If you live in New York City and are interested in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) the recent funding of a Confucius Institute at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry is good news.

A partnership with the Wenzhou Medical College of Zhejiang province, the institute was opened in early November and caters to SUNY students and faculty, as well as the general public. It provides Chinese-language programs and cultural courses with a special focus on Chinas healthcare system.

The institute is the first entity of its kind to be established at an optometric institution. Cooperation between the two colleges goes back to the 1980s, and has produced many successes, including an emerging model of eye care for the visually impaired.

David Heath, president of SUNY College of Optometry, received the Friendship Award in October, Chinas highest award for foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions.

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