SUNY Optometry works to contain an increasingly common vision condition. In the 1970s, one in four children had myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness. Fast forward to today and that number has jumped to 40 percent of kids—nearly one in two. Studies estimate that by 2050, half of the world’s…
Read More
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…
Read More
“The College of Optometry was always in a class of its own.” This was among the opening remarks on March 8, 2023, given by Mr. Harold “Hal” Wilshinsky in response to being named Trustee Emeritus to the Optometric Center of New York’s (OCNY) Board of Trustees. With this honor he…
Read More
Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller,communications@sunyopt.edu | 212-938-5600 University Eye Care Center Offers Virtual Vision Services to Continue Serving Patients from the Safety and Comfort of their Homes NEW YORK, NY March 30, 2020— The SUNY College of Optometry University Eye Center (UEC) moved quickly to cope with the coronavirus crisis by connecting…
Read More
Group and individual sessions are available for students who need to talk about more than optometry. Many mention the stress of school as if it is a rite of passage. But there are people in the SUNY Optometry community who are invested in making sure that while there may be…
Read More
Every day offers the referral service coordinator new and different ways to help University Eye Center patients. Lorena Maldonado unintentionally found her professional destiny when she was just nine years old. “I had just moved to New York from Ecuador, and my mom took me to the doctor,” she recalls.…
Read More
When health care and technology intersect, exciting advances in patient care often follow. And SUNY Optometry alumnus, Dr. Joe Rappon, happens to be right in the middle of what could be a ground-breaking collaboration that might have the potential to help millions of people manage a chronic, often deadly, disease…
Read More
Patient with TBI improves sight and outlook on life with help from her eye doctor New York, NY—More than 25 years have passed since retired historian and college professor Mary Marshall, PhD, was a passenger in a car crash that changed the course of her life. “A friend had driven…
Read More
