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From political advocacy to research, the OD/MS candidate aims to carry on the legacy of those who came before her. Meredith Stallone’s academic career has been filled with many triumphs, from her induction into Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society to winning the Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation and Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation Merit Scholarship […]

December 6, 2017

SUNY Optometry Alumnus Dr. Andrew R. Buzzelli: How the College Helped Me Build a School from the Ground Up

He is the founding dean of the Kentucky College of Optometry at the University of Pikeville and will step into the role of executive vice president of College of Health Sciences at Tusculum on January 1, 2018. You could say that Andrew R. Buzzelli, OD, MS is a man who relishes challenges, and you would […]

December 1, 2017

Annual Eyes on New York Gala to Highlight Pediatric Vision Care, Honor Kenneth and Richard Lombart

NEW YORK, December 1, 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 15th Annual Eyes on New York Gala at The Plaza in New York City on Friday, March 16, 2018. The signature event will celebrate Our […]

November 20, 2017

Focus on New Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Meet Dr. Shephali Patel

The SUNY Optometry alumna is excited to work with the Vision Rehabilitation Service. Call it a homecoming: This fall, Shephali Patel, OD, MS ’10 returned to her alma mater to work with the vision rehabilitation service, providing low vision and head trauma services. “The right tools and techniques make it easier for people to function […]

November 10, 2017

SUNY Optometry Alumna, Army Veteran Dr. Diane Boese Provides Eye Care Behind Prison Walls and Across Borders

The 1999 graduate serves a growing list of populations. Diane Boese, OD, showed up for a job interview—for a position she did not plan on taking—to prove a point. Nearly a decade later, hundreds of incarcerated men and women’s lives are better because of it. In 2008, Dr. Boese was an optometrist in private practice […]

November 3, 2017

Dr. Ken Sorkin Named 2017 Alumnus of the Year

The pediatric optometrist continues to have a strong connection to the College. When Ken Sorkin, O.D., FAAO, graduated from the SUNY College of Optometry in 1993, he received more than a degree—he also got what he calls a “professional parent.” And to nurture his end of the relationship, he has been an active alumnus, most […]

November 3, 2017

SUNY Optometry Celebrates New Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry

CHICAGO, November 3, 2017 — The following SUNY College of Optometry alumni and faculty members became Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry during the organization’s 96th annual meeting. Tobin Ansel Rima Bakhru Rebecca Charlop Eric Chow Danielle Crane Melissa Cuan Daniel Epshtein Michael Ferri Irene Frantzis Jin Ha Mandip Kaur Byung Josh Kim Francesca […]

November 3, 2017

SUNY Optometry Receives Community Capital Assistance Program Grant for Vision Rehabilitation

NEW YORK, November 3, 2017 – The State University of New York College of Optometry has received a $125,000 grant from the New York State Assembly’s Community Capital Assistance Program. The funding will upgrade diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for examination and therapy rooms in the vision rehabilitation service of the University Eye Center (UEC). Neuro-optometric […]

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