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NEW YORK, December 13, 2018 – The Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the affiliated foundation of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry, will host its 16th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at Cipriani 42 in New York City on Friday, March 22, 2019. This year’s event will celebrate Regeneron and Drs. Mark […]

December 7, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Christy Sell

The OD/MS graduate returns to the College she knows and loves as an assistant clinical professor. Many alumni love the SUNY Optometry community, but few show it like Dr. Christy Sell. A graduate of the OD/MS program (’01 and ’02), she recently returned to the College for her third stint as an assistant clinical professor […]

December 7, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumni Drs. A.J. and Annette Contento on the Perks of Running a Family Practice

The couple credits the College with giving them a start—and shaping their future. Eye Care Unlimited opened its doors in The Bronx on September 8, 1992. But its origin story began five years earlier. In fall of 1987, president and co-owner A.J. Contento (OD ’90) donned a priest costume and attended the annual SUNY Optometry […]

December 3, 2018

Darlene Archer Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK CITY — Darlene Archer, a doctoral candidate in neuroscience in the Usrey lab at University of California, Davis, presented on asymmetries in contrast gain and spatial integration during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, November 30. Ms. Archer focuses on the function of corticogeniculate feedback and using electrophysiology and […]

November 19, 2018

Dr. Denis Pelli Visits SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research

NEW YORK CITY — Dr. Denis Pelli, professor of psychology and neural science at New York University, presented on the phenomenon of crowding and how it offers clues into how people recognize objects during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, November 16. Dr. Pelli studies letter and object recognition. He has also […]

November 16, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s Benoit, Tan Receive 2018 VSP Global Scholarships

ORLANDO, FL, November 16, 2018 – SUNY Optometry fourth-year students Jacqueline Benoit and Brenda Tan have received 2018 Practice Excellence Scholarships from the American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) and VSP Global. Two students from each school or college of optometry were selected by nomination of their individual institutions to receive the scholarships, which are […]

November 14, 2018

Scholarly Activities, Fall 2018

Dr. Kenneth J. Ciuffreda received the Skeffington-Alexander International Award from the Optometric Extension Program Foundation for his “ongoing commitment to the advancement of behavioral optometry internationally.“ Dr. Tamara Petrosyan, who works with the Armenian Eye Care Project on implementation of preschool and kindergarten comprehensive vision screenings in villages of Armenia, has received a grant to […]

November 12, 2018

SUNYOpt Insight: Vito J. Cavallaro on Student Indebtedness

The assistant vice president for student affairs and director of financial aid breaks down the realities of borrowing money to start your optometry career. Optometry program costs are increasing across the board, and student indebtedness is creeping up, too. Here, Mr. Vito J. Cavallaro, assistant vice president for student affairs and director of financial aid […]

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