SUNY Optometry Awards More than $125,000 to 40 Students at Annual Scholarship Presentation Total Annual Scholarship and Grant Support Exceeds $500,000 helping students become Optometrists **More Photos Available Here** NEW YORK, N.Y. (November 8, 2019) – As part of their commitment to helping students achieve their professional goals and meet…
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NEW YORK, February 11, 2019 — SUNY Optometry third-year student Christian Crespo received the 2019 Student Innovator Award following the College’s fourth annual competition on February 8. Mr. Crespo presented a 3D printed retinoscope design to help address refractive error blindness around the world. He believes access to more affordable…
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ALBANY, April 24, 2019 – State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today presented 210 SUNY students from across the state, including SUNY Optometry’s Kyra Dorgeloh, with the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, at the Albany Capital Center. The Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was created in…
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Graduation has been a long time coming for Christienne Aure. “My time in optometry school hasn’t been the smoothest. There have been quite a few times where I felt like I wasn’t going to make it,” she admits. From grieving the loss of her father to being hospitalized for appendicitis,…
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2019 Contact: Office of Communications, communications@sunyopt.edu SUNY College of Optometry Celebrates GivingTuesday with #EyeGive, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement *View Thank You Video Here* *Photos Available Here* New York, December 5, 2019 – This GivingTuesday, which took place on December…
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NEW YORK, February 26, 2019 – The SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Association has named Dr. Julia Appel its 2019 Alumna of the Year. The 1991 graduate will be recognized during the 16th annual Eyes on New York Awards Celebration at Cipriani 42 in New York City on Friday, March 22.…
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In October, 2015 several members of the SUNY College of Optometry community took part in a broad discussion on the changing nature of health care and its affect on optometry and optometric education. That discussion was edited into a podcast which can be listened to below Taking part…
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