SUNY Optometry Awards More than $125,000 to 40 Students at Annual Scholarship Presentation Total Annual Scholarship and Grant Support Exceeds $500,000 helping students become Optometrists **More Photos Available Here** NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 8, 2019) – As part of their commitment to helping students achieve their professional goals and meet…
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New York, NY—January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sneaky “thief of sight” which impacts nearly 3 million people in the United States—and many may not even know it. “In most cases, patients with glaucoma do not have symptoms until very late…
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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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SUNY Optometry has partnered with the Snowvision Charitable Trust since 1998. The New Zealand-based organization is dedicated to improving the clinical skills and knowledge of its country’s optometrists. Nearly three dozen New Zealanders have participated in the program to date.
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National Optometric Student Association Recognized SUNY Optometry For Work To Increase Diversity In The Field Of Optometry SUNY Optometry Student Awarded Cave Memorial Award For Outstanding Dedication To Community Involvement New York, NY – In recognition of the school’s ongoing work to diversify the field of optometry and improve eye health…
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NEW YORK, NY – Assemblymember Aravella Simotas visited the SUNY College of Optometry campus for a tour of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Unit, which underwent critical upgrades with the help of a $125,000 New York State Community Capital Program grant secured with her assistance. The funding was used to upgrade diagnostic and…
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