NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 18, 2020) —The journey to become a doctor for Carol Ren Lin started early. “My mom would say that when she would take my five-year-old autistic brother and me for playtime at the park, I would always let my brother sit in the stroller going there…
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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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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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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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NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 20, 2020) —Before taking the plunge to become an eye doctor, Colorado native Gabrielle Aminova decided to test the waters of the profession by working as an optometric technician. “It inspired and fostered my love for optometry, there is always so much to learn and so much for…
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NEW YORK, N.Y. (May 21, 2020) —People and experiences can shape who we are and what we aspire to be and do in life. For David Spengler, it was helping in his grandfather’s business of making gravestones. “He taught me the value of hard work. He was the hardest working…
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