From working to eradicate myopia in kids to helping optometrists grow their practices, he gives the profession his all. Most people are lucky if they find one passion in life. But Gary Gerber, OD has given his heart to three major endeavors. And it all started with a mistake. “I…
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2018 — Vivid Vision, a San Francisco-based eye care start-up, has signed an exclusive license agreement with The Research Foundation for The State University of New York to employ a new device to treat lazy eye and other disorders of binocular vision invented by Dr. Benjamin…
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NEW YORK — Dr. Brett King, associate clinical professor and chief of advanced ocular care services at Indiana University’s School of Optometry, presented on adaptive optics gonioscopy of the human trabecular meshwork in vivo during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, May 17. A recipient of…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 20, 2020) —It was an iconic 1969 novel that first introduced Alicia Jones to the profession of optometry. It was her desire to make a difference in patients’ lives, coupled with hard work and perseverance that led her to an OD degree from SUNY Optometry and…
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Professor Miduturu Srinivas is studying gap junction channels to uncover new therapies for patients with cataracts, retinopathies and glaucoma. New York, NY—At SUNY College of Optometry, education goes hand-in-hand with a commitment to service and research as highlighted by the work of Miduturu Srinivas, PhD, professor at the College. A…
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SUNY Optometry congratulates Dr. Ayah Ahamed as she receives the 2018 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care. The award is given by the American Academy of Optometry Foundation to recognize outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated excellent overall knowledge of the contact lens…
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Instead of snoozing through the commencement speech, he heard words that sealed his professional fate. Dr. Benjamin Arthur thought he knew exactly what was important to him when he graduated from SUNY Optometry in 2013. And he had never been more wrong. “I was about to graduate and all I…
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For Immediate Release: April 23, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 New York, NY—Nearly 100 prospective students hailing from 17 states close to home and across the U.S. participated in a virtual version of Admitted Students Day at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held on…
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For Immediate Release: April 14, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 Integrating Telehealth into Optometry Practice Tops the Latest Discussions NEW YORK, NY—Nearly 1,000 eye doctors across the United States and worldwide virtually attended a two-part webinar series entitled, COVID-19 & the Optometric Community, organized by State University of New…
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