August 19, 2020 Newest members include 33% first generation students and the largest group of underrepresented minorities in the College’s history New York, NY—Amid a global pandemic and call for social equality, SUNY College of Optometry begins the academic year with renewed commitment, collaboration, and confidence as they welcome aboard…
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SUNY Optometry Alum Receives Prestigious Award from NYC Health + Hospitals December 24, 2020 New York, NY—SUNY College of Optometry alumna Andrea Nikki Cotler, OD, FAAO, ’06, is among nine recipients of the 2020 Performance Improvement Champion Award presented by NYC Health + Hospitals, a healthcare system made up of…
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The College’s Career Development Center presented is sixth annual career symposium on Sunday, April 9, 2017. This year’s theme, Communication: A 20/20 Approach, was conceived to provide participants with a better understanding of communication styles. Check out the digital program – https://sunyopt.edu/pdfs/misc/CareerSymposium6th.pdf
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NEW YORK, February 26, 2019 – The SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Association has named Dr. Julia Appel its 2019 Alumna of the Year. The 1991 graduate will be recognized during the 16th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at Cipriani 42 in New York City on Friday, March 22.…
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Publications Akopian A, Kumar S, Ramakrishnan H, Viswanathan S, Bloomfield SA. Amacrine cells coupled to ganglion cells via gap junctions are highly vulnerable in glaucomatous mouse retinas. J Comp Neurol. 2019 Jan 1;527(1):159-173. doi: 10.1002/cne.24074. Epub 2016 Jul 25. PMID: 27411041 Bereshpolova Y, Stoelzel C, Chuyi S, Alonso JM, Swadlow…
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New York, NY— Chandra Mickles, OD (’09), MS, is not only enhancing the lives of her patients but also the knowledge of students and fellow ODs nationwide by teaching about Contact Lenses and Dry Eye, an interest that peaked while studying at SUNY College of Optometry. Today, Dr. Mickles is…
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