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SUNY College of Optometry Foundation Marks 70 Years Shaping Vision Care and Research Nationwide

SUNY Optometry Student Wins 2026 Innovator Award for Developing a New Way to Study for Board Exams

Myopia Numbers Are Rising. Our Response Should Be Too

SUNY College of Optometry to Grant Honorary Degrees to Two Recipient

The Post-Journal

Doctor Named To SUNY Optometry Council

Women In Optometry

Dr. Marina Su Brings a New Lens to SUNY University Eye Center

Former SUNY Optometry Student and SUNY Professor Lead Strabismus Clinical Research Study

One common daily habit could be causing a myopia surge

Optometry Times

Myopia may be influenced by near work and indoor eye usage, with Jose-Manuel Alonso, PhD

Neurosciencenews.com

Dim Lights and Close-Ups May Be the Real Drivers of Myopia

SUNY Distributes Mental Health First Aid Grants to 27 Campuses

The American Optometric Association

AOA+ Pledge Receives 63 Signatures Across the Industry, Signaling a Wave of Commitment to the Next Generation

Los Angeles Weekly Times

Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

Women In Optometry

Dr. Melissa E. Trego Begins New Chapter at SUNY College of Optometry

Women In Optometry

SUNY Optometry Community Honored and Represented at Optometry’s Meeting and World Congress of Optometry 2025

Women In Optometry

SUNY College of Optometry Opens New Primary Eye Care Clinic

Midtown Campus Completed for SUNY College of Optometry

Adelphi University New york

For Optometry Student Anastasia Dakis ’22, an Eye-Opening Volunteer Experience in Senegal

New York Family

State-of-the-Art Vision Care at SUNY’s University Eye Center

SUNY Optometry Professor Robert Chun, OD, Appointed to NESEM Committee, Participates in Vision Impairment Report

ClearVision Optical Fundraises and Celebrates its Legacy and Values at Founder’s Day

SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates 51st Commencement

Optometry Advisor

Digital Devices Lead to More Severe Eye Strain Than Paper-Based Near Work

Queens Chronicle

Clear vision with sharp style at BLVD Optical

SUNY Optometry Researcher Publishes Study on Children’s Eye Development

Working distance on paper vs. screen not a factor in eyestrain in study

Tough activites draw more charity donations. Port Washington man is biking 4,300 miles.

Women in Optometry

Expanding Access to Dyslexia Diagnosis and Support

SUNY Optometry Clinical Research Site Team Receives National Award for Statistically Perfect Quality of Care Score

Review Of Optometry

Failure to Follow Up

Women In Optometry

SUNY Optometry Holds 13th Annual Career Symposium

Women In Optometry

SUNY Awards $5K to Two Students for AI Technology Concept

SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates Opening of New Primary Eye Care Clinic

SUNY College of Optometry Foundation Receives $400,000 Grant From the Lavelle Fund for the Blind

La Semana Mundial de la Optometría 2025 inició con el lema «Mirando al futuro»

3 Eye Doctors Open New Practice On Storied Hoboken Corner

Review of Optometry

Telephone Consult Gone Bad

Review of Optometry

From HEDS to ZEDS: Managing Herpetic Eye Disease

Review of Myopia Management

Creating a Myopia Management SIG: A Vision for Access, Research, and Collaboration

Loss of sensitivity in central vision associated with reduced quality of life

Women In Optometry

SUNY Optometry Student Joins WO Advisory Board

Eyecare Business

VSP + AAOF Announce 2024 Practice Excellence Scholarship Recipients

SUNY College of Optometry Foundation Honors ‘Value of Vision’ Recipients at First Annual Breakfast in NYC

Contact Lens Spectrum

Coopervision Announces 2024-2025 Student Leadership Society Members

North America Today

Eyenovia Announces Publication of Study Demonstrating Favorable Impact on the Ocular Surface of Medication Delivered with the Optejet®

Review of Optometry

Disaster Waiting to Happen

Review of Optometry

Be Aware of Waxing and Waning Symptoms

Review of Optometry

Devices You Might Not Have: Are They a Good Fit?

Review of Optometry

Navigating the Intersection of Electronics, Sleep, Myopia and Eye Health

Review of Optometry

Adult Acne Delays HZO Diagnosis

7 best polarized, UV-protected sunglasses

Advice and insight from 2024 Best Practices honorees

Westfair Business Journal

A business with an ‘eye’ to helping veterans

Obstructive sleep apnea associated with surgical ptosis failure

Women in Optometry

Class Of 2024 Top Graduates: Northeast

Review of Optometry

Vicarious Liability Leads to Blindness

Women in Optometry

Recent Top Graduates: Where Are They Now?

Review of Optometry

Puppy Love Blindness

Review of Optometry

Dry Eye: Matching Patients and Treatments

The State University of New York

Chancellor King Awards 193 Students with SUNY’s Highest Honor for Academic Excellence and Leadership

Hispanic Buisness TV

Did I damage my eyes viewing the eclipse in NYC? How to know and what to do.

Full-field, virtual bioptic magnifications improve reading ability in low vision patients

Women in Optometry

Women in OptometryPractice Evolves To Suit This Family Of Four ODs

American Optometric Association

Optometry Cares —The AOA Foundation Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients

Avalanche Orchestra Celebrates 100th Anniversary of George Gershwin’s RHAPSODY IN BLUE At Suny College of Optometry

Review of Optometry

A Triad of Etiologies Complicates Diagnosis

Consumer Reports

Get Great Glasses for Less

Review of Optometry

Maybe Too Thin?

The Journal of Neuroscience

Contrast sensitivity of ON and OFF human retinal pathways in myopia

Review of Optometry

Diagnose Amblyopia with Caution

Review of Optometric Business

How to Manage Ocular Disease with No Advanced Instrumentation in Your Office

Review of Optometry

ER Referral Goes Awry

Review of Optometry

Optometrists Ready to Step up to Subspecialization

SUNY College of Optometry to Present 100th Anniversary Performance of Rhapsody in Blue

Review Of Optometry

Stuck on Third – Getting the correct diagnosis is like a triple in baseball; it doesn’t always score a run.

Dr. Jeffrey Hilowitz, To Introduce Revolutionary Optometry Course At The Academic College of Zefat in Israel

Seeing Success and Recognition for Research on Retinal Disease and Regeneration

Consumer Reports

Buy Eyeglasses Like a Pro: Expert Advice on Frames, Lenses, Coatings, and More

BLOG: PK is now a ‘last-resort procedure’ for keratoconus

Women In Optometry Announces 2023 Theia Awards of Excellence Winners

The New York Times

Blue-Light Glasses Are Unlikely to Help Eye Strain. Here’s What Does.

Blue light-blocking glasses don’t protect eyes or improve sleep, study finds

Review of Optometry

Avoid Inattention to Anisometropia

Study reveals ‘complexity’ of symptoms related to visual snow syndrome

The Best And Worst Habits For Eyesight – Twin Cities

Optometry Advisor

Digital Eye Strain: Another Look at the 20-20-20 Rule

San Diego Tribune

Fact or falsehood? See how well you know vision health

The New York Times

SUNY College of Optometry Dr. Xiaoying Zhu Featured in New York Times Interview

Reading plays an important role in our lives, but can also compromise visual health

SUNY partnership to help expand access to eyecare in CNY

SUNY College of Optometry to Establish an Extension Program for Doctor of Optometry Candidates in Syracuse, N.Y. at SUNY Upstate Medical University

Upstate and SUNY partnering for optometry education program

Upstate Medical SUNY College of Optometry Partner on Extension Campus Program

SUNY Optometry’s David Troilo, PhD, Receives NEI Grant to Reveal Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Affecting Myopia Development

Science Magazine

SUNY Optometry receives grant to reveal cellular and molecular mechanisms effecting myopia development

Scientific Reports

The age-related pattern of inner retinal thickening is affected by myopia development and progression

ABB Optical Group Announces Finalists for the 8th Annual Optometry Student Challenge, Live Webinar and Vote Takes Place Tonight

Dr. Michael Sullivan-Mee Named Chair of Clinical Education at SUNY College of Optometry

Women In Optometry

Class of 2026 is 70 Percent Female | Women In Optometry

American Academy Of Optometry

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces 2022 William C. Ezell Fellowship Recipients

Nature Communications

A theory of cortical map formation in the visual brain

Optometric Management

OD Notebook: Get Staff Pumped for New Ownership

Invision Magazine

SUNY Optometry Announces Its Honorary Degrees Awardees

Eyes On Eyecare

Inside the Optometry Residency: Low Vision Rehabilitation

SUNY College of Optometry’s Eyes on New York/Eye Ball Gala Saw Record Funds Raised for Students and Recognized Dr. David Heath

Invision Magazine

Suny College of Optometry Appoints Dr. Matthew Bovenzi as Chief of Advanced Care for The University Eye Center

Women in Optometry

Addressing Issues Of Diversity And Representation Inside Classroom And Exam Doors

Invision Magazine

Optometric Center of New York Awards “Eyes on New York” Top Honor to SUNY Optometry President Dr. David Heath

Invision Magazine

PRESS RELEASE SSUNY Optometry, Monoplex Eye Prosthetics Provide Free Prosthetic Eye for Patient Featured In Humans of New York

Video: Attack Victim Gifted With Prosthetic Eye

Wiley Online Library

COVID-19 and myopia – Rosenfield – Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

SUNY Optometry Receives $25,000 Scholarship Contribution from Omni Eye Services

Optometry Times

Genetic testing: Simplifying the diagnoses of inherited retinal diseases

Optometry Times

Use of Upneeq for ocular pathologies offering more than meets the eye

Women In Optometry

2021 Women’s Leadership Conference: Theia Awards Of Excellence

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners, including Dr. Anna Marie Fernandez, ’85.

American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announces the 2021 AAOF Student Matching Travel Grant Recipients

Optometry Times

American Academy of Optometry congratulates 2021 resident travel fellowship recipients

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry Announces 2021 Theia Awards Of Excellence Winners

WFMZ-TV 69 News

Spectrum Vision Partners Welcomes Comprehensive Eye MD of Floral Park, NY

Flashing Lights and a Massive Floater in Your Eye? It Could Be a Sign of Something More

Healio Magazine

Some refractive errors may suggest retinoblastoma in infants

Invision Magazine

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

Women in Optometry

Finding Her Fit In A Corporate Setting

Ophthalmology Breaking News

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help To Prepare New Optometrists To Take On Myopia

VM REPORTS: Influential Women in Optical, Sherry J. Bass, OD #HerStory2021

CooperVision Brilliant Futures Graduate Summits Help to Prepare New Optometrists to Take on Myopia

How to keep glasses from fogging up while wearing a face mask

Newsweek Magazine

Over 20 SUNY Optometry alumni and faculty among America’s Best Eye Doctors

SUNY Optometry alum Dr. Chandra Mickles, ’09, to lead myopia education at Johnson & Johnson Vision

SUNY Optometry Partners with VSP Global to Launch Camp For Aspiring Eye Doctors

SUNY Optometry and VSP Global Partner to Launch Eye-CARE Summer Camp for Over 100 Aspiring ODs

Optometry Times

Top 10 digital resources for ODs by Thomas A. Wong, OD, FNAP

Women In Optometry

A Round Of Applause For The 2021 Top Optometry Graduates

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Deﬁning race and ethnicity in Optometry

Binovi Products Within John McEnroe Tennis Academy

Sandbox Story – Interview of Dr. Andrea Thau

SUNY College of Optometry to Host ‘Race in Optometry: Accountability – One Year Later’ Panel Discussion to be Held on the Occasion of Juneteenth

Review of Optometry

Optometric Workforce Survey Projects Modest Growth, More Employed ODs

High rate of digital eyestrain seen in college students during pandemic

College Gazette

Here Are the 10 Best Optometry Schools in the US

Optometry Times

Treating sight-threatening retinopathy using OCTA

SUNY College of Optometry Turns 50, Virtual Event Launches a Year of Celebration and Commemorative Campaign

American Academy of Optometry Foundation

American Academy of Optometry Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant Recipients

Optometry Times

(SUNY) College of Optometry has received a $30,000 gift from CooperVision

Natural Eyes: Featuring Tamara Petrosyan, O.D., State University of New York College of Optometry

INSIGHT Into Diversity (Page 10)

Dr. Joy Harewood is appointed first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at SUNY Optometry.

The River Reporter

Clear vision: Eyes on Main offers high-tech eye care and fashionable glasses for all

Healio Optometry

PCON adds Rett to editorial board

How to Treat (and Prevent) Dry Eyes, According to Eye Experts

Cell Press Open Access

Darks and Lights, the ‘Yin–Yang’ of Vision Depends on Luminance

SUNY College of Optometry Receives Major Gift from CooperVision, Funding to Support Scholarships, Patient Care and Research

The Dallas Morning News

Happiness hacks: 3 ways to add joy to your life

On National Public Radio (NPRs) Weekend Edition this morning: Do Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work?

The Science Times

Why Should You Read Outdoors? Scientific Research Reveals Some Reasons

Invision: ABB Optical Group Announces Winners of Optometry Student Challenge

AARP: Should You Get Your Eyes Examined Remotely?

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry’s First Annual BLAACK Week Program Promotes Cultural Competency

Discover: What Science Says About Blue-Light-Blocking Glasses

Vision Monday: Optometric Center of NY’s Annual Eyes on New York Award Celebration Raises $125K and Counting for Education and Vision Care

Healio: Hours worked, satisfaction similar among male, female ODs

Invision: VSP Global and AAOF Announce 2020 Practice Excellence Scholarship Recipients

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Foundation to Recognize Several Honorees at its Upcoming Virtual Eyes on New York Gala, Now Set for Nov. 5

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: Impact Of Makeup On The Ocular Surface And Dry Eye Disease

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: In Service To The Community

Vision Monday: Jobson Honors Three New ODs on its Online Eyecare Heroes Gallery

Vision Monday: Treehouse Eyes Adds to Leadership Team to Support Its Expansion

Vision Monday: Jobson Honors Three New ODs on its Online Eyecare Heroes Gallery

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: In Service To The Community

Women in Optometry

Women in Optometry: Impact Of Makeup On The Ocular Surface And Dry Eye Disease

Business Wire: Kubota Vision Announces Research Agreement with The Research Foundation for the State University of New York for a Wearable Myopia Control Device

VSP Global: VSP GLOBAL® AND THE NATIONAL OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION HONOR FIVE OPTOMETRY STUDENTS WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS DR. MARVIN R. POSTON LEADERSHIP AWARD

Healio: SUNY forms task force to address racial disparities, inequality in optometry

Vision Monday: Drs. Mark and Danielle Feder, Father-Daughter ODs, Launch Daily Doc Website

Healio: Race in optometry panel: Change starts with mentorship, awareness

Vision Monday: The Optometric Center of New York Names Richard Soden, OD, as New Board President

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Opens State-of-the-Art Barbara Saltzman Center for Pediatric Eyecare

Harlem World: SUNY Optometry State-Of-The-Art Pediatric Eye Care Center For NYers From Harlem To Hollis

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: Hospital seek financial assistance from insurers as COvid losses pile up

NECO News: NECO Hosts Annual Global Health Leadership Development Program

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: H+H, SUNY ink $12M contract for vision services

Politico: SUNY College of Optometry signed a five-year, $12 million contract

Crain’s Health Pulse

Crain’s Health Pulse: SUNY prepares to open pediatric eye center with $1M gift

Politico: Report: Few yeshivas providing substantially equivalent education

Politico: Cuomo to push proposals to lower prescription drug costs

Vision Monday: SUNY College of Optometry to Name New State-of-the-Art Pediatric Eye Care Center in Honor of Barbara Saltzman

Harlem World: On Veterans Day, SUNY Optometry Recognizes Partnership With Veterans Affairs Hospital And Health Centers

Queens Gazette: Upgraded Neuro-Optometric Unit At SUNY College Of Optometry

Invision: Suny Optometry’s University Eye Center Announces New Chief of Pediatrics

Review of Optometry

Review of Optometry: Living with Blue Light Exposure

Gotham Gazatte: Seeing Healthcare Through a New Lens

Women In Optometry

Women In Optometry: Congratulations, Class of 2019

CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada: How a park-strolling Manhattan optometrist became an unwitting guinea pig in a facial recognition experiment

Eyecare Business

Eyecare Business: SUNY College of Optometry Breaks Ground on Pediatric Center

Invision: Optometry College Breaks Ground on Pediatric Eyecare Center

Crain’s New York

Crain’s New York: SUNY to open new pediatric eye care center in 2020

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Breaks Ground on Center for Pediatric Eye Care

Telemundo 47: Clínica móvil ofrece servicios de salud en NYC

Vision Monday: Sagnieres, Hood to Receive Honorary Degrees from SUNY Optometry

The New York Times

The New York Times: We Built a (Legal) Facial Recognition Machine for $60

Vision Monday: The NYC Party Scene at Vision Expo East 2019

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry to Honor Dr. Julia Appel as 2019 Alumni of Year at Upcoming ‘Eyes on New York’ Gala

NYMetroParents.com

NYMetroParents.com: SUNY Optometry and SightGlass Vision are Seeking Nearsighted Children for a Clinic Trial

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal: Every Gadget and App Should Have a Dark Mode

Optometry and Vision Science

Optometry and Vision Science: Blue-blocking Filters and Digital Eyestrain

Vision Monday: Eye Care and Eyewear Groups and Professionals Get Ready to Give Back for #GivingTuesday

Vision Monday: Eyes on New York Awards to Honor Regeneron, Drs. Mark and Susan Fromer

Optometry and Vision Science

Optometry and Vision Science: Visual Perception: A Clinical Orientation, 5th ed by Dr. Steven H. Schwartz

PLOS Biology: Gene expression in response to optical defocus of opposite signs reveals bidirectional mechanism of visually guided eye growth

Bronx Times: Eye Care Unlimited still going strong 25 years later

Politico: SUNY Optometry pursuing new ways to diversify (PDF)

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April 29, 2026

SUNY Poly and SUNY College of Optometry Announce New Partnership to Expand Student Pathways and Experiential Learning Opportunities

The agreement establishes a framework for collaboration to expand academic pathways, enhance experiential learning opportunities, and foster faculty and student engagement in areas related to vision care, research, and professional development.

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April 15, 2026

SUNY College of Optometry Foundation Marks 70 Years Shaping Vision Care & Research Nationwide

April 16 Designated as “Founders Day,” Honoring the Opening of the Optometric Center of New York and the Foundation’s Lasting Legacy

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April 10, 2026

Student Wins 2026 Innovator Award with a New Way to Study for Board Exams

Third-year OD student, Jessica Luo, received the 2026 SUNY Optometry Student Innovator Award for her business plan Eye Q – a collaborative and adaptive learning platform to support and connect optometry students preparing for the NBEO exams.

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March 27, 2026

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY ANNOUNCES 2026 HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

Dr. John G. Flanagan and James Winans to be honored for leadership in vision science and community service

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March 24, 2026

CooperVision and SUNY College of Optometry Recognize World Optometry Day at Nasdaq Closing Bell Ringing

New York, NY— CooperVision President Jerry Warner joined CooperCompanies (Nasdaq:COO) President and CEO Albert G. White III in ringing the Nasdaq closing bell on Monday, March 23 in celebration of World Optometry Day, an annual global observance that recognizes the vital role eye care professionals play in promoting healthy vision and advancing eye care. White and […]

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March 20, 2026

Faculty Showcase Research Excellence During Expo Event for State Leaders

Faculty Highlighted New Research in Myopia Management, Pediatric Optometry and Low Vision Albany, NY – SUNY Optometry faculty joined researchers from nearly a dozen SUNY campuses at the SUNY Research Expo in Albany earlier this week. The event was held at the Legislative Office Building and featured a range of research that saves lives and strengthens […]

February 26, 2026

FROM STUDENT IDEA TO CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY

New contact lens for children with eye misalignment highlights College’s role in advancing breakthrough vision care New York, NY — What began as a student innovation at the SUNY College of Optometry is now moving toward a clinical research study — a milestone that highlights the College’s growing reputation as a hub for real-world eye […]

February 17, 2026

New Research Suggests Myopia Could Be Caused By How We Use Our Eyes Indoors

Myopia Study Proposes a New Explanation for Why Near Work and Low Light May Drive Nearsightedness New York, NY — For years, rising rates of myopia — or nearsightedness — have been widely attributed to increased screen time, especially among children and young adults. But new research from scientists at the SUNY College of Optometry suggests the story […]

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