The SUNY Optometry community gathered to acknowledge faculty and staff contributions during the ninth annual Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 21 in the Schwarz Theater. The following employees were celebrated for their service to the College. Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service Ms. Gaea Austin Chancellor’s Award for…
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Melody Cunningham wants everyone who walks through UEC’s doors to know they are welcome. NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 4, 2019) — In this era of texting and social media, one thing that often gets overlooked is the value of face-to-face communication. Yet Melody Cunningham has not forgotten just how important…
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Publications, Presentations, Lectures for May 2016 Backus, BT (2016). Progress report on the use of visual deprivation to treat amblyopia. Paper presented at the Patagonia Perceptual Learning Workshop, El Calafate, Argentina (April). Backus, BT (2016). Use of 10-day visual deprivation to treat amblyopia in humans: an early progress report. Invited…
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An excerpt from SECO Daily, February 22, 2019 Download PDF NEW ORLEANS — We are deep within the fourth industrial revolution, according to one of yesterday’s special session speakers, David A. Heath, OD, EdM, State University of New York College of Optometry. Superintelligence, private equity opportunities and vast therapeutic updates…
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Scholarship program helps to advance the next generation of aspiring eye doctors NEW YORK, NY — The SUNY College of Optometry and its foundation, the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY), recognized 42 exceptional current students during the College’s annual Scholarship Presentation Program on Friday, November 19. It is a…
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October 2, 2020 View the Ceremony Online The SUNY College of Optometry class of 2022 marked a major milestone on the journey to becoming doctors during a virtual White Coat Ceremony held on Friday, September 25. A traditional rite of passage, the White Coat Ceremony symbolizes the transition of third-year…
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The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry hosted a virtual “send-off” for 96 graduating members of the Class of 2020 on Thursday, May 21. The newly minted Doctors of Optometry represent the 49th group of students to become alumni of the College which opened its doors in…
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