Dr. Harriette Canellos has been an Associate Clinical Professor at SUNY Optometry since 1993. She serves as both the director of the University Eye Center’s Referral Service and the Instructor Record for the fourth-year internship program. Dr. Canellos received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the New England College of Optometry in 1992 and completed her residency at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center in 1993. She supervisors students and residents in the Advanced Care clinics. She has spoken and researched widely about anterior segment diseases. Dr. Canellos is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, member of the American and NY State Optometric Associate and a Diplomate of the American Board for Optometry. She received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2004.
Education
OD, Doctor of Optometry, New England College of Optometry, 1992
Residency/Other Post Graduate Training
Ocular Disease - Boston Veterans Medical Center, 1993
Affiliations
Diplomate, American Board of Optometry - , 2014
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry - , 2003
NY State Doctor of Optometry - , 1992
Awards/Honors
20+ Years of Service to SUNY Optometry, 2014
Community Spirit Faculty Award, 2012
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2004
Professional Experience
Instructor of Record, 4th year Internship Program, SUNY College of Optometry, 2013 - Present
Referral Service Director, SUNY College of Optometry, 2007 - Present
Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Array, 2003 - Present
Associate Clinical Professor, SUNY College of Optometry, 1993 - Present
Clinical Interests
Ocular Surface Disease
Publications
Management of the Geriatric Patient. Clinical Cases in Eye Care Textbook. 2018. , 2018
Use of UBM to Rule Out Solid Iris Tumor. Primary Care Optometry News. 2005, 2005
Multiple calcified deposits along the eyelid margins secondary to chronic renal failure and hyperparathyroidism., Optometry (St. Louis, Mo.) 76 (3): 181-4 181-4, 2005
Sjogren’s Syndrome. Primary Eyecare in Systemic Disease. 2001., 2001
Training the trainer: Developing educators for continuing professional education. Optometric Education. 2000, 2000
Presentations
What’s New and What’s Coming: Anterior Segment. Lecture 2020 , 2020
What’s New and What’s Coming in Optometry, 2020
Dry Eye Breakfast and Learn, 2018 Lecture
Ocular Surface Disease and Your Practice, 2017 Lecture
Surgical Co-Management and Your Practice, 2016 Lecture
Ocular Manifestations of Neurological Diseases, 2016 Lecture
What's New in the Anterior Segment, 2016
Clinical Updates: Management of Anterior and Posterior Segment Disease., 2015 Lecture
Glaucoma Grand Rounds: How would you manage these Cases?, 2015
Current Perspectives on the Posterior Segment and Systemic Disease., 2015 Lecture
Current Perspectives on the Eye and Systemic Diseases: Anterior Segment,, 2014
