The assistant vice president for student affairs and director of financial aid breaks down the realities of borrowing money to start your optometry career. Optometry program costs are increasing across the board, and student indebtedness is creeping up, too. Here, Mr. Vito J. Cavallaro, assistant vice president for student affairs…
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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…
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April 9 is Identity Management Day!
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The SUNY Optometry community recognized the 13th Annual National Wear Red Day For Women, an American Heart Association campaign designed to bring awareness to the leading killers of women – heart disease and stroke. SUNY Optometry’s student chapter of the American Public Health Association and Community Outreach Coordinator Ms. Marinel…
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Technology has always played a vital role in the delivery of health care. For generations, new tools have been developed that have continuously and significantly enhanced health care providers’ abilities to diagnose and treat conditions. These developments, in turn, have vastly improved both the experiences and the outcomes for patients.…
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February 12, 2024 marks the 100th Anniversary of the debut of George Gershwin’s renowned musical composition, Rhapsody in Blue, which was played on the site where SUNY College of Optometry’s campus now sits. Formerly the Aeolian Building, home to Aeolian Company who manufactured pianos, organs, phonographs, sheet music and more,…
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Here’s a look at some of the recent activities of our faculty: October Dr. Steven Schwartz (pictured, left) received the Michael G. Harris Family Award for Excellence in Optometric Education from the American Optometric Foundation. Dr. Matthew Bovenzi, a 2014-2015 East New York resident at the College and current faculty…
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Learn how to properly insert and remove your soft contact lenses (Illustrated by Dr. Caitlin Morrison)
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NEW YORK CITY — SUNY College of Optometry and Purchase College have collaborated to establish the Neuberger Museum of Art’s SPACE | 42. Located on SUNY Optometry’s lobby level, the new gallery is a contemporary art space in the heart of New York City. The inaugural installation is Day After…
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