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NEW YORK CITY — Dr. Seang Mei Saw, professor of epidemiology and ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, presented on the prevention of myopia-related blindness during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Thursday, June 14. Dr. Saw’s research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics […]

June 8, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumnus Dr. Justin Bazan Wants to Meet You

The 2004 graduate is all about meeting the needs of the industry and his patients—even if it puts him out of a job. Justin Bazan has a knack for telling the truth, starting with why he got into optometry. “What originally drew me to optometry was that it seemed it would afford a comfortable lifestyle. […]

June 6, 2018

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Ayah Ahamed Receives AAOF, Johnson & Johnson Award for Contact Lens Care

SUNY Optometry congratulates Dr. Ayah Ahamed as she receives the 2018 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 lens field and skillful, considerate and […]

June 6, 2018

Familiar Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Kali Berrios

The optometric technician is motivated by helping others and making a difference. University Eye Center optometric technician Kali Berrios says she “fell into” the field. A fresh out of high school student on her way to the College of New Rochelle, the Bronx native became an eyewear consultant at LensCrafters in 1999. It was not […]

June 5, 2018

SUNY Optometry CSTEP Interns Present—and Win—at Statewide Student Conference

The Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program aims to bring more underrepresented groups into the optometry field. Optometry has a long way to go to achieve racial and gender parity, but the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY Optometry aims to bridge that gap. From providing Optometry Admission Test prep to offering […]

May 31, 2018

SUNY Optometry’s Myopia Control Clinic Hosts Symposium on the Rise of the Condition in Asia

The College broadens its already global perspective as half of the world’s population faces nearsightedness. Faced with the sobering statistics that by 2050, half of the world’s population could have myopia, or nearsightedness, the SUNY Optometry opened its Myopia Control Clinic in 2016. And now, in response to increasing prevalence in particular populations, the College […]

May 31, 2018

SUNY Optometry Names Dawn Rigney Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Executive Director of Optometric Center of New York

NEW YORK, May 31, 2018 — Dawn Rigney has been named vice president for institutional advancement of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry and executive director of the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), the College’s affiliated foundation, effective May 17, 2018. The selection follows a national search. Ms. Rigney most […]

May 30, 2018

Highlights from 2018 Capstone

SUNY Optometry hosted 2018 Capstone for its graduating ODs on Tuesday, May 22. The annual event provides newly minted doctors with current information on their rapidly changing profession and starts them on the path toward lifelong learning. Dr. Mark Wright, a nationally recognized contributor on optometric practice, delivered the keynote address, “Practicing in a World […]

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