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Treating sight-threatening retinopathy using OCTA

Vision Monday

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

20/20 Magazine

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

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

NPRs

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

Vision Monday

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Appoints First Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Invision

Invision: ABB Optical Group Announces Winners of Optometry Student Challenge

AARP

AARP: Should You Get Your Eyes Examined Remotely?

Vision Monday

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

Discover

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

Vision Monday

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

Healio

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

Invision

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

Vision Monday

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

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

Vision Monday

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

Vision Monday

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

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

Healio

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

VisionMonday

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

Healio

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

Vision Monday

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

Vision Monday

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

Harlem World

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 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

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

Politico: Report: Few yeshivas providing substantially equivalent education

Politico

Politico: Cuomo to push proposals to lower prescription drug costs

Vision Monday

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

Harlem World

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

Queens Gazette

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

Invision

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

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

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

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

Telemundo 47

Telemundo 47: Clínica móvil ofrece servicios de salud en NYC

Vision Monday

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

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

Vision Monday

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

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

Vision Monday

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

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

Bronx Times

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

Politico

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

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May 7, 2020

SUNY College of Optometry’s CSTEP Wins $950,000 Grant to Support Underrepresented and Underresourced Students

For Immediate Release: May 7, 2020 Media Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 NEW YORK, NY—With an eye on expanding diversity in optometry practice, SUNY College of Optometry’s Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) won a grant for nearly $1 million to bolster its efforts to support under-represented and economically disadvantaged students. The award was […]

May 5, 2020

SUNY College of Optometry Readies Students for Professional Practice Amid COVID-19

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 New York, NY—Springtime is typically the final stretch for students of all levels at the SUNY College of Optometry as they complete classes, exams, rotations, and prepare to become practicing doctors. But this year, unlike any other, the journey to professional life for these […]

April 29, 2020

Advancing Leadership within Healthcare at the University Eye Center

For Immediate Release: April 29, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 Clinical Administrator Earns Top Honor in Health Management New York, NY—The SUNY College of Optometry University Eye Center (UEC) is pleased to announce that UEC Executive Director and Vice President for Clinical Administration, Liduvina Martinez-Gonzalez, MS, FACHE, has been recently named a Fellow of […]

April 23, 2020

SUNY College of Optometry Admitted Students Day Goes Virtual – Class of 2024 Learns about Life at the College from a Distance

For Immediate Release: April 23, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 New York, NY—Nearly 100 prospective students hailing from 17 states close to home and across the U.S. participated in a virtual version of Admitted Students Day at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry held on April 17. The students represent […]

April 14, 2020

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY HOSTS COVID-19 WEBINARS TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE FELLOW EYE DOCTORS IN TIME OF CRISIS

For Immediate Release: April 14, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 Integrating Telehealth into Optometry Practice Tops the Latest Discussions NEW YORK, NY—Nearly 1,000 eye doctors across the United States and worldwide virtually attended a two-part webinar series entitled, COVID-19 & the Optometric Community, organized by State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry […]

April 6, 2020

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY OPENS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BARBARA SALTZMAN CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC EYE CARE

For Immediate Release: April 6, 2020 Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller, communications@sunyopt.edu, 212-938-5600 State-of-the-Art Facility Dedicated to Pediatric Vision Will Offer Unique Experience for Children and Their Families Amid COVID-19 Response, Center’s Patients Can Access Care Via Telehealth NEW YORK, NY—The State University of New York College of Optometry announced the official opening of the Barbara Saltzman […]

March 30, 2020

SUNY OPTOMETRY UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER LAUNCHES TELEHEALTH PLATFORM IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NYC

Organization Contact: Adrienne Stoller,communications@sunyopt.edu | 212-938-5600 University Eye Care Center Offers Virtual Vision Services to Continue Serving Patients from the Safety and Comfort of their Homes NEW YORK, NY March 30, 2020— The SUNY College of Optometry University Eye Center (UEC) moved quickly to cope with the coronavirus crisis by connecting their providers with patients via […]

March 4, 2020

LONG ISLAND MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS “EYES ON RISING STARS” AWARD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2020 Media Contact: Abdul Sada | asada@skdknick.com | 631.827.5055 Organization Contact: Dawn Rigney | communications@sunyopt.edu |212-938-5600 Founders of Funoogles Recognized for Bringing Creativity to Children’s Eyewear and Helping Children Overcome the Anxiety of Eye Conditions New York, NY—The Optometric Center of New York, the affiliated foundation of the State University of New […]

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In the Press

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

(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

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

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

PCON adds Rett to editorial board

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

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

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?

Why Should You Read Outdoors? Scientific Research Reveals Some Reasons

Vision Monday: SUNY Optometry Appoints First Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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

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: In Service To The Community

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: 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: 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: 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: Living with Blue Light Exposure

Gotham Gazatte: Seeing Healthcare Through a New Lens

Women In Optometry: Congratulations, Class of 2019

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

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

Invision: Optometry College Breaks Ground on Pediatric Eyecare Center

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

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

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: 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)

SUNY College of Optometry’s CSTEP Wins $950,000 Grant to Support Underrepresented and Underresourced Students

SUNY College of Optometry Readies Students for Professional Practice Amid COVID-19

Advancing Leadership within Healthcare at the University Eye Center

SUNY College of Optometry Admitted Students Day Goes Virtual – Class of 2024 Learns about Life at the College from a Distance

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY HOSTS COVID-19 WEBINARS TO SUPPORT AND GUIDE FELLOW EYE DOCTORS IN TIME OF CRISIS

SUNY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY OPENS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BARBARA SALTZMAN CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC EYE CARE

SUNY OPTOMETRY UNIVERSITY EYE CENTER LAUNCHES TELEHEALTH PLATFORM IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NYC