New York, NY—SUNY College of Optometry second-year student Natalie Duider was named the 2021 Student Innovator Award winner following the College’s 6th annual competition held virtually on April 16. Her winning concept called “The At-Home Amblyopia Activity Book” offers simple yet accessible MFBF (monocular fixation in a binocular field) vision…
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Join the SUNY College of Optometry community for an online celebration on April 14th starting at 7 p.m. as we commemorate 50 years of vision study, research, outreach, and care of people of all walks of life. Located in the heart of Manhattan, SUNY College of Optometry was established on…
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NEW YORK — Dr. Brett King, associate clinical professor and chief of advanced ocular care services at Indiana University’s School of Optometry, presented on adaptive optics gonioscopy of the human trabecular meshwork in vivo during SUNY Optometry’s Schnurmacher Institute for Vision Research colloquium on Friday, May 17. A recipient of…
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The professor of biological and vision sciences is committed to evolving the way optometrists are educated. If you’ve ever looked at your syllabus and saw Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation or Geometrical and Visual Optics: A Clinical Introduction as your assigned text, you have Dr. Steven Schwartz to thank. The…
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New York, NY—For the third year in a row, the SUNY College of Optometry chapter of the National Student Optometric Association (NOSA) honors Black History Month with an Inspiration Wall along with a video tribute highlighting the profiles and achievements of Black members affiliated with the College community. On display…
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The optometric technician is approaching three decades at the University Eye Center. To hear Anita Barrington-King tell it, she is the definition of no nonsense: She comes into the office, she has a list of what to do and she gets it done. To hear anyone else tell it—and plenty…
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With great sadness, SUNY College of Optometry shares the passing of Clinical Professor Emeritus, David E. FitzGerald, OD, FAAO, and FCOVD. He was 80 years old. A Diplomate Pediatric Optometry, Dr. FitzGerald’s career at the College from 1971-2005 comprised teaching, clinical research and administration roles. He is credited with co-founding…
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New York, NY— Join SUNY College of Optometry as we take time to pause amid pandemic challenges and uncertainty to share in the spirit of solidarity and philanthropy on Giving Tuesday–December 1, a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity in various…
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NEW YORK, June 24, 2019 — Dr. Benjamin Casella of SUNY Optometry’s residency class of 2008 is the 2019 American Optometric Association (AOA) Optometrist of the Year and the College’s Distinguished Residency Alumni Award recipient. Dr. Casella is a 2007 graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of…
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