Since opening its doors to the first class of students in 1971, the College has grown to become one of the leading colleges of optometry and vision research centers in the world. The College houses the University Eye Center, one of the largest outpatient vision care clinics in the country, and the Harold Kohn Vision Science Library, the largest vision science library in the country. These resources ensure SUNY students receive the most comprehensive clinical training supported by an outstanding academic education. (Source: About SUNY College of Optometry)
Location: SUNY is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan on Bryant Park and just one block away from Times Square. All classrooms, research facilities, and the library are located in a 298,000 square-foot, 18-story building on 42nd Street. The University Eye Center is also located in the building with several externship sites located around New York City and beyond.
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By: Antonio Chirumbolo SUNY 2013 It is critical to bring your children in for an eye exam early in life. Early detection and intervention is imperative in preventing your children from developing permanent visual complications, and delayed learning and maturation. The American Optometric Association recommends children have their first eye exam at six months of […]
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VSP, the largest non-profit vision care provider in the United States, has in a sense increased its scope of services, by opening an optical dispensary in San Jose, CA, inside the Cisco Campus. Now a direct provider of eyewear, what does this mean for practicing Optometrists? Will the private practice doctors suffer as a result
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The Connecticut Association of Optometry is offering three scholarships to optometric students who come from the state of Connecticut. The scholarship deadline is July 31st, and money will be disbursed in the Fall of 2011. You can find the application here: http://cteyes.org/CMS/customer-files/poptCAOscholarshipapplication2009.pdf
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By: Antonio Chirumbolo, SUNY Optometry 2013 Very exciting news for students attending MCO! In June, the Michigan College of Optometry at Ferris State University will celebrate the grand opening of its new optometry building. The new building will boast features such as a new teaching auditorium, laboratories, vision-care clinic, dispensary, and many other facilities. The
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By: Quy Nguyen SUNY Optometry 2013 Check out this video on the summit! For some time, the New York State Optometric Association (NYSOA) has tried to increase the level of involvement of students graduating from optometry school into organized optometry. There seemed to be a lack of understanding among students as to what the link
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By: Rae Huang SUNY Optometry 2013 For any aspiring OD/MS student or any optometry student interested in scientific research, the annual ARVO meeting is a must. What is ARVO? ARVO is the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, an association that throws an annual meeting where researchers from all around the world who study
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By: Matthew Geller – SUNY Optometry 2013 Warning: The article you are about to read is slightly exaggerated and was written to be comical representation, yet at the same time an authentic expression of the life of a 2nd year of optometry student. Strap on your white clinic coat because you are about to go
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Interviewer: Antonio Chirumbolo – SUNY Optometry 2013 Guest: Sara Jones – SUNY Optometry 2012 Today we have our first ever student interview with Sara Jones of SUNY Optometry. Sara just finished her 3rd year at SUNY and was kind enough to support OptometryStudents.com with this powerful interview about her 3rd year in Optometry school. Some
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“A residency education is a extremely concentrated learning experience and they say that one year of residency is like 5 years out in the field.” We all do it… We search and search the Internet for the best and most up to date information on a specific topic only to come up short, perplexed and frustrated!
Optometry Residencies – Interview With Dr. McGovern of Northport VA Read More »
By: Matthew Geller – SUNY 2013 We all said it during our interviews for optometry school: “Optometry is a legislated profession, and that’s great because it gives me a say in the future of my profession and its direction.” Yet many of us don’t understand what this actually means. How can we take part in
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