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SUNY partnership to help expand access to eyecare in CNY

Vision Monday

SUNY College of Optometry to Establish an Extension Program for Doctor of Optometry Candidates in Syracuse, N.Y. at SUNY Upstate Medical University

WAER

Upstate and SUNY partnering for optometry education program

CNYBJ

Upstate Medical SUNY College of Optometry Partner on Extension Campus Program

Vision Monday

SUNY Optometry’s David Troilo, PhD, Receives NEI Grant to Reveal Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Affecting Myopia Development

Science Magazine

SUNY Optometry receives grant to reveal cellular and molecular mechanisms effecting myopia development

Scientific Reports

The age-related pattern of inner retinal thickening is affected by myopia development and progression

Vision Monday

ABB Optical Group Announces Finalists for the 8th Annual Optometry Student Challenge, Live Webinar and Vote Takes Place Tonight

Vision Monday

Dr. Michael Sullivan-Mee Named Chair of Clinical Education at SUNY College of Optometry

Women In Optometry

Class of 2026 is 70 Percent Female | Women In Optometry

American Academy Of Optometry

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces 2022 William C. Ezell Fellowship Recipients

Nature Communications

SUNY College of Optometry’s Eyes on New York/Eye Ball Gala Saw Record Funds Raised for Students and Recognized Dr. David Heath

Invision Magazine

Suny College of Optometry Appoints Dr. Matthew Bovenzi as Chief of Advanced Care for The University Eye Center

Women in Optometry

Addressing Issues Of Diversity And Representation Inside Classroom And Exam Doors

Invision Magazine

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

Invision Magazine

PRESS RELEASE SSUNY Optometry, Monoplex Eye Prosthetics Provide Free Prosthetic Eye for Patient Featured In Humans of New York

NBC New York

Video: Attack Victim Gifted With Prosthetic Eye

Wiley Online Library

COVID-19 and myopia – Rosenfield – Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Vision Monday

SUNY Optometry Receives $25,000 Scholarship Contribution from Omni Eye Services

Optometry Times

Genetic testing: Simplifying the diagnoses of inherited retinal diseases

Optometry Times

Use of Upneeq for ocular pathologies offering more than meets the eye

Women In Optometry

2021 Women’s Leadership Conference: Theia Awards Of Excellence

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners, including Dr. Anna Marie Fernandez, ’85.

Vision Monday

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2021 AAOF Student Matching Travel Grant Recipients

Optometry Times

American Academy of Optometry congratulates 2021 resident travel fellowship recipients

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners

WFMZ-TV 69 News

Spectrum Vision Partners Welcomes Comprehensive Eye MD of Floral Park, NY

Next Avenue

Flashing Lights and a Massive Floater in Your Eye? It Could Be a Sign of Something More

Healio Magazine

Some refractive errors may suggest retinoblastoma in infants

Invision Magazine

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

Women in Optometry

Finding Her Fit In A Corporate Setting

Ophthalmology Breaking News

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help To Prepare New Optometrists To Take On Myopia

Vision Monday

VM REPORTS: Influential Women in Optical, Sherry J. Bass, OD #HerStory2021

Vision Monday

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help to Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

NBC News

How to keep glasses from fogging up while wearing a face mask

Newsweek Magazine

Over 20 SUNY Optometry alumni and faculty among America’s Best Eye Doctors

Vision Monday

SUNY Optometry alum Dr. Chandra Mickles, ’09, to lead myopia education at Johnson & Johnson Vision

Invision

SUNY Optometry Partners with VSP Global to Launch Camp For Aspiring Eye Doctors

Vision Monday

SUNY Optometry and VSP Global Partner to Launch Eye-CARE Summer Camp for Over 100 Aspiring ODs

Optometry Times

Top 10 digital resources for ODs by Thomas A. Wong, OD, FNAP

Women In Optometry

A Round Of Applause For The 2021 Top Optometry Graduates

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Deﬁning race and ethnicity in Optometry

Street Insider

Binovi Products Within John McEnroe Tennis Academy

Sandbox

Sandbox Story – Interview of Dr. Andrea Thau

Vision Monday

SUNY College of Optometry to Host ‘Race in Optometry: Accountability – One Year Later’ Panel Discussion to be Held on the Occasion of Juneteenth

Review of Optometry

Optometric Workforce Survey Projects Modest Growth, More Employed ODs

Healio

High rate of digital eyestrain seen in college students during pandemic

College Gazette

Here Are the 10 Best Optometry Schools in the US

Optometry Times

Treating sight-threatening retinopathy using OCTA

Vision Monday

SUNY College of Optometry Turns 50, Virtual Event Launches a Year of Celebration and Commemorative Campaign

American Academy of Optometry Foundation

American Academy of Optometry Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant Recipients

Optometry Times

(SUNY) College of Optometry has received a $30,000 gift from CooperVision

20/20 Magazine

Natural Eyes: Featuring Tamara Petrosyan, O.D., State University of New York College of Optometry

INSIGHT Into Diversity (Page 10)

Dr. Joy Harewood is appointed first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at SUNY Optometry.

The River Reporter

Clear vision: Eyes on Main offers high-tech eye care and fashionable glasses for all

Healio Optometry

PCON adds Rett to editorial board

NY Magazine

How to Treat (and Prevent) Dry Eyes, According to Eye Experts

Cell Press Open Access

Darks and Lights, the ‘Yin–Yang’ of Vision Depends on Luminance

Vision Monday

SUNY College of Optometry Receives Major Gift from CooperVision, Funding to Support Scholarships, Patient Care and Research

The Dallas Morning News

Happiness hacks: 3 ways to add joy to your life

NPRs

On National Public Radio (NPRs) Weekend Edition this morning: Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work?

The Science Times

Why Should You Read Outdoors? Scientific Research Reveals Some Reasons

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Appoints First Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Invision

Invision: ABB Optical Group Announces Winners of Optometry Student Challenge

AARP

AARP: Should You Get Your Eyes Examined Remotely?

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry’s First Annual BLAACK Week Program Promotes Cultural Competency

Discover

Discover: What Science Says About Blue-Light-Blocking Glasses

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Optometric Center of NY’s Annual Eyes on New York Award Celebration Raises $125K and Counting for Education and Vision Care

Healio

Healio: Hours worked, satisfaction similar among male, female ODs

Invision

Invision: VSP Global and AAOF Announce 2020 Practice Excellence Scholarship Recipients

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Foundation to Recognize Several Honorees at its Upcoming Virtual Eyes on New York Gala, Now Set for Nov. 5

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: Impact Of Makeup On The Ocular Surface And Dry Eye Disease

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: In Service To The Community

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Jobson Honors Three New ODs on its Online Eyecare Heroes Gallery

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Treehouse Eyes Adds to Leadership Team to Support Its Expansion

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Jobson Honors Three New ODs on its Online Eyecare Heroes Gallery

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: In Service To The Community

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: Impact Of Makeup On The Ocular Surface And Dry Eye Disease

Business Wire

Business Wire: Kubota Vision Announces Research Agreement with The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for a Wearable Myopia Control Device

VSP Global

VSP Global: VSP GLOBAL® AND THE NATIONAL OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION HONOR FIVE OPTOMETRY STUDENTS WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS DR. MARVIN R. POSTON LEADERSHIP AWARD

Healio

Healio: SUNY forms task force to address racial disparities, inequality in optometry

VisionMonday

Vision Monday: Drs. Mark and Danielle Feder, Father-Daughter ODs, Launch Daily Doc Website

Healio

Healio: Race in optometry panel: Change starts with mentorship, awareness

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: The Optometric Center of New York Names Richard Soden, OD, as New Board President

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Opens State-of-the-Art Barbara Saltzman Center for Pediatric Eyecare

Harlem World

Harlem World: SUNY Optometry State-Of-The-Art Pediatric Eye Care Center For NYers From Harlem To Hollis

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: Hospital seek financial assistance from insurers as COvid losses pile up

NECO News

NECO News: NECO Hosts Annual Global Health Leadership Development Program

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: H+H, SUNY ink $12M contract for vision services

Politico

Politico: SUNY College of Optometry signed a five-year, $12 million contract

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: SUNY prepares to open pediatric eye center with $1M gift

Politico

Politico: Report: Few yeshivas providing substantially equivalent education

Politico

Politico: Cuomo to push proposals to lower prescription drug costs

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY College of Optometry to Name New State-of-the-Art Pediatric Eye Care Center in Honor of Barbara Saltzman

Harlem World

Harlem World: On Veterans Day, SUNY Optometry Recognizes Partnership With Veterans Affairs Hospital And Health Centers

Queens Gazette

Queens Gazette: Upgraded Neuro-Optometric Unit At SUNY College Of Optometry

Invision

Invision: Suny Optometry’s University Eye Center Announces New Chief of Pediatrics

Review of Optometry

Review of Optometry: Living with Blue Light Exposure

Gotham Gazatte

Gotham Gazatte: Seeing Healthcare Through a New Lens

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry: Congratulations, Class of 2019

CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada: How a park-strolling Manhattan optometrist became an unwitting guinea pig in a facial recognition experiment

Eyecare Business

Eyecare Business: SUNY College of Optometry Breaks Ground on Pediatric Center

Invision

Invision: Optometry College Breaks Ground on Pediatric Eyecare Center

Crain’s New York

Crain’s New York: SUNY to open new pediatric eye care center in 2020

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Breaks Ground on Center for Pediatric Eye Care

Telemundo 47

Telemundo 47: Clínica móvil ofrece servicios de salud en NYC

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Sagnieres, Hood to Receive Honorary Degrees from SUNY Optometry

The New York Times

The New York Times: We Built a (Legal) Facial Recognition Machine for $60

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: The NYC Party Scene at Vision Expo East 2019

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry to Honor Dr. Julia Appel as 2019 Alumni of Year at Upcoming ‘Eyes on New York’ Gala

NYMetroParents.com

NYMetroParents.com: SUNY Optometry and SightGlass Vision are Seeking Nearsighted Children for a Clinic Trial

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal: Every Gadget and App Should Have a Dark Mode

Optometry and Vision Science

Optometry and Vision Science: Blue-blocking Filters and Digital Eyestrain

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Eye Care and Eyewear Groups and Professionals Get Ready to Give Back for #GivingTuesday

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: Eyes on New York Awards to Honor Regeneron, Drs. Mark and Susan Fromer

Optometry and Vision Science

Optometry and Vision Science: Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation, 5th ed by Dr. Steven H. Schwartz

PLOS Biology

PLOS Biology: Gene expression in response to optical defocus of opposite signs reveals bidirectional mechanism of visually guided eye growth

Bronx Times

Bronx Times: Eye Care Unlimited still going strong 25 years later

Politico

Politico: SUNY Optometry pursuing new ways to diversify (PDF)

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July 1, 2022

SUNY College of Optometry Highlights 50-Year Anniversary Achievements

Commencement ceremony brought SUNY Interim Chancellor Deborah F. Stanley and other notable figures center stage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Dawn Rigney | drigney@sunyopt.edu | 212-938-5600 NEW YORK, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry celebrated the close of its 50-year anniversary this month with the Class […]

June 27, 2022

ICYMI: SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY FOCUSES ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OPTOMETRY

SUNY Optometry Continues Annual Race in Optometry Webinar Series This week, The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held a continuation of their annual webinar series, Race in Optometry which started in 2020. Aimed at fostering a national dialogue that leads to necessary changes to increase diversity in the optometric profession and […]

June 17, 2022

President’s Message

SUNY Optometry Commemorates Juneteenth. Dear College Community, As we honor Juneteenth and its significance to the Black community this weekend, I encourage you to use this time to reflect on both our history and progress as we continue the work toward ensuring that all voices throughout our campus and clinic are recognized, heard and welcome. […]

June 13, 2022

SUNY OPTOMERY HONORS OUTSTANDING ALUMNI

Class of 2020 to receive inaugural Rising Stars Award New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry recognized outstanding alumni for their leadership and service to the profession and to the College at the Alumni Awards Celebration which preceded the annual Reunion event on Saturday, June 11th at the […]

May 19, 2022

GRADUATION AWARDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2022

GRADUATION AWARDS FOR THE CLASS OF 2022 NEW YORK, NY – SUNY College of Optometry will honor the Class of 2022 for achievements related to academic, service, and professional excellence during the annual Graduation Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 26 at 10 a.m. in the Schwarz Theater. The Chancellor’s Awards for Student Excellence, the highest […]

May 2, 2022

ICYMI: SUNY OPTOMETRY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR & DOCTORAL STUDENT PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

The Study Demonstrates How Brains Form Visual Maps NEW YORK, NY – ICYMI, in a new paper entitled “A Theory of Cortical Map Formation in the Visual Brain” published in Nature Communications, SUNY College of Optometry Distinguished Professor Dr. Jose Manuel Alonso and PhD student Sohrab Najafian, offer a theory that explains how the brain forms […]

April 28, 2022

SUNY OPTOMETRY DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR & DOCTORAL STUDENT PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

How brains form visual maps NEW YORK, NY – Maps have played an important role in scientific progress. Claudius Ptolemaeus transformed our understanding of the world with his map of Earth and Tycho Brahe our understanding of the Universe with his map of the stars. The maps of the human body from Claudius Galenus, Leonardo da […]

April 21, 2022

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY APPOINTS DR. MATTHEW BOVENZI AS CHIEF OF ADVANCED CARE FOR THE UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER

Dr. Matthew Bovenzi has served as the Assistant Chief of the Primary Care Service since May 2016 New York, New York – SUNY College of Optometry today announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew Bovenzi as the new Chief of Advanced Care for the University Eye Center (UEC). The Advanced Care division supports approximately 14,000 patient […]

In the Press

SUNY partnership to help expand access to eyecare in CNY

SUNY College of Optometry to Establish an Extension Program for Doctor of Optometry Candidates in Syracuse, N.Y. at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Upstate and SUNY partnering for optometry education program

Upstate Medical SUNY College of Optometry Partner on Extension Campus Program

SUNY Optometry’s David Troilo, PhD, Receives NEI Grant to Reveal Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Affecting Myopia Development

SUNY Optometry receives grant to reveal cellular and molecular mechanisms effecting myopia development

The age-related pattern of inner retinal thickening is affected by myopia development and progression

ABB Optical Group Announces Finalists for the 8th Annual Optometry Student Challenge, Live Webinar and Vote Takes Place Tonight

Dr. Michael Sullivan-Mee Named Chair of Clinical Education at SUNY College of Optometry

Class of 2026 is 70 Percent Female | Women In Optometry

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces 2022 William C. Ezell Fellowship Recipients

A theory of cortical map formation in the visual brain

OD Notebook: Get Staff Pumped for New Ownership

SUNY Optometry Announces Its Honorary Degrees Awardees

Inside the Optometry Residency: Low Vision Rehabilitation

SUNY College of Optometry’s Eyes on New York/Eye Ball Gala Saw Record Funds Raised for Students and Recognized Dr. David Heath

Suny College of Optometry Appoints Dr. Matthew Bovenzi as Chief of Advanced Care for The University Eye Center

Addressing Issues Of Diversity And Representation Inside Classroom And Exam Doors

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

PRESS RELEASE SSUNY Optometry, Monoplex Eye Prosthetics Provide Free Prosthetic Eye for Patient Featured In Humans of New York

Video: Attack Victim Gifted With Prosthetic Eye

COVID-19 and myopia – Rosenfield – Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

SUNY Optometry Receives $25,000 Scholarship Contribution from Omni Eye Services

Genetic testing: Simplifying the diagnoses of inherited retinal diseases

Use of Upneeq for ocular pathologies offering more than meets the eye

2021 Women’s Leadership Conference: Theia Awards Of Excellence

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners, including Dr. Anna Marie Fernandez, ’85.

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2021 AAOF Student Matching Travel Grant Recipients

American Academy of Optometry congratulates 2021 resident travel fellowship recipients

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners

Spectrum Vision Partners Welcomes Comprehensive Eye MD of Floral Park, NY

Flashing Lights and a Massive Floater in Your Eye? It Could Be a Sign of Something More

Some refractive errors may suggest retinoblastoma in infants

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

Finding Her Fit In A Corporate Setting

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help To Prepare New Optometrists To Take On Myopia

VM REPORTS: Influential Women in Optical, Sherry J. Bass, OD #HerStory2021

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help to Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

How to keep glasses from fogging up while wearing a face mask

Over 20 SUNY Optometry alumni and faculty among America’s Best Eye Doctors

SUNY Optometry alum Dr. Chandra Mickles, ’09, to lead myopia education at Johnson & Johnson Vision

SUNY Optometry Partners with VSP Global to Launch Camp For Aspiring Eye Doctors

SUNY Optometry and VSP Global Partner to Launch Eye-CARE Summer Camp for Over 100 Aspiring ODs

Top 10 digital resources for ODs by Thomas A. Wong, OD, FNAP

A Round Of Applause For The 2021 Top Optometry Graduates

Deﬁning race and ethnicity in Optometry

Binovi Products Within John McEnroe Tennis Academy

Sandbox Story – Interview of Dr. Andrea Thau

SUNY College of Optometry to Host ‘Race in Optometry: Accountability – One Year Later’ Panel Discussion to be Held on the Occasion of Juneteenth

Optometric Workforce Survey Projects Modest Growth, More Employed ODs

High rate of digital eyestrain seen in college students during pandemic

Here Are the 10 Best Optometry Schools in the US

Treating sight-threatening retinopathy using OCTA

SUNY College of Optometry Turns 50, Virtual Event Launches a Year of Celebration and Commemorative Campaign

American Academy of Optometry Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant Recipients

(SUNY) College of Optometry has received a $30,000 gift from CooperVision

Natural Eyes: Featuring Tamara Petrosyan, O.D., State University of New York College of Optometry

Dr. Joy Harewood is appointed first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at SUNY Optometry.

Clear vision: Eyes on Main offers high-tech eye care and fashionable glasses for all

PCON adds Rett to editorial board

How to Treat (and Prevent) Dry Eyes, According to Eye Experts

Darks and Lights, the ‘Yin–Yang’ of Vision Depends on Luminance

SUNY College of Optometry Receives Major Gift from CooperVision, Funding to Support Scholarships, Patient Care and Research

Happiness hacks: 3 ways to add joy to your life

On National Public Radio (NPRs) Weekend Edition this morning: Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work?

Why Should You Read Outdoors? Scientific Research Reveals Some Reasons

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Appoints First Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Invision: ABB Optical Group Announces Winners of Optometry Student Challenge

AARP: Should You Get Your Eyes Examined Remotely?

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry’s First Annual BLAACK Week Program Promotes Cultural Competency

Discover: What Science Says About Blue-Light-Blocking Glasses

Vision Monday: Optometric Center of NY’s Annual Eyes on New York Award Celebration Raises $125K and Counting for Education and Vision Care

Healio: Hours worked, satisfaction similar among male, female ODs

Invision: VSP Global and AAOF Announce 2020 Practice Excellence Scholarship Recipients

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Foundation to Recognize Several Honorees at its Upcoming Virtual Eyes on New York Gala, Now Set for Nov. 5

Women in Optometry: Impact Of Makeup On The Ocular Surface And Dry Eye Disease

Women in Optometry: In Service To The Community

Vision Monday: Jobson Honors Three New ODs on its Online Eyecare Heroes Gallery