New York, NY —Hand disinfection with alcohol-based sanitizer has become one of the main strategies for limiting the spread of COVID-19. Since the virus outbreak in March 2020, the widespread use of hand sanitizers has been linked to an increase in eye injuries, especially in children, as revealed in a…
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NEW YORK, June 21, 2019 — SUNY Optometry clinical professor Dr. Murray Fingeret was inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame during Optometry’s Meeting in St. Louis on Thursday, June 20. The honor highlights luminaries who have made a significant and long-lasting impact on the profession. Throughout his career,…
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SUNY Optometry Alumna Dr. Daniella Rutner On Why the College is Her “Home Away From Home” …and why the 2002 OD/MS grad wouldn’t have it any other way. There’s a reason Dr. Daniella Rutner is the chief of the Vision Rehabilitation Service of the University Eye Center: She wouldn’t want…
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NEW YORK, July 25, 2019 — The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry received their notification letter and final accreditation report from the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE) following the April 8-10 campus visit by the evaluation team. The Council voted to continue the classification of “Accredited”. The next scheduled evaluation visit will…
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Bringing Over 16 years of Clinical, Laboratory, and Faculty Experience to SUNY Optometry Patients and Students, Dr. Amster Will Lead the Implementation of New State-of-the-Art Center for Pediatric Eye Care NEW YORK, NY— SUNY College of Optometry’s University Eye Center recently announced that Dr. Deborah Amster has officially joined as…
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New York, October 7, 2019 – SUNY College Optometry provided an on-site vision screening for more than 40 students at the Early Childhood Center at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House. Five members of the class of 2022 under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Yang helped to provide the services. Partnerships with…
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Dr. Amster is an alumna of the New England College of Optometry and completed a residency in pediatrics and binocular vision at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Optometry (NSU). She joined the NSU faculty after her residency and had been an active member of their community for 16 years. Since…
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