The president of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity is excited to chip away at preventable blindness. Even before Kirsten Madeline Johnson decided to attend SUNY Optometry, she knew that she wanted to work with Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, which helps bring eye care to people in developing…
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All alumni are welcome to cheer our generous SUNY Eye Network volunteers! Mentors, eye and reunion ambassadors, program presenters, board members, and scholarship donors make a difference at SUNY-O. Let’s come together to kick off the new academic year. This event is complimentary, but registration is required by 9/12 to…
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Dr. Kamila Mikos is currently an assistant clinical professor at SUNY College of Optometry. She is the attending doctor in Retina Clinic, Anterior Segment & Cataract Clinic, and Primary Care Clinic at the University Eye Center. She earned her Doctor of Optometry Degree at SUNY College of Optometry in New…
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NEW YORK CITY — Representatives from 11 Chinese institutions met at SUNY College of Optometry to be exposed to optometric curricula and clinical training through the China Optometry and Ophthalmology Resources Development (COORD) initiative on November 16 and 17. Eye and vision care experts from the United States, China, South…
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Rahim Bhaloo, OD, FAAO received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry in 2015, after which he completed an ocular disease and primary care residency in Bloomfield, NJ. Dr. Bhaloo is currently an assistant clinical professor overseeing students in the Primary Care…
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Dr. Michael McGovern, the SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Association’s 2015 Alumnus of the Year, was recognized at the Alumni Reunion on October 24, part of Envision New York Weekend. We asked him a few questions about his post-College activities: Tell us what you’ve been up to since you graduated…
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Michael Wallerich, a third year OD student at SUNY Optometry, is one of several students at the College who has taken advantage of a unique program that provides them with advanced knowledge of the business of health care. Wallerich’s interest in optometry and the ophthalmic industry began while he was…
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