History and Mission Upon the closing of the optometry program at Columbia University, the Optometric Center of New York (OCNY) was founded in 1956 by a small group of optometrists as a clinic to provide vision care to the people of New York City and to serve as a source of continuing professional education for New York optometrists. Governor Nelson Rockefeller, by legislative act, created the SUNY College of Optometry in 1971 and four years later, the OCNY changed its status from clinic to foundation, becoming the endowing arm of the College. Today, the OCNY is a non-profit, tax-exempt Foundation and supports vision science research, patient care and education at the College. The foundation provides scholarships, fellowships and stipends for professional and post-graduate students and funds vision science research, vision care outreach programs and library acquisitions.
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