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The SUNY Optometry community turned out in force for the New York City Pride Parade on June 26. The College helped to represent the University system during its first official participation in the Pride parade in its history. Check out some photos from the day: You can download the photos by clicking here

July 4, 2016

SUNY Optometry Alumna and Long-Time Faculty Member Sworn in as President of the American Optometric Association

Dr. Andrea Thau, a 1984 graduate of SUNY Optometry and a long-serving faculty member of the College, was sworn in as president of the American Optometric Association on July 2 at Optometry’s Meeting in Boston. “I am honored to be inaugurated as president of the American Optometric Association,” Dr. Thau said during the event. “It’s […]

July 3, 2016

College Honors Scholars

SUNY Optometry honored two researchers, a post-doctoral fellow and a recently-graduated Doctor of Optometry student, with the Dean Yager Award last week. The award has been given annually at the College since 2009 to recognize the best published paper by a graduate student. Postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Jens Kremkow, who works as part of Dr. Jose-Manuel Alonso […]

June 29, 2016

Residents Honored at the Completion of Program

On June 24, SUNY Optometry’s 2015-2016 class of 35 residents celebrated the completion of their program and received Certificates of Advanced Clinical Competency at a ceremony at the College. Dr. Valerie Quan Wren, a 1999 graduate of SUNY Optometry who completed a residency in Primary Eye Care at the College in 2000, was given the […]

June 23, 2016

SUNY Optometry Founding President and Optometric Giant, Dr. Alden Norman Haffner, Dies at 87

The SUNY College of Optometry is saddened to share with its community the passing of its founding president, Dr. Alden Norman Haffner. He died June 22, 2016 at 87 years old. “Dr. Haffner has an enormous legacy that reverberates here at the College and throughout the optometric community,” Dr. David A. Heath, president of SUNY […]

June 21, 2016

SUNY Researchers Tease Apart the Processes that Govern Visual Attention

Look around you. What do you see? Perhaps a cluttered desk, a living room full of household items, a busy streetscape? Visualize yourself searching that space for your car keys, the television remote control or a speed-limit sign. Now imagine that you suffer from a head injury. You search and search for the object but […]

June 17, 2016

Scholarly Activities – June 2016

Publications Ansel T, Nour N, Benavente-Perez A (2016) The Effect of Anesthesia on Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Measurements in Marmosets and its Validity using the Tail-Cuff Method. JAALAS (In Press, accepted for publication, March 2016). Ansel T, Nour N, Benavente-Perez A (2016) Non-invasive Measurements of Ocular Perfusion Pressure in Marmosets and its Relationship with Myopia Development […]

June 17, 2016

Watch: Here’s how a pediatric eye exam is done

Eye exams for children are different than eye exams for adults. Watch Dr. Jenelle Mallios, chief of the Pediatric Service at the University Eye Center, explain the details of a pediatric eye exam: Dr. Jenelle Mallios is chief of the Pediatric Service at the University Eye Center. To schedule an appointment call (212) 938-4001 or click here

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