NEW YORK, July 25, 2019 — The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry received their notification letter and final accreditation report from the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) following the April 8-10 campus visit by the evaluation team. The Council voted to continue the classification of “Accredited”. The next scheduled evaluation visit will…
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New York, NY— Vision therapy involves a series of activities and procedures designed to improve the connection of the eyes with the visual center in the brain. It is a highly effective non-surgical treatment for many common visual problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes, double vision, tracking, and focusing…
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SUNY Optometry handed out 36 scholarships—a record number—at an event at the College last week, providing a unique opportunity for many of the creators and donors of the scholarships to meet the student recipients. The total number of scholarships given to students at the College has steadily increased in recent…
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Dr. MuEn Yang, a graduate of the University of Montreal’s School of Optometry, is the College’s first residency/MS student. Her interest in optometry, particularly low vision and ocular disease, developed as she witnessed her own grandmother’s experience with cataracts.
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SUNY Optometry sees spike in applications for a spot in the College’s 50th New York, NY— Nearly 100 students from regions close to home and worldwide participated in a virtual version of Admitted Students Day at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held in April, a…
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Dr. Rob Chun graduated magna cum laude with an undergraduate degree in engineering and mathematics from Vanderbilt University. He received both his doctor of optometry and residency training from the Illinois College of Optometry. Thereafter, he completed a research fellowship at the Pangere Center for Inherited Retinal Diseases. Before SUNY,…
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Amy Steinway, OD, FAAO is currently an associate clinical professor at the SUNY College of Optometry. Dr. Steinway is responsible for the clinical supervision of third and fourth-year students and residents in primary care and vision therapy. She earned her Doctor of Optometry from SUNY Optometry in 2015. She completed…
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