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If you don’t have low vision, or know somebody who does, chances are you don’t think about it. But, according to the National Eye Institute, nearly 3 million Americans have low vision, and its prevalence is expected to increase in the US by as much as 70 percent over the next fifteen years. Dr. Rebecca […]

December 28, 2015

What is Digital Eye Strain?

SUNY College of Optometry professor Dr. Mark Rosenfield has conducted extensive research on digital eye strain (which is also known as Computer Vision Syndrome), evaluating both the causes and the potential treatments for a condition that has become increasingly prevalent in our computer-smartphone-tablet-obsessed society. But how harmful is this screen time for your eyes and […]

December 28, 2015

Keeping Your Eyes Safe in the Sun

Protecting your eyes from harmful ultraviolet light is extremely important and one of the most fundamental things that you can do to keep your eyes and vision healthy. Ms. Nancy Kirsch, the University Eye Center’s director of ophthalmic dispensing, explains why: Can you tell us why ultraviolet (UV) protection is important for your eyes? […]

December 18, 2015

Research Spotlight: Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial – Attention & Reading Trial

As part of its mission, SUNY Optometry, under the auspices of the Graduate Center for Vision Research, engages in a variety of basic, translational and clinical research activities. This “Research Spotlight” series is designed to briefly highlight the diversity of research that takes place at the College. The Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Trial—Attention & Reading Trial […]

November 13, 2015

Getting Relief From Dry Eyes

Dry Eye Syndrome is a common, often chronic, condition that can cause lots of discomfort. Dr. Harriette Canellos, the director of the UEC’s Referral Service and associate clinical professor at SUNY College of Optometry, explains: What is dry eye? Dry Eye Syndrome is a common and often chronic condition that affects approximately 25-30 million […]

October 30, 2015

Smoking and Your Eye and Vision Health

By now, most of us are well aware of how bad smoking is for our health. However, the specific risks that smoking poses for our eyes and vision is not so well known. Dr. Julia Appel, associate clinical professor and a member of the primary care service at the University Eye Center, provides a closer look at the […]

October 30, 2015

Diet and Eye Health: What You Should Know

Drs. Barbara Pelletier and Laurie Capogna are optometrists who practice separately in Ontario, Canada. Through their daily interactions with patients, both doctors recognized a distinct lack of knowledge among the public about the relationship between diet and eye and vision health and wanted to do something to address it. After years of research and development, […]

September 24, 2015

Study to Test Light Deprivation as Treatment for Amblyopia in Adults

What would you be willing to do to find a treatment for a persistent vision problem? Dr. Ben Backus, an associate professor at SUNY Optometry, is hoping that adults with amblyopia will be willing to spend ten days in total darkness. Dr. Backus is the principle investigator in a National Institutes of Health-funded study that […]

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