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…
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ORLANDO, June 26, 2017 – Dr. Azinda Morrow, a 2017 graduate of the SUNY College of Optometry’s OD program, is one of 23 recipients of the American Academy of Optometry Foundation’s Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. The honor recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians…
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Publications Alonso JM. (2016) The Geometry of Visual Cortical Maps. Neuron 91(4): 716-8. Bass SJ, Westcott J, Sherman J. (2016) OCT in a Myelinated Retinal Nerve Fiber Syndrome with Reduced Vision. Optometry and Vision Science, 93(10) Benavente-Perez A, Nour A, Ansel T, Zhu X, Nieu R, Feng H, Cheng X,…
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Robin Benoit had no idea her daughter Jillian had a vision problem – even though she was screened at ages 4 and 5 by her pediatrician and at school with an eye chart. “The screenings failed my child,” says Benoit, who shares her family’s story to advocate for comprehensive eye…
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The global presence of the SUNY College of Optometry, which has been steadily expanding, now extends into Africa. In 2015, the College entered into a partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa to assist that institution’s Department of Optometry in training South African optometrists in the use…
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SAVE THE DATE: Program Topic and Panel Members to Be Announced Shortly! Program Description: Over the last few years, SUNY College of Optometry’s Office of Continuing Professional Education has hosted a series of webinars to stimulate a national conversation on race and equity within the profession of optometry. This has…
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