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Optometric Center of New York Awards “Eyes on New York” Top Honor to SUNY Optometry President Dr. David A. Heath NEW YORK, NEW YORK — This week, New York State Representatives Amy Paulin and Richard Gottfried, joined the nation’s leading optometry researchers and providers to celebrate 50 years of SUNY College of Optometry’s leadership in […]

April 5, 2022

SUNY College of Optometry Dedicates State-of-the-Art Center for Pediatric Eye Care

Leading Optometry Providers and Researchers Expand Clinical Space Allowing for Up to 10,000 Pediatric Visits Annually New York, New York – Today, one of the nation’s leading providers of eye care and vision research celebrated the dedication of the recently expanded Barbara Saltzman Center for Pediatric Eye Care, named for the late Barbara Saltzman, former […]

March 17, 2022

College of Optometry Research Program Ranks ‘Most Cost-Effective’ across SUNY, Tops Research Foundation 2021 Financial Accountability Report

New York, NY— The SUNY College of Optometry recently has been named as the most cost-effective research program in the SUNY system, according to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF)’s 2021 Financial Risk Accountability report. The report includes a multi-year trend analysis of each campus from fiscal year 2019 […]

March 15, 2022

SUNY College of Optometry Receives $2 Million+ NIH Research Project Grant to Support Research into Retinal Regeneration

Dr. Stefanie Wohl receives The Research Project Grant (R01) to further groundbreaking research in molecular key regulators in retinal development and regeneration New York, NY– SUNY College of Optometry’s Dr. Stefanie Wohl received a highly-competitive $2 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), which falls under the Institutes of Health (NIH), bolstering her groundbreaking […]

March 8, 2022

Optometric Center of New York Awards “Eyes on New York” Top Honor To SUNY Optometry President Dr. David Heath

SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates 50 Years of Leading in Higher Education, Research, and Eye Care New York, NY – As he reaches fifteen years in office, SUNY Optometry President Dr. David A. Heath will receive the 2022 Eyes on Leadership Award during the annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at The Edison Ballroom […]

February 16, 2022

SUNY Optometry Students Look Toward Promoting Comfort, Ease with Award Winning Solution to Decades Old Contact-Fitting Problem

7th Innovator Award Winners Develop Creative Solution for Contact Lens Insertion and Removal Aimed to Boost Patient Experience, Autonomy New York, NY—SUNY College of Optometry students, Joanna Latek and Kateryna Nahornyak, both Class of 2024, were named the 2022 Student Innovator Award winners following the College’s 7th annual competition held virtually on February 11th. Their winning […]

February 1, 2022

SUNY PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITALS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND ACCESS TO PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION IN NEW YORK

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to Establish an Extension Site Program at SUNY College of Optometry’s 42nd Street Location NEW YORK, NY – SUNY College of Optometry and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate) announced a partnership to establish public health educational and research programs on the SUNY College of Optometry’s 42nd Street campus. This partnership […]

January 14, 2022

ICYMI: SUNY OPTOMETRY, MONOPLEX EYE PROSTHETICS PROVIDE FREE PROSTHETIC EYE FOR PATIENT FEATURED IN HUMANS OF NEW YORK

NBC News New York Shares the Story of Kasson Woods and His Recovery Journey Following Viral Social Media Post NEW YORK, NY – This week, following a viral post by Humans of New York detailing the subway assault of Kasson Woods, which rendered him blind, SUNY College Optometry’s University Eye Center, the Optometric Center of […]

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