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:Â 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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Whoa! It feels good to be back writing articles! First thing I want to say is that 2nd year is much better than 1st year of Optometry School. The main reason is that I know what to expect and I am overall more knowledgeable about the process of how to learn, study, take a test […]
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Dear Optometrists, Optometry students, and especially Pre-Optometry students, As a little background before you begin reading, I’m a second year student at St. John’s University in the seven year program with SUNY Optometry. I want to introduce to you International Service Learning (http://www.islonline.org/). In short, ISL sends medical and educational volunteer teams to several under-served
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First off we would like to thank all of the optometry students who submitted responses to win the free set of NETTER’S ANATOMY flash cards. We hope that Chad Parks from the Illinois College of Optometry will use them to excel in his anatomy course! Congrats Chad, you are the winner! – Please use the
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Today is our FIRST EVER raffle on OptometryStudents.com – One lucky winner will be receiving a full comprehensive deck of Netters Anatomy Flash Cards– a superb study resource for anyone trying to master anatomy in optometry school. The raffle ends on FRIDAY September 17th 2010 and a winner will be decided shortly after. First, a
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As we have a firm step into a new era of optometry, it is important as a student to remember the importance in becoming the best possible refractionist that you can possibly become.  As I just finished my optometry schooling, I found that at times the art of writing a glasses or contact Rx could
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This is a continuation of Dr. Won’s FIRST article –Insights From Dr. Won So what exactly do I do? I’m an O.D. that works for another O.D. that leases her office within a large optical chain (Lenscrafters in our case). It is a long-established office that has been at the location for 27 years. Neither
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Today we have an urgent news post from NECO Students– Jeff Cohn, Mirage Shah and the OD’s of Massachusetts. We want to encourage all Optometry Students to do a great thing for the profession of optometry- help to get a bill passed that will allow OD’s to treat Glaucoma in the state of Massachusetts. By
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I thought that I knew what optometry was like when I finished my first year of school just a little over a month ago, but I had no idea! Prior to the end of the school year, I was fortunate enough to be elected as a trustee-elect for the American Optometric Students Association (AOSA), the
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What can I do as an Optometrist? That answer is actually quite complex. There are many opportunities available to Optometrists that extend far beyond what most students are familiar with which often includes private practice and retail settings. As the scope of Optometry continues to grow, so do the types of careers Optometrists can choose
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The purpose of this article is to review the first year of optometry school in such a way that will give insight and offer a hand to optometry students entering their first year of optometry school. I am going to explore the quality of life in optometry school during the first year and I will
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