SUNY Optometry sees spike in applications for a spot in the College’s 50th New York, NY— Nearly 100 students from regions close to home and worldwide participated in a virtual version of Admitted Students Day at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held in April, a…
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Residency award recipient Dr. Melissa Yeung keeps an eye on the future as an optometrist along with three fellow residents who completed training at the College this year. New York, NY (June 19, 2020)—A Canadian native, Dr. Melissa Yeung’s journey to becoming an optometrist evolved not only into a professional…
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ORLANDO, FL, October 29, 2018 – SUNY Optometry third-year student Samuel L. Stack is a recipient of the 2018 J. Pat Cummings Scholarship from Johnson & Johnson Vision in collaboration with the American Academy of Optometry Foundation. The award recognizes a second- or third-year optometry student who demonstrates the ideal…
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ALBANY, December 18, 2018 – SUNY Optometry’s director of communications, Amber E. Hopkins Tingle, completed the 2018 New York State Leadership Institute (NYSLI) on December 17. The program was designed by the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations and Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy to increase the leadership effectiveness…
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Thomas A. Wong, OD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Education at SUNY Optometry serving both as the Director of Clinical Externships and Director of New Technologies. He is the former Chief of Adult & Pediatric Primary Eye Care at the University Eye Center. He is…
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Dr. Shelby Leach received her Doctor of Optometry degree from University of California, Berkeley in 2017. Upon graduation, she completed a residency at UC Berkeley in Pediatrics/Primary Care, where she received advanced training in pediatrics, infant vision, children with disabilities, primary care, and myopia management. Dr. Leach joined SUNY College…
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Members of SUNY Optometry’s Class of 2018 will be honored for academic, service, and professional excellence during the annual Graduation Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 24 at 10 a.m. in the Schwarz Theater. Congratulations and we wish you all the best as you graduate! Special Recognition Chancellor’s Award for Student…
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