Graduation has been a long time coming for Christienne Aure. “My time in optometry school hasn’t been the smoothest. There have been quite a few times where I felt like I wasn’t going to make it,” she admits. From grieving the loss of her father to being hospitalized for appendicitis,…
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The office focuses on both the digital age and the art of old fashioned communication. NEW YORK , August 16, 2019 — As enriching as it is to attend the SUNY College of Optometry, every student has the same goal in mind: graduate and secure a fulfilling position. And for…
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Way back when, Lauren Rosato wanted to be a veterinarian. So it only makes sense that when she’s not slaying in the classroom, being a committed member of Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, planning for life after graduation or baking, you can find the New City, New York-native playing with…
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In the leadup to the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, the student group works to improve patient care for the LGBTQ community. In 2016, SUNY Optometry committed to the Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan, which was created to support a “learning and working environment built on understanding, acceptance, respect…
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Recently honored by one of the top optometry organizations, he must now decide which career path to take after the College. If there is a checklist of the personal and intellectual skills needed to be a successful optometrist, Dr. Reynolds Ablordeppey had them all by high school. Good listener, empathetic,…
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2019 — The maturation of visual acuity in both amblyopia and myopia may be closely associated with the development of pathways signaling bright features in the brain, according to research published in the Journal of Neuroscience by SUNY College of Optometry doctoral candidate Carmen Pons Torres…
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Prevention Requires Vigilance and Early Detection, as Well as Sunscreen and Sunglasses Research and Treatment On Site at University at Buffalo, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, SUNY Optometry, Stony Brook University, and Upstate Medical University SUNY Dermatologist Discusses Skin Cancer Here ALBANY, July 3, 2019 – SUNY Health medical experts…
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Frantzis has traveled the world performing eyecare—but she believes the best work is happening right at the College. NEW YORK, August 13, 2019 — Like many optometrists, Irene Frantzis, OD, FAAO, first became interested in the field because of the time she spent at the eye doctor as a child.…
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Funding Allocated to SUNY’s State-Operated Campuses Through This Year’s Historic $163 Million Operating Increase Fact Sheet Outlining Campus Initiatives Available Here GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL For Immediate Release: 1/11/2024 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced how State University of New York campuses are investing nearly $10 million in annual State funding to…
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