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There are few things that mold you like trying times. It’s a lesson Joseph Isik knows well. “It has been a very challenging four years filled with many obstacles along the way, but each one has shaped me both professionally and personally,” he says. “I feel a great sense of accomplishment after four years of […]

May 20, 2019

Dr. Brett King Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Brett King, associate clinical professor and chief of advanced ocular care services at Indiana University’s School of Optometry, presented on adaptive optics gonioscopy of the human trabecular meshwork in vivo during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, May 17. A recipient of the Missouri Optometric Association’s 2003 […]

May 14, 2019

Massey, Tenenbaum Visit SUNY Optometry for VisioNYC

NEW YORK, May 14, 2019 — Dr. Stephen Massey, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the McGovern Medical School of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Dr. Josh Tenenbaum, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, were the keynote speakers during SUNY Optometry’s VisioNYC, a meeting […]

May 13, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Yohanna Emun, Class of 2019

Yohanna Emun has given her all both inside and outside the classroom, but she’s most proud of her work with the National Optometric Student Association. “We started an initiative with the purpose of reaching out to high school programs serving students from underserved and underrepresented communities and giving them presentations on optometry,” she says. “We […]

May 13, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Mark Ossi, Class of 2019

Mark Ossi grew up in England where “footy” is everything. He thought he would become a professional soccer player and was even recruited for a semi-professional club at age 12. Luckily for the pre-optometry students who count on his test prep guidance, this year’s recipient of the Esther J. Werner Memorial Award for Academic Excellence […]

May 13, 2019

Dr. David Berson Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. David Berson, professor of medical science at Brown University, presented on retinal circuits for visual reflexes during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, May 10. Dr. Berson’s lab works to understand what the eye tells the brain about the visual world. His team explores the structure and […]

May 10, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Jana Widell, Class of 2019

Many optometrists draw on their childhood memories of visiting the eye doctor to decide how they will provide care for their patients. But Jana Widell has a very different—and rather unique—memory that informs her idea of a great eye care practitioner: her former desire to be an actress. “I actually found that many stage components […]

May 10, 2019

SUNY Optometry NextGen: Brandon Harnos, Class of 2019

Once upon a time, Brandon Harnos wanted to be an airplane pilot so he could, he says, “view nature and the world from a different perspective through the cockpit.” Here, this year’s recipient of the Morton L. Kimmelman Memorial Award for Student Leadership in Organized Optometry and the College of Optometrists in Vision Development Award […]

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