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NEW YORK CITY — Dr. Tonia Rex, associate professor of ophthalmology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, presented on mechanisms and therapy for optic nerve trauma during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, September 14. Dr. Rex studies mechanisms underlying vision loss in ocular trauma and glaucoma and tests the efficacy […]

September 14, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s Student Externship Expo Benefits Fourth-Year Students and Their Future Employers

Dozens of eye care providers gathered to meet the College’s students during the annual event. On September 7, SUNY Optometry students attended the College’s sixth annual Student Externship Expo. They had the opportunity to meet with about 40 institutions, including community health centers, hospitals, military hospitals, referral centers, private practices, interprofessional practices and specialty care […]

September 14, 2018

Dr. Kristina Johnson Inaugurated as The State University of New York’s 13th Chancellor

NEW YORK, September 14, 2018 – Dr. Kristina M. Johnson outlined a series of initiatives that will enable The State University of New York to meet major societal challenges at this critical juncture in history, as she was officially inaugurated the 13th Chancellor of SUNY. Chancellor Johnson spoke of plans to expand educational opportunity “staying […]

September 14, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: SaQuan Herring

The assistant manager in primary care knows what makes the College such a great place for patients: its dedicated faculty and staff. Everyone has critics—and for SaQuan Herring, that critic was his nine-year-old daughter. The assistant manager of the University Eye Center’s (UEC) primary care service was at home working on a presentation for the […]

September 6, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Nicole Nowling: U.S. Air Force Officer

She is excited to serve her country by providing eye care for military service members. When Dr. Nicole Nowling ’18 was in kindergarten, her teacher had each student in the class write down what they wanted to be when they grew up. “To this day, I have that piece of paper framed in my room. […]

September 4, 2018

Focus on New Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Dr. Stefanie Wohl

SUNY Optometry welcomes assistant professor Dr. Stefanie Wohl to the faculty. Originally from Schleiz, Germany, she is a molecular biologist whose work focuses on the retina. “[My interest] all started in a lecture about nerve regeneration in the spinal cord in my [final] year at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany,” says Dr. Wohl, […]

September 4, 2018

Congratulations to SUNY Optometry’s 2018 Summer Research Fellows

The SUNY Optometry community congratulates its 2018 National Eye Institute (NEI) Summer Research Fellows. Supported by a T35 training grant from the NEI, the 10-week program introduces optometry students to basic, translational and clinical vision research, as well as to critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for research, clinical practice and patient care. Franklin Bui, […]

August 29, 2018

Welcome, Class of 2022!

SUNY Optometry welcomes its 47th class, the Class of 2022, to the College community. This class stands among the top in the nation. Total enrollment: 100 Average GPA: 3.5 Average Science GPA: 3.4 OAT Academic Average: 345 OAT Total Science Average: 350 Residency: New York State – 53; Out of State – 45; Canada – 2 Underrepresented Students of Color: 11 (Latinx […]

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