UHCO Awarded National Grant

UHCO Awarded National Grant

The American Optometric Association Foundation announced UHCO has been awarded a grant through the 2018 Healthy Eyes Healthy Children (HEHC) Community Grant Program. The “See Clearly Now” Project will provide grant funding to Dr. Rebekah Montes and her colleagues to promote awareness of vision issues and ocular health within an underserved community by highlighting the importance […]

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Third Year NECO Student and Partnership Team at Codman Square Health Center Receives Grant to Develop Sustainable Models for Vision Screenings and Follow-Up Care

Third Year NECO Student and Partnership Team at Codman Square Health Center Receives Grant to Develop Sustainable Models for Vision Screenings and Follow-Up Care

Ms. Julie Alejandro, a third year optometry student, is part of the research team at the Codman Square Health Center that was awarded the 2018 Boston Children’s Hospital Community Partnership Fund (CPF). The CPF identifies and funds projects from community-based programs or organizations that seek to “improve the health and well-being of children and families” […]

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SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez Receives 2019 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry

SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez Receives 2019 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry

SUNY Optometry associate clinical professor Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez has received the 2019 Career Development Award from the American Academy of Optometry. The Academy will provide a maximum of $50,000 in direct costs per year for up to two years, potentially renewable once for a total of up to four years of funding. The College will […]

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New Textbook: Clinical Cases in Eye Care edited by SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Mark Rosenfield, et al.

New Textbook: Clinical Cases in Eye Care edited by SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Mark Rosenfield, et al.

SUNY Optometry professor Dr. Mark Rosenfield has edited a new textbook, Clinical Cases in Eye Care (Wolter Kluwer, October 2018) with Dr. Denise Goodwin, Pacific University, and Dr. Eunice Myung Lee, Southern California College of Optometry. The textbook provides more than 120 clinical case examples to illustrate the current scope of primary eye care practice. […]

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SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center Study Helps Secure FDA Nod for New Imaging Tech

SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center Study Helps Secure FDA Nod for New Imaging Tech

SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center sits at the intersection of government-, foundation- and industry-sponsored research to advance vision care for all. One of its latest projects is set to change the way doctors diagnose and manage ocular abnormalities. The Heidelberg OCT-VIS Study, conducted from April 2018 to August 2018, led to 510(k) clearance from the […]

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SUNY Optometry Students Join VOSH International Mission to Grenada

SUNY Optometry Students Join VOSH International Mission to Grenada

SUNY Optometry’s student chapter of VOSH International (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) traveled to Grenada this July to help provide eye exams to 1,286 Grenadians alongside optometrists from the organization’s North Carolina chapter. Many patients visit VOSH vision clinics every year and rely on these services for their eye care. “We could not be more […]

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