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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Residency award recipient Dr. Melissa Yeung keeps an eye on the future as an optometrist along with three fellow residents who completed training at the College this year. New York, NY (June 19, 2020)—A Canadian native, Dr. Melissa Yeung’s journey to becoming an optometrist evolved not only into a professional…
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Publications Akopian A, Kumar S, Ramakrishnan H, Viswanathan S, Bloomfield SA. Amacrine cells coupled to ganglion cells via gap junctions are highly vulnerable in glaucomatous mouse retinas. J Comp Neurol. 2019 Jan 1;527(1):159-173. doi: 10.1002/cne.24074. Epub 2016 Jul 25. PMID: 27411041 Bereshpolova Y, Stoelzel C, Chuyi S, Alonso JM, Swadlow…
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September 1, 2020 Online tool called Daily Doc connects ODs and employers seeking to fill fluctuating schedules New York, NY— This spring COVID-19 disrupted the optometric profession in unprecedented ways, leaving many doctors to either close or scale back their practice to urgent care and telehealth visits only. As quarantine…
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