50th Commencement Ceremony for SUNY College of Optometry Will Feature Two Honorary Degree Recipients SUNY Chancellor King will deliver 2024 Commencement Address on May 23rd FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2024 New York, NY – The State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry announced it will award…
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With great sadness, SUNY College of Optometry shares the passing of Clinical Professor Emeritus, David E. FitzGerald, OD, FAAO, and FCOVD. He was 80 years old. A Diplomate Pediatric Optometry, Dr. FitzGerald’s career at the College from 1971-2005 comprised teaching, clinical research and administration roles. He is credited with co-founding…
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New York, NY: Newsweek Magazine named the 2023 Top 200 Eye Doctors in the country this week. Twenty-three SUNY College of Optometry eye doctors made this year’s list. The SUNY Optometry honorees include alumni, faculty, adjunct faculty and residents. Two of the top ten from SUNY Optometry included alumna Viola…
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Second year students transition from the classroom to the clinic New York, NY— 96 members of the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry Class of 2025 came together to celebrate a major milestone on the way to becoming eye doctors during a White Coat Ceremony hosted on…
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7th Innovator Award Winners Develop Creative Solution for Contact Lens Insertion and Removal Aimed to Boost Patient Experience, Autonomy New York, NY—SUNY College of Optometry students, Joanna Latek and Kateryna Nahornyak, both Class of 2024, were named the 2022 Student Innovator Award winners following the College’s 7th annual competition held virtually…
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For Immediate Release: November 30, 2022 New York, NY – SUNY College of Optometry announced that Dr. Michael Sullivan-Mee, OD, FAAO, will step into the role of Chair of Clinical Education beginning July 2023, succeeding Dr. Richard Madonna who stepped down from the position earlier this year after more than…
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Dr. Stefanie Wohl receives The Research Project Grant (R01) to further groundbreaking research in molecular key regulators in retinal development and regeneration New York, NY– SUNY College of Optometry’s Dr. Stefanie Wohl received a highly-competitive $2 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), which falls under the Institutes of…
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New York, NY— The SUNY College of Optometry recently has been named as the most cost-effective research program in the SUNY system, according to the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF)’s 2021 Financial Risk Accountability report. The report includes a multi-year trend analysis of each…
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