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Dr. Pauline Kang, a faculty member at the School of Optometry and Vision Science at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has been awarded the American Optometric Foundation’s 2016 Jill and George Mertz Fellowship to work with assistant clinical professor, Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez. Dr. Kang will travel to SUNY Optometry this fall […]

June 7, 2016

Capstone Program Helps New Doctors Get a Running Start

For the second straight year, SUNY Optometry hosted a day-long Capstone Program for its graduating class of ODs. The event is designed to provide the newly-minted doctors with a variety of up-to-date information on their rapidly-changing profession and start them on the path toward continuous, life-long learning. “Optometry is evolving so quickly, we want our […]

June 1, 2016

Cholesterol and Your Eyes and Vision

Can having high cholesterol levels have an effect on your eye and vision health? Answer: High cholesterol can affect the eyes and vision, and the ramifications can be anything from benign and cosmetic to devastating, irreversible blindness. Cholesterol plays an important role in human tissue; it is a component of cell membranes and the precursor […]

May 26, 2016

Class of 2016 Celebrated at Commencement

“I challenge each one of my classmates to realize just how far we’ve come.” Jenna Salner, president of the Class of 2016, offered this task to her fellow graduates at the 42nd commencement of the SUNY College of Optometry on May 26. And indeed they have come far during their four years at the College, […]

May 26, 2016

Update: SUNY Optometry Supports ‘SUNY’s Got Your Back’

Members of the College community have been stepping up to support the ‘SUNY’s Got Your Back’ campaign which is providing over 2,000 comfort kits for victims and survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence who come to shelters and centers across New York State. Members of the University Police Department, facilities, management services and housekeeping, as […]

May 25, 2016

Scholarly Activities – May 2016

Publications, Presentations, Lectures for May 2016 Backus, BT (2016). Progress report on the use of visual deprivation to treat amblyopia. Paper presented at the Patagonia Perceptual Learning Workshop, El Calafate, Argentina (April). Backus, BT (2016). Use of 10-day visual deprivation to treat amblyopia in humans: an early progress report. Invited lecture at University of Kwa-zulu […]

May 20, 2016

Class of 2018 Honored at White Coat Ceremony

The Class of 2018 celebrated a major milestone in their journey to become doctors on May 19 in a packed Schwarz Theater in front of family members and friends. “You are becoming members of a the health care team,” SUNY Optometry president, Dr. David A. Heath told the students during the annual White Coat Ceremony, […]

May 18, 2016

SUNY Optometry Hosts ‘Rising Stars’ of China’s Eye Care Community

SUNY Optometry hosted a dozen members of the optometric and ophthalmological community in China in April as part of the week-long “Rising Stars” program designed to cultivate leadership and further develop vision care in China. Working with its established partner in China, Wenzhou Medical University, SUNY Optometry’s vice president for student affairs, Dr. Gui Albieri, organized […]

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