The president of Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity is excited to chip away at preventable blindness. Even before Kirsten Madeline Johnson decided to attend SUNY Optometry, she knew that she wanted to work with Student Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity, which helps bring eye care to people in developing…
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Virtual golden anniversary party to kick off a year of celebration New York, NY— The State University of New York College of Optometry community is gearing up to celebrate 50 years of study and service with a virtual celebration that will launch a year-long commemorative campaign stretching through June 2022…
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Program seeks to guide and inspire underrepresented students to careers in healthcare New York, NY—State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry welcomed more than 100 aspiring optometry students from close to home and abroad to its newly launched Eye-CARE Summer Camp, a three-day program designed to expose…
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Members of the SUNY Optometry college community are expected to use our email system in a manner that respects the needs of others, minimizes unnecessary email messages, and acknowledges the limits of this shared resource. Email should not be used to promote personal business and political views.
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NBC News New York Shares the Story of Kasson Woods and His Recovery Journey Following Viral Social Media Post NEW YORK, NY – This week, following a viral post by Humans of New York detailing the subway assault of Kasson Woods, which rendered him blind, SUNY College Optometry’s University Eye…
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The Optometric Center of New York board member continues to innovate through the power of the press. One of the optometry’s breakthrough thinkers has spent zero days training as an optometrist. Yet, what Marge Axelrad lacks in medical credentials is surpassed by her knowledge of and dedication to the field.…
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Publications Albieri, G., Hue, J., Gleason, S. Cognitive Strategies to Improve Patient Care in Cross-Cultural Settings. Optometric Education 2017, 43: 1 Bittner AK, Seger K, Salveson R, Kayser S, Morrison N, Vargas P, Mendelsohn D, Han J, Bi H, Dagnelie G, Benavente-Perez A, Ramella-Roman J (2017) Randomized Controlled Trial of…
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