July 2011

Font Size & Viewing Distance On Smart Phones – Students at SUNY Perform Study

July 20th 2011- Congratulations to SUNY Optometry 2013 Students Yuliya Bababekova, Jennifer Hue and Rae Huang and Optometrist Mark Rosenfield, for preforming the study Front Size and Viewing Distance of Handheld Smartphones which was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Optometry. These students really went above and beyond by taking a closer look at …

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New Mobile App by Jobson Internet Solutions – Patients can virtually try on glasses

July 17th 2011 – There’s an App for that! A new App developed by Jobson Internet Solutions will allow people to virtually try-on different eyeglasses and sunglasses of various styles from a range of top designers. The App called EyeTrends, available on iPhone and iPad, will allow users to search for eyewear, try-on, and find …

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Envision Video Competition Winners

The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Envision Video Competition.  This year, awards were given to first, second and third place.  The recipients are: Neal Guymon (SCCO) – First Place ($5,000) Paul Neville (SCCO) – Second Place ($2,500)   Katie Gettinger (UMSL) – Third Place ($1,000) …

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The Special Olympics – Students Making a Difference

Article By: Angelica Delgado – PCO 2014 Video By: Angelica Delgado & Arthur Kim SUNY 2013 This year I had the pleasure to be apart of the NJ Summer Games, which is held annually in the second  weekend of June. The “Special Olympics – Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes” is dedicated to providing quality eye care to …

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Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is planning to open a new optometry school.

It appears that the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is planning to open a new optometry school. The dean of the new school, Dr. Lesley Walls, has been named, and the location of the future program has been announced. The new school will be located at the college’s Lincoln Square Living and Learning …

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What is Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation?

What is Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation? Look to NORA to Find Out By: Carl Garbus, O.D., FAAO The Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association INTL (NORA) was established 20 years ago as an organization to bring together practitioners of all fields that help in the rehabilitation of the patient with traumatic brain injury, stroke or neurological deficits. NORA …

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VEGF Trap-Eye: Time for FDA Approval?

A drug from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. offering a new treatment option for the neovascular form of AMD (age related macular degeneration) has been receiving vast support from the Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee of the FDA, urging the FDA to approve the treatment called Eylea, also known as VEGF Trap-Eye. What’s the big deal …

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