The Student Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry has made quite a splash at the College recently. The club regularly engages the majority of the SUNY Optometry community and, as a result, it has helped to facilitate a significant increase in the level of student participation at the Academy…
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The College’s Career Development Center presented is sixth annual career symposium on Sunday, April 9, 2017. This year’s theme, Communication: A 20/20 Approach, was conceived to provide participants with a better understanding of communication styles. Check out the digital program – https://sunyopt.edu/pdfs/misc/CareerSymposium6th.pdf
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The State University of New York College of Optometry advances visual health and patient care through leadership in education, research and service.
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On average, 30% of the world is myopic (nearsighted) and by 2050, based on current trends, almost 50% will be myopic. Dr. Xiaoying Zhu (OD, MD, PhD), lead clinician at University Eye Center’s Myopia Control Clinic, discusses the global crisis. Reach out to (212) 938-4015 or myopia@sunyopt.edu to make an…
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Jana Widell talks about what it’s like to be in the first year of the Doctor of Optometry program at the SUNY College of Optometry
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Scientists have been studying how visual space is mapped in the cerebral cortex for many decades under the assumption that the map is equal for lights and darks. Surprisingly, recent work demonstrates that visual brain maps are dark-centric and that, just as stars rotate around black holes in the Universe,…
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The SUNY Optometry community recognized the 13th Annual National Wear Red Day For Women, an American Heart Association campaign designed to bring awareness to the leading killers of women – heart disease and stroke. SUNY Optometry’s student chapter of the American Public Health Association and Community Outreach Coordinator Ms. Marinel…
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Here are some SUNY Optometry faculty and staff accomplishments during 2015
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