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New York, October 7, 2019 – SUNY College Optometry provided an on-site vision screening for more than 40 students at the Early Childhood Center at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. Five members of the class of 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Yang helped to provide the services. Partnerships with organizations like Lenox Hill Neighborhood […]

October 3, 2019

Reunion Weekend For the Class of 2004

A Chance To Relive Late Nights and the Making of Lifelong Friendships. Reunion ambassadors Paul Westfall, Cheryl G. Murphy and Justin Bazan are laying the groundwork for a fantastic time. NEW YORK, October 3, 2019 — For anyone embarking on a new career, time can feel like it is moving at breakneck speed. And so […]

October 1, 2019

An Eye on Alumni: Dr. Jill Saxon ’04

Jill Saxon, ’04, Has Only Just Begun to Make An Impact As An Optometrist NEW YORK, October 1, 2019 — From the Navy to the front of a classroom, the SUNY alumna’s career is as far-reaching as it is impressive. Jill Saxon’s path to becoming an optometrist was busier than most people’s—and looking back, the […]

September 25, 2019

SUNY College of Optometry Explores Telemedicine

NEW YORK, September 25, 2019 — Two new initiatives could expand the way SUNY delivers its exceptional eye care. As one of the world’s leading optometry institutions, it is not surprising that the SUNY College of Optometry has focused its attention on the future of eye care: telehealth. The ability to meet with and […]

September 19, 2019

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Azinda Morrow

NEW YORK, September 19, 2019 — SUNY Optometry assistant clinical professor Dr. Azinda Morrow was close to being a pharmacist. Or a nurse. Or a teacher. She enrolled at University of California, Davis as a biochemistry major. “For ‘fun,’ I decided to take a neurobiology course on the brain and disease during my first quarter. We […]

September 17, 2019

Dr. Shirin Hassan Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Shirin Hassan, assistant professor at Indiana University Bloomington School of Optometry, presented on street-crossing decisions of subjects with low vision and other visual impairments during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Tuesday, September 17. Dr. Hassan stated the importance of assessing street-crossing decision-making performance in real-world conditions in order to provide the framework for […]

September 9, 2019

An Eye on Alumni: Soney Siriphone ’16

Soney Siriphone Is Making Eye Care Accessible to Those Who Need It Most The supervising optometrist at Community Healthcare Network and adjunct assistant clinical professor at the College is using his Eye Mobile to help patients and students. There are many places to practice the art and science of optometry, including hospitals, clinics and private practices. […]

September 6, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Constantinos Bacas

The Class of 2022 is a musician-blogger-IT specialist who loves optometry in its midst. One glance at Constantinos Bacas’s weekly schedule leaves the impression that this must be the “to do” list of four people. There are classes and labs for the first year student in the doctor of optometry program, as well as IT […]

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