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Subject: Please post: Opportunities for Work in Vision Research
Hi Dr. Chan,
Would you please post the following message to CVNet? Thanks!
Best Regards,
J. Feldman, Ph.D.. Associate Dean
SUNY - College of Optometry
1001 East 24th St.
New York, N.Y. 10010 (212) 780-5140
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The Graduate Program at SUNY State College of Optometry offers programs
leading to a Ph.D. or M.S. in Vision Science. Training occurs in a
variety of areas including spatial, motion, color, texture and binocular
vision; clinical psychophysics, ocular biochemistry and physiology,
accommodation, low vision, and many others.
The Graduate Program in Vision Science is designed for individuals holding
a professional degree in a health science or a bachelor's degree. The
Program consists of an active community of research scholars and a diverse
international student body dedicated to all aspects of vision science.
About 24 students are usually enrolled in the program annually.
Students in the graduate program ordinarily work toward a Ph.D. or M.S.
degree in Vision Science. Doctoral students receive a broad background in
the various disciplines that comprise vision sciences, as well as
intensive training in specialty areas selected for dissertation research.
M.S. students receive a broad education in vision science along with basic
training in the methods of scientific research. The program provides an
opportunity for students to participate in both basic and clinical vision
and eye research.
In addition to graduate seminars and faculty mentoring, students enjoy the
benefits of an excellent series of colloquia sponsored by the Schnurmacher
Institute for Vision Research. These colloquia, given by eminent visiting
scientists, expand the student's educational experience and keep the
student abreast of the latest developments in vision science research
Degree Programs
M.S. in Vision Science Program: 60 quarter-hour credits of courses,
seminars and research.
Ph.D. in Vision Science Program: 120 quarter-hour credits of courses,
seminars, and intensive training in selected areas of research
concentration.
O.D./Ph.D. Optometrist Scientist Program: This is a "combined program"
for students enrolled concurrently in both programs.
The Faculty:
There are twenty faculty qualified to participate in the Graduate Program
in Vision Science. Their areas of expertise include visual psychophysics,
visual neuroscience, color perception, spatial vision, motion and texture
perception, accommodation binocular vision, cornea biochemistry, myopia,
and many other areas. For a full listing of faculty and their interests,
please request an application for admission.
The College:
The clinical patient care facility, the University Optometric Center
(UOC), is housed in the same building as the teaching and research
programs. The UOC is the largest not for profit out patient vision care
facility in the U.S., handling over 130,000 patient care visits per year.
It provides optometric diagnostic and therapeutic services in Primary Care
Optometry and Pediatric and Infants Vision clinics as well as specialty
clinics in Contact Lenses, Vision Therapy, Ocular Disease, Low Vision,
and Glaucoma.
Research Environment: Resources and Facilities
Numerous research laboratories, graduate program seminar and teaching
rooms, and various other support areas such as the Harold Kohn Vision
Science library (the largest specialized collection in the U.S.), a
graduate student computer center, an electronics shop, a machine shop, and
a media center, are provided. Because vision science is interdisciplinary
by nature, and because New York City contains a great number of Colleges
and University centers, there is the potential for graduate students to
work with researchers outside the College of Optometry in various
collaborative research projects. The Schnurmacher Institute for Vision
Research was founded in 1983 in response to the growing need for
scientific knowledge on the visual system and methods of improving visual
function. The scientific community within the Institute is engaged in a
wide variety of research projects. The Institute currently sponsors
postdoctoral research fellowss, a colloquium series, and research research
for SUNY faculty projects.
Admission Requirements for the Graduate Program in Vision Science
To be considered for admission to the graduate program, an applicant must
have completed the following requirements:
1) Baccalaureate or professional degree
2) Graduate Record Examination (general aptitude test, institutional code
2897.7)
3) General Biology (including lab) - one year
General Chemistry (including lab) - one year
General Physics (including lab) - one year
General Statistics - one semester
Calculus - one year
4) Demonstrated ability to express oneself clearly in both written and
spoken English. Scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) or the Test of Spoken English (TSE) must be submitted by
applicants whose first language is not English.
5) Letters of recommendation from three professors.
6) Official Transcripts of all college and post-graduate work.
For an application to the GraduateProgram, please write or call: Office of
Graduate programs, SUNY State College of Optometry, 100 E. 24th Street,
New York, NY 10010, (212) 780-5140 or e-mail jfeldman@sunyopt,edu.
The Graduate program can also be accessed via our website:
http://www.sunyopt.edu