“There is always something to learn and when one listens, opportunities arise,” says the Optometric Center of New York board member. More than once in his life, Adam Sheer has taken action that led him down roads that were unimaginable—with payoffs for both himself and others. If it were not…
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He is the founding dean of the Kentucky College of Optometry at the University of Pikeville and will step into the role of executive vice president of College of Health Sciences at Tusculum on January 1, 2018. You could say that Andrew R. Buzzelli, OD, MS is a man who…
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The community outreach coordinator shares the work of the University Eye Center throughout New York City. Many people leave work feeling exhausted. Not Clarissa Burroughs. Her days at the University Eye Center (UEC) are a blur of outreach, phone calls, emails and seemingly endless communication to make the Center’s cutting…
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Amid the hustle of labs, classes and exams, the program offers a calm—and informative—respite. In the caffeine-fueled world of academia, SUNY Optometry decided to nurture student success with something gentler: tea. And thinking. Those are two of the guiding ideas behind T-Chats session, the central component of the Academic, Clinical…
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The Optometric Center of New York trustee shares why she is devoted to her work for the College. Claudia Caruso Rouhana credits her commitment to service to an iconic moment in American history. “This is very corny, but, as a 14 year old, I took President John F. Kennedy’s ‘Ask…
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The 1983 graduate—whose daughter is a 2017 alumna—contributes to the profession by helping others in his field. In a career that spans more than three decades, Mark Feder, OD, has steadfastly pursued one goal: to do work that makes others’ lives better. “Being able to help people and change their…
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Look around you. What do you see? Perhaps a cluttered desk, a living room full of household items, a busy streetscape? Visualize yourself searching that space for your car keys, the television remote control or a speed-limit sign. Now imagine that you suffer from a head injury. You search and…
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Dr. Areke Ogbonna and Dr. John Samssedi spent a month on campus to learn the intricacies of optometric practice in the United States. Members of the SUNY Optometry community may have noticed a few new faces on campus as the Center of International Programs hosted two optometrists from the Nigerian…
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SUNY College of Optometry is proud to present its first Diversity Hackathon. A hackathon is a sprint-like event in which professionals, often including subject-matter-experts, collaborate intensively on solving a specific problem. The Diversity Hackathon will address the lack of diversity in optometry by collaboratively seeking feasible and implementable answers to…
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