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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 […]

October 31, 2017

Focus on New Faces @ SUNY Optometry: Meet Dr. Delaram Shirazian

From Ghana to St. Louis to Manhattan, each step along the way has made her a better doctor and teacher. New SUNY College of Optometry assistant clinical professor Dr. Delaram Shirazian did not intend to become an optometrist. As a college student at University of Missouri in Columbia, Dr. Shirazian was planning on life as […]

October 27, 2017

SUNY Optometry’s Tristan Barrueco, Elaina Nellis Receive 2017 VSP Global/FYi Doctors Scholarships

ORLANDO, October 27, 2017 — SUNY Optometry students Tristan Barrueco and Elaina M. Nellis have received 2017 Practice Excellence Scholarships for their commitment to the independent practice of optometry, clinical performance, and academic performance. The awards are funded through VSP Global’s Eyes of Hope® Global Charitable Fund in collaboration with FYi Doctors and is administered […]

October 27, 2017

2017 Student and Resident Academy Travel Fellowships

We congratulate SUNY Optometry’s 2017 recipients of student and resident travel fellowships to attend the American Academy of Optometry’s 96th annual meeting in Chicago, IL. American Optometric Student Association Student Travel Fellowship Jennifer Nguyen New Jersey Chapter Student Travel Fellowships Mark Hakim Kristen Stuart Alan Tsai Essilor Educational Grant Nolan Wilson Johnson and Johnson Vision […]

September 28, 2017

SUNY Optometry’s Renovated Lobby Honored with Graphic Design USA Award

NEW YORK, September 28, 2017 — Calori & Vanden-Eynden (C&VE), the design consultancy retained to create a new look for SUNY Optometry’s renovated lobby, has received a 2017 Graphic Design USA American Health + Wellness Design Award for its work at the College. The award acknowledges outstanding graphic communication in traditional medicine and healthcare, holistic […]

September 26, 2017

SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez Receives ZEISS Young Investigator Award in Myopia Research

She also delivered the Josh Wallman Memorial Lecture during the recent International Myopia Conference in the UK. SUNY Optometry assistant clinical professor Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Pérez received the ZEISS Young Investigator Award in Myopia Research during the International Myopia Conference in Birmingham, UK from September 14 to 17. The award recognizes young researchers for distinguished contributions […]

September 26, 2017

SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Jillia Edris Bird Helps Barbudans See Clearly After Hurricane Irma

The island’s entire population was evacuated following the storm. Dr. Bird set up a free clinic to address their vision needs. When Hurricane Irma hit Barbuda on September 6 with winds in excess of 180 miles per hour, it leveled the Caribbean island, damaging more than 90 percent of the homes, taking out the power […]

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