Clinical Optometry

Lensometry What is lensometry? A lensometer measures vergence and prism power amongst other aspects of a lens. If a patient presents a pair of spectacles to you and does not know the Rx of the lenses, a lensometer will enable you to...

  Update 06-13-17: Check out our refreshed Ret article on how to "Step Up Your Retinoscopy Skills"    This is a 'How-To' article for retinoscopy and it is especially useful for first-year optometry students. For...

At SUNY Optometry part of our coursework is shadowing 3rd and 4th year students in the clinic. Keep in mind that the eye care clinic at SUNY Optometry (Optometric Center of New York) is THE LARGEST outpatient vision facility of its kind in...