Announcements

As practically every family owns a variety of digital devices, unfortunately, the excessive amount of screen time that comes along with those devices negatively affects our children's vision. This article does a great job describing why screens have become an eye health pandemic.

Research and modern science have made numerous advances, and there's an organization who aims to tackle some of the most challenging conditions that face our children. Documenting Hope is an exciting and innovative team of medical professionals, and we encourage you to watch their videos & learn about what they do.

  Taylor Rado intern from NECO...

Dr. Maryam Nizami is attending the Northeast Vision Conference this Sunday. Dr. Justin Rapp went to Nashville for a scleral lens conference.  ...

Full/Part time positions now available!

Dr. Allie Decker did her minors presentation at SUNY last week. Dr. Decker and Dr. Ngo are going to Academy in San Diego....

This announcement is long in coming. There are lots of wonderful happenings at ECA. Dr. Schulman just came back from a class in Mississippi and loved how they encouraged washing your hands. Dr. Decker and Dr. Ngo came back from NORA in Columbus and learned about vision rehabilitation. Dr. Decker...

Last week my former resident, Aaron Nichols, mentioned to me that I was listed as one of Newsweek’s top optometrists for 2022 and that he had commented on Facebook about my esteemed status. Of course I reviewed the list and was pleased to see some familiar names, over 20 colleagues...

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Association of Certified Orthoptists issued a statement to provide guidance on screening, identifying, and initiating clinical management of visual symptoms in pediatric patients after concussion. According to their statement, specialists...

20/20 eyesight tells us how far you can see at a distance. That's why when you use a Snellen chart or an eye chart, you're asked to read each line in order to see how well you can see different sizes at a specific distance. However, there's some misconceptions about a...

Read Treating the Brain Through the Eyes This is a well-written article about vision therapy that was produced by Canadian optometrists. You can click the link above to read the whole article. If you are someone you know have some interest in vision therapy and what it has to offer, feel...

So you say why do a fellowship In syntonic optometry? You may already have a fellowship in another organization or maybe you feel like it is too daunting of a process. Or there may not seem to be the time to pursue anything other than patient care. That is exactly...

Eyes on Light and Water! - Randy Schulman, MS, OD, FCOVD, FCSO I am grateful to be a part of the College of Syntonic Optometry (CSO) and to have recently attended their annual conference in Nashville, TN. After waiting 2 years, I was grateful for the opportunity to take the...

Our practice supports local charities & even sports groups like Babe Ruth Leagues Inc., where young teenagers get to play baseball competitively with other leagues and develop their athletic skills. http://newenglandbr.website.siplay.com/...

Our doctors went to COVD & enjoyed an incredible week of learning from the very best in vision therapy & neuro-optometric rehabilitation.

Covers a comprehensive array of topics on vision therapy, all in one place. Written and edited by over 50 experts - including Dr. Schulman - with extensive experience incorporating vision therapy concepts successfully into their practices. Dr. Schulman's chapter is on the topic, "Multisensory Assessment in Optometric Evaluation and Treatment."...

Surveying the Scene: Results of the OEPF Online COVID-Related Conditions Survey Eric Hussey, OD • Spokane, Washington Randy Schulman, MS, OD • Trumbull, Connecticut Introduction “Survey says?” So said the host of the television game show “Family Feud” when he needed surveyed answers for a show question to contestants. In...

The College of Optometrists in Vision Development released their latest edition of their magazine including some really interesting articles & the latest in vision therapy research. But, the best article is our very own FCF tester article led by our former resident Aaron Nichols and with assistance from former resident...

Rischel Jo Tabiolo...

Meredith Fridley-Young from MCPHS Amelene Bartlett from Western Andrea Hawryluk from NECO  ...

Meet our new physicians!

I was fortunate enough to have had Dr. Carl Gruning as my eye doctor, doing vision therapy with him in my early teens. He hired me a couple of years later to assist in the office and he was my inspiration for going to optometry school, specifically where he taught,...

We are excited to offer Vivid Vision as part of our visual rehabilitation services. Vivid Vision is an advanced vision therapy software that uses virtual reality to help patients with binocular vision disorders such as amblyopia, strabismus, and convergence insufficiency. Vivid Vision's powerful technology is used to overcome suppression while...

Mahnoush Rafat MCPHS...

Alexander Bennett WUCOAngelica Szeller NECO ...

She's our latest intern from Southern College of Optometry....

Jared Herzberg, our head therapist, for getting COVT certified! Dr. Schulman lectured to SUNY residents on a multisensory model of vision 5/1. Dr. Schulman and former Resident Aaron Nichols published a paper in VDR. Dr. Schulman was published in IDOC's next quarterly. Dr. Schulman presented a few lectures at I...