, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Jennifer Gould

One day, Jennifer Gould got it. Completely. “I was being quizzed by one of my preceptors about a certain disease,” she recalls. “I’d never taken all of the basic science information and the clinical and pulled it together. He asked me a question and suddenly, all the threads came together and it made sense to […]

May 24, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s 2018 Commencement Recap

NEW YORK, May 24, 2018 – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held its 44th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 24. Hundreds gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan to witness the College grant 110 degrees and certificates, including the OD, PhD and MS in vision science and advanced certificate […]

May 23, 2018

Highlights from White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2020

SUNY Optometry hosted its annual White Coat Ceremony on Thursday, May 17. Members of the Class of 2020 celebrated the milestone in their journey to become doctors in front of family and friends. White Coat ceremonies have become ubiquitous at professional health education institutions in recent years. Designed to mark the transition students make from […]

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