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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 […]

September 3, 2019

DR. DEBORAH AMSTER JOINS SUNY OPTOMETRY’S UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER AS NEW CHIEF OF PEDIATRICS

Bringing Over 16 years of Clinical, Laboratory, and Faculty Experience to SUNY Optometry Patients and Students, Dr. Amster Will Lead the Implementation of New State-of-the-Art Center for Pediatric Eye Care NEW YORK, NY— SUNY College of Optometry’s University Eye Center recently announced that Dr. Deborah Amster has officially joined as the Chief of Pediatric Service […]

August 29, 2019

ASSEMBLYMEMBER ARAVELLA SIMOTAS TOURS UPGRADED NEURO-OPTOMETRIC UNIT AT SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

NEW YORK, NY – Assemblymember Aravella Simotas visited the SUNY College of Optometry campus for a tour of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Unit, which underwent critical upgrades with the help of a $125,000 New York State Community Capital Program grant secured with her assistance. The funding was used to upgrade diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for examination and […]

August 21, 2019

SUNY OPTOMETRY WELCOMES THE CLASS OF 2023

98 Incoming, High-Achieving Students from Diverse Backgrounds Bring New Perspectives to New York Eye Care New York, NY – SUNY College of Optometry announced today that it welcomed 98 incoming students as part of the class of 2023. The mid-town Manhattan-based University, which also includes an on-site eye care center for patients, is a […]

August 16, 2019

Career Development Center Helps Students Achieve Professional Greatness By Embracing the Future and the Past

The office focuses on both the digital age and the art of old fashioned communication. NEW YORK , August 16, 2019 — As enriching as it is to attend the SUNY College of Optometry, every student has the same goal in mind: graduate and secure a fulfilling position. And for that reason, one of the […]

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