New York, NY—State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry alumna Anne Reuter-Hanna, OD, ’08, says a visit to the eye doctor as a college student-athlete not only improved her performance in the classroom and on the playing field—it opened her eyes to what would become her life’s work.…
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ALBANY, April 24, 2019 – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today presented 210 SUNY students from across the state, including SUNY Optometry’s Kyra Dorgeloh, with the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, at the Albany Capital Center. The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was created in…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 18, 2020) —Long Island native Alyssa Marie Tursi always knew that she wanted to work in the healthcare field. “Originally, I wanted to go into pharmacy, but after working at one in high school, I realized there wasn’t enough patient interaction for me.” With an eye…
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August 7, 2020 Panelists seek sustainable steps for increasing minority representation in the field The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry hosted “Seeking Solutions – Race in Optometry: An Honest Conversation on Optometric Education,” part two of a live webinar series covering the issues and obstacles that…
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Graduation has been a long time coming for Christienne Aure. “My time in optometry school hasn’t been the smoothest. There have been quite a few times where I felt like I wasn’t going to make it,” she admits. From grieving the loss of her father to being hospitalized for appendicitis,…
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Study participants must be 6- to 9-years-old. NEW YORK, January 10, 2019 — SUNY Optometry and SightGlass Vision, Inc. will conduct a clinical trial for FDA approval of glasses designed to correct myopia, or nearsightedness, and reduce the rate of myopic progression in children ages 6- to 9-years-old. “People with…
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September 1, 2020 Online tool called Daily Doc connects ODs and employers seeking to fill fluctuating schedules New York, NY— This spring COVID-19 disrupted the optometric profession in unprecedented ways, leaving many doctors to either close or scale back their practice to urgent care and telehealth visits only. As quarantine…
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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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