New York, NY: SUNY College of Optometry Foundation is proud to announce that it will be hosting the first annual Value of Vision Breakfast on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 8:30am to 10am. This complimentary, invitation-only event will also serve as a tribute to several remarkable individuals who have transformed and championed health care and vision care through leadership, advocacy, philanthropy and visibility. The full list of honorees will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Value of Vision Breakfast aims to connect influential leaders and community members in the greater New York City area, while raising awareness about SUNY College of Optometry and the University Eye Center. This event will highlight the importance of eye care as a public health issue, as it often serves as a gateway to the broader healthcare system, and the need to increase visibility, philanthropic support, and awareness around this critical issue. SUNY Optometry fosters strong partnerships with other healthcare providers, as comprehensive eye exams can detect over 200 systemic diseases, extending beyond traditional eye care.
SUNY Optometry and the University Eye Center are ranked amongst the best in the country. Students from the college go on to work in the public and private sectors around the country and around the world. Patients seek out our clinic as a resource for high quality vision care, ocular disease management, and specialty care such as pediatrics and vision rehabilitation. The Clinical Vision Research Center (CVRC) has conducted cutting edge research and development that has gone on to be used worldwide for the advancement of eye care for all for over a decade.
This is all made possible because of the leading education, research, and patient care we provide. It is also made possible by the generous donations of time and guidance from industry partners and healthcare leaders in addition to our skilled faculty and staff.
SUNY Optometry and the University Center are always looking for ways to increase visibility and awareness, and the Value of Vision event is the first in what we hope will become an annual event that engages a broader set of partners in our journey to better healthcare through better vision.
This event promises to be an exceptional opportunity to engage with business and healthcare leaders and gain valuable insights into the future of eye care. Seating for the Value of Vision Breakfast is limited, so interested individuals are encouraged to register at www.sunyopt.edu/vision.
Media Contact: Rob Rosiello, communications@sunyopt.edu
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 10, 2024
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About the SUNY College of Optometry Foundation
Founded in 1956, SUNY College of Optometry Foundation (Formerly the Optometric Center of New York), serves as an example of what partnership among visionary community leaders, education, vision organizations and businesses can accomplish. Since its inception, the Foundation has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to supporting vision care for underserved populations; educating the next generation of optometrists including providing merit and need-based scholarships to students; and advancing research into the complex human visual system.
About SUNY Optometry
Founded in 1971 and located in New York City, the State University of New York College of Optometry is a leader in education, research, and patient care, offering the Doctor of Optometry degree as well as MS and PhD degrees in vision science. The College conducts a robust program of basic, translational and clinical research and has 65 affiliated clinical training sites as well as an on-site clinic, the University Eye Center. SUNY Optometry is regionally accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; its four-year professional degree program and residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education of the American Optometric Association. All classrooms, research facilities and the University Eye Center, which is one of the largest optometric outpatient facilities in the nation, are located on 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan. To learn more about SUNY Optometry, visit www.sunyopt.edu.