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In the 1970s, one in four children had myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness. Fast forward and that number has jumped to 40% of kids—nearly one in two. Studies estimate that by 2050, half of the world’s population will have myopia. Meet Dr. Xiaoying Zhu (OD, MD, PhD), lead clinician…

The State University of New York College of Optometry advances visual health and patient care through leadership in education, research and service.

SUNY Optometry researchers have found a surprising new effect of amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, that may open the door for new treatments. Their findings were published by The Journal of Neuroscience.

SUNY Optometry researchers demonstrate that cortical maps for eye dominance are very diverse because the amount of cortex available to represent each binocular point varies greatly across species. Their findings were published in The Journal of Neuroscience.