News

ORLANDO, June 4, 2019 — SUNY Optometry congratulates alumna Dr. Nicole Poon as she receives the 2019 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. The award is given by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation to recognize outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact […]

June 5, 2019

Dr. Pablo De Gracia Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Pablo De Gracia, assistant professor of optometry at Midwestern University’s Chicago College of Optometry, presented on vision in a blurred world, including object motion, eye movements and optical blur, during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Tuesday, June 4. Dr. De Gracia divides his time between teaching and […]

June 4, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Dr. Reynolds Ablordeppey

Recently honored by one of the top optometry organizations, he must now decide which career path to take after the College. If there is a checklist of the personal and intellectual skills needed to be a successful optometrist, Dr. Reynolds Ablordeppey had them all by high school. Good listener, empathetic, problem solver, interested in math, […]

June 3, 2019

SPECtrum Helps SUNY Optometry, University Eye Center Provide Better Care for Transgender Patients

In the leadup to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the student group works to improve patient care for the LGBTQ community. In 2016, SUNY Optometry committed to the Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan, which was created to support a “learning and working environment built on understanding, acceptance, respect and valuing the beliefs of […]

May 24, 2019

Scholarly Activities, Winter 2018 through Spring 2019

Publications Akopian A, Kumar S, Ramakrishnan H, Viswanathan S, Bloomfield SA. Amacrine cells coupled to ganglion cells via gap junctions are highly vulnerable in glaucomatous mouse retinas. J Comp Neurol. 2019 Jan 1;527(1):159-173. doi: 10.1002/cne.24074. Epub 2016 Jul 25. PMID: 27411041 Bereshpolova Y, Stoelzel C, Chuyi S, Alonso JM, Swadlow HA (2019) Activation of a […]

May 23, 2019

SUNY Optometry’s 2019 Commencement Recap

NEW YORK, May 23, 2019 – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held its 45th commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 23. Hundreds gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan to witness the College grant the OD, PhD and MS in vision science and advanced certificate in optometry business management. […]

May 23, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Lauren Rosato, Class of 2019

Way back when, Lauren Rosato wanted to be a veterinarian. So it only makes sense that when she’s not slaying in the classroom, being a committed member of Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, planning for life after graduation or baking, you can find the New City, New York-native playing with her dog. Here, she shares […]

May 23, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Priscilla Kuo, Class of 2019

No man is an island, and it’s nearly impossible to successfully finish optometry school without a little help. An active member of Fellowship of Christian Optometrists, Priscilla Kuo knows exactly from whence her help comes. “My faith has always been an integral part of motivating me to keep going. I don’t think I could have […]

…