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The student council president focuses on helping her classmates achieve balance. If you ask most SUNY Optometry graduates about their fondest memories of their time in school, they will point to when they got to interact with their classmates outside the classroom and the lab—traveling to conferences, attending parties, gathering for picnics, losing softball games. […]

March 19, 2019

Dr. James Elder Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. James Elder, professor and York research chair in human and computer vision at York University, presented on 2D and 3D shape from contour during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, March 15. The Elder laboratory develops novel and useful computer vision algorithms and machine vision systems through […]

March 18, 2019

SUNY Optometry Residents’ Days Bring the College Community Together for Continuing Education, Camaraderie

SUNY Optometry’s 2019 Residents’ Days featured 40 lectures by residents from 18 programs on March 14 and 15. Each resident presented a one-hour Council of Optometric Practitioner Education-approved lecture for an audience of nearly 300 attendees, including faculty, students, former residents and doctors from outside the College. “It is a reunion of sorts that brings every level of optometric experience […]

March 12, 2019

An Eye on Alumni: Drs. Carol and Stephen Record

In a career that spans more than 30 years, SUNY Optometry alumna Dr. Carol Record ’82 has learned one thing above all else: never underestimate your ability to accomplish what you set out to do. And what she, along with her husband Dr. Stephen Record ’82 set out to do not only resulted in their […]

March 11, 2019

Focus on New Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Meet Dr. Mandy Polacco

The assistant clinical professor grew up painting and performing—now the eyes are her medium. Dr. Mandy Polacco arrived at SUNY Optometry in 2017 for a residency in vision therapy and rehabilitation after graduating from Southern California College of Optometry and decided to join the faculty as an assistant clinical professor. “After residency, the College was […]

March 6, 2019

Dr. Robert Ennis ’13 Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK — Dr. Robert Ennis ’13, a post-doctoral researcher in the Brain and Perception Lab at Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany, presented on the color appearance of 3D, thick, transparent objects during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Wednesday, March 6. Dr. Ennis investigates the nature of visual perception from […]

March 6, 2019

SUNY Optometry Alumnae Dr. Larina Rosa and Dr. Neha Sheth Want New Grads to Follow Their Private Practice Dreams

The co-owners of North Shore Optometric Group forged their friendship—and their partnership—at the College. There’s a school of thought that says friends shouldn’t work together if they want to remain friendly. But best friends and SUNY Optometry alumnae Dr. Larina Rosa ’05 and Dr. Neha Sheth ’05 wouldn’t have it any other way. As the […]

March 5, 2019

SUNY Optometry Researchers Contribute to Special International Myopia Institute Edition of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

NEW YORK — SUNY Optometry’s Dr. David Troilo and Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez have contributed to a special International Myopia Institute white paper edition of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. The effort brings together more than 85 key researchers from all corners of the world to generate consensus across the different areas of myopia. This critical […]

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