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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The FDA has approved Lucentis (Ranibizumab) to treat diabetic macular edema as a monthly injection, making it the first drug approved to treat the condition. The 0.3mg one time dosage that has been approved is estimated to cost roughly $1,170. The newly approved drug has been shown to be quite efficacious in improving vision in […]
Lucentis FDA Approved to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema Read More »
NBEO Part III – Clinical Skills Evaluation Summary Administration: Strictly performance and students will not answer any questions. Student candidates will examine a different patient at each of four 30-minute stations, in the performance of 20 clinical skills including injection skills. The exam is administered in one 3.75 hour session. Although this examination primarily measures psychomotor skills, it contains an assessment
NBEO Part III Summary & Guide (with all form download links) Read More »
I remember when I first met Dori at the 2011 Congressional Meeting in Washington D.C. We were at a cocktail affair, I was in a black suit with a vodka cranberry and virtually everyone had a drink in hand. It was a cocktail event in which students and ODs had a chance to meet and
Interview with AOA Immediate Past President Dr. Dori Carlson Read More »
U.S regulatory advisors have backed Lucentis for approval in treatment of diabetic macular edema. The FDA panel recommended the agency to approve a 0.5mg and 0.3mg dose of Lucentis in the treatment of DME. The FDA should decide sometime in August on the approval of the drug for as a treatment option. If approved, Lucentis
Lucentis Backed by FDA Pannel for Extended Approval Read More »
Let me take you back about a year ago… It was early on a Monday morning and I was sitting in vision therapy lab learning the basics of the DEM test, eagerly taking down notes along with the rest of my classmates. I had my glasses on top of my head (I am a low
Harmon Distance: The Key to Comfortable Vision Read More »
July 25th 2012- The message below is an e-mail sent from the NBEO on July 25th 2012 . It contents were not created by OptometryStudents.com and it is directly copy and pasted from the NBEO e-mail with no changes made. It is here to act as an additional notice, resource and alert to the student body
NBEO Part II Registration Opens on August 1st 2012 Read More »
Late in morning as I was walking through the graceful, long and rather quiet hallways of McCormick Place, mixed thoughts were passing through sleep-starved brain of mine. It was much more pleasant here then the hot Chicago rush hour cab rides but fear of being late and even worse reaching the wrong conference hall was
Varilux Optometry Student Bowl 2012, From the Eyes of a SUNY Contestant Read More »
Noble Vision Group was kind enough to reach out to Optometrystudents.com to write a guest blog post regarding social media in the eye care insdustry. See what OS had to say by visiting http://www.noblevisiongroup.com/optometry/social-media-eye-care-industry-optometrystudents-com On behalf of Optometrystudents.com, we would like to thank Jonathan Banasky of Noble Vision Group for giving us this opportunity.
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Whether we are creating the content directly on OptometryStudents.com or linking you to other great content, our job here at OS is to keep students informed and involved. That is why I want to direct you to this great AOA newsletter called “Eyes On The Future” (ETOF) is a quarterly AOA publication that has some really valuable
Eyes On The Future Spring 2012 Edition Read More »
What?! Have I lost my mind?! Well most optometrists would say that having an NPC of TTN is the ultimate convergence a patient can have; however I ask you to think differently. Ok. Let’s take a step back and start from the beginning. As part of your routine entrance tests you take out an accommodative
Near Point of Convergence: To The Nose is Not All You Need to Know! Read More »
