New York, NY- State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor, John King, Jr., visited SUNY College of Optometry on Thursday, April 13 as part of his 64-campus tour. This marked the 40th campus visited. Greeted by President Dr. David A. Heath and Dr. David Troilo, Vice President and Dean of…
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Clinical affiliate provides training and financial aid for the next generation of optometrists New York, NY—Students at SUNY College of Optometry seeking to fulfill their academic and professional dreams free from economic burden will benefit from a $25,000 scholarship contribution from Omni Eye Surgery of New York, an affiliate clinical…
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Melody Cunningham wants everyone who walks through UEC’s doors to know they are welcome. NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 4, 2019) — In this era of texting and social media, one thing that often gets overlooked is the value of face-to-face communication. Yet Melody Cunningham has not forgotten just how important…
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The SUNY Optometry community gathered to acknowledge faculty and staff contributions during the ninth annual Recognition Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 21 in the Schwarz Theater. The following employees were celebrated for their service to the College. Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service Ms. Gaea Austin Chancellor’s Award for…
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An excerpt from SECO Daily, February 22, 2019 Download PDF NEW ORLEANS — We are deep within the fourth industrial revolution, according to one of yesterday’s special session speakers, David A. Heath, OD, EdM, State University of New York College of Optometry. Superintelligence, private equity opportunities and vast therapeutic updates…
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Publications, Presentations, Lectures for May 2016 Backus, BT (2016). Progress report on the use of visual deprivation to treat amblyopia. Paper presented at the Patagonia Perceptual Learning Workshop, El Calafate, Argentina (April). Backus, BT (2016). Use of 10-day visual deprivation to treat amblyopia in humans: an early progress report. Invited…
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Publications Alonso JM, Swadlow HA (2017) Thalamocortical interactions for sensory processing. Neuroscience Oxford Research Encyclopedias. Online Publication Date: Feb 2017 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190264086.013.112 Del Águila-Carrasco AJ, Marín-Franch I, Bernal-Molina P, Esteve-Taboada JJ, Kruger PB, Montés-Micó R, López-Gil N (2017) Accommodation responds to optical vergence and not defocus blur alone. Investigative Ophthalmology…
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