Program seeks to guide and inspire underrepresented students to careers in healthcare New York, NY—State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry welcomed more than 100 aspiring optometry students from close to home and abroad to its newly launched Eye-CARE Summer Camp, a three-day program designed to expose…
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New York, NY—The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry continues to teach the next generation of eye care professionals and treat patients at the University Eye Center thanks to personal protection equipment (PPE) and resources provided by Essilor of America. Although vision education and treatment programs across…
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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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For Immediate Release: July 1, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 New York, NY—With sights set on expanding diversity in the science and health care fields, the Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at SUNY College of Optometry brought together minority and economically disadvantaged college students from across the…
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For Immediate Release: May 14, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 What is it like to graduate as a doctor of optometry during a global health crisis? SUNY College of Optometry Class of 2020 President Nicole Mercho shares how soon-to-be-alumni are preparing for a rapidly changing professional world. How has…
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Orlando, Fl.—State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry third year OD/MS student, Gulnoza Azieva, has been named the recipient of the Joe and Janet Barr Early Career Cornea and Contact Lens Research Award presented by The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF). She earned the award in support…
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Optometric Center of New York Awards “Eyes on New York” Top Honor to SUNY Optometry President Dr. David A. Heath NEW YORK, NEW YORK — This week, New York State Representatives Amy Paulin and Richard Gottfried, joined the nation’s leading optometry researchers and providers to celebrate 50 years of SUNY…
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