As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2001
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                                                Registration No. 333-_________

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------
                                    Form S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<S>                                <C>                      <C>               <C>
     New York                       Corning, New York         14831              16-0393470
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Address of principal    (Zip Code)        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)       executive offices)                       Identification No.)
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                             1989 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1998 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             2000 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                             (Full title of the plans)

                            -------------------------

                                William D. Eggers
                    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                              Corning Incorporated
                             Corning, New York 14831
                                 (607) 974-5656
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                Proposed Maximum    Proposed Maximum       Amount of
Title of Securities         Amount Being         Offering Price        Aggregate         Registration
Being Registered            Registered             Per Share        Offering Price(2)         Fee
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<S>                    <C>                       <C>              <C>                   <C>
Common Stock
Par Value
$.50 per share. .  . . .150,000,000 shares(1)    $   21.94        $   3,291,000,000     $    822,750
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(1)  Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be required
     in the event of an  adjustment  as a result of an increase in the number of
     issued shares of Common Stock  resulting from certain stock  dividends or a
     reclassification  of the Common Stock. This registration  statement is also
     deemed to relate to 1,815,130  shares  previously  registered on, and being
     carried forward from, Form S-8 (No.  333-61983) in connection with the 1998
     Stock  Option Plan and 1998  Incentive  Stock Plan with  respect to which a
     registration fee of $16,064 has been paid.

(2)  Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating  the  registration  fee in
     accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h)(i).  The proposed maximum  aggregate
     offering  price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
     common stock on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the consolidated
     transaction reporting system on May 1, 2001.

     In  accordance  with  Rule  429,  the  Prospectus  which  relates  to  this
registration   statement  is  a  combined   Prospectus  which  also  relates  to
Registration Statement No. 33-30815, No. 33-58193 and 333-61983.


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                              EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

     A total of 8,000,000  shares of the Common Stock, par value $.50 per share,
of the registrant, Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
were  registered  pursuant to a  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  File No.
333-61983,  to be issued in connection with the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan
and 1998  Incentive  Stock  Plan (the "1998  Plans").  Of such  shares,  options
covering  1,815,130 with respect to which a registration fee of $16,064 has been
paid, have not been granted under the 1998 Plans and,  pursuant to Instruction E
to Form S-8,  such  shares are carried  forward  to, and deemed  covered by, the
Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8  filed  on or about  the  date  hereof  in
connection  with the  Company's  2000 Stock  Option Plan and its 2000  Incentive
Stock Plan.

                                        1


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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

     The following  documents filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
(the "Commission") (File No. 1-3247) are incorporated herein by reference:

          1.   The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
               31, 2000, of Corning Incorporated ("Corning" or the "Company").

          2.   All other reports filed by the Company  pursuant to Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2000,  consisting
               of the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
               ended March 31, 2001,  Current  Reports on Form 8-K filed January
               25,  2001,  March 19,  2001,  April 18, 2001 and April 26,  2001,
               respectively, and Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed February 23,
               2001.

          3.   The  Registration  Statement  on Form 8-A filed by the Company on
               July 11,  1996 which  contains  a  description  of the  Company's
               Preferred Share Purchase Rights Plan.

     All documents filed by the Company  pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14
and  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  prior to the  filing  of a
post-effective  Amendment which indicates that all securities  offered have been
sold or which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Not Applicable

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

         Not Applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Under the New York Business  Corporation  Law ("NYBCL"),  a corporation may
indemnify its directors and officers  made, or threatened to be made, a party to
any action or  proceeding,  except for  stockholder  derivative  suits,  if such
director  or  officer  acted  in  good  faith,  for a  purpose  which  he or she
reasonably  believed to be in or, in the case of service to another  corporation
or enterprise,  not opposed to, the best interests of the  corporation,  and, in
criminal proceedings,  had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.  In the case of stockholder  derivative  suits,  the  corporation  may
indemnify  a director  or officer if he or she acted in good faith for a purpose
which he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in or,  in the case of  service  to
another  corporation  or  enterprise,  not opposed to the best  interests of the
corporation,  except  that no  indemnification  may be made in  respect of (i) a
threatened  action,  or a pending action which is settled or otherwise  disposed
of, or (ii) any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged
to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in
which  the  action  was  brought,  or, if no action  was  brought,  any court of
competent  jurisdiction,  determines upon  application  that, in view of all the
circumstances  of the case,  the person is fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to
indemnity  for such portion of the  settlement  amount and expenses as the court
deems proper.

     Any  person  who has been  successful  on the  merits or  otherwise  in the
defense  of a civil  or  criminal  action  or  proceeding  will be  entitled  to
indemnification. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless ordered by
a court pursuant to the NYBCL, any  indemnification  under the NYBCL pursuant to
the above  paragraph  may be made only if  authorized  in the specific  case and
after a finding  that the  director  or officer  met the  requisite  standard of
conduct by (i) the  disinterested  directors if a quorum is available,  (ii) the
board  upon the  written  opinion  of  independent  legal  counsel  or (iii) the
stockholders.


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     The  indemnification  described  above under the NYBCL is not  exclusive of
other  indemnification  rights to which a director or officer  may be  entitled,
whether  contained  in the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws  or when
authorized  by  (i)  such  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws,  (ii)  a
resolution of stockholders, (iii) a resolution of directors or (iv) an agreement
providing for such indemnification, provided that no indemnification may be made
to or on  behalf  of any  director  or  officer  if a  judgment  or other  final
adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts
were  committed  in bad  faith or were  the  result  of  active  and  deliberate
dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so  adjudicated,  or that he
or she personally  gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which
he or she was not legally entitled.

     The  foregoing  statement  is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to
Section 715, 717 and 721 through 725 of the NYBCL.

     Article VIII of the registrant's By-Laws provides that the registrant shall
indemnify each director and officer against all costs and expenses  actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any claim,  action,
suit or proceeding  against him by reason of his being or having been a director
or officer of the  registrant to the full extent  permitted  by, and  consistent
with, the NYBCL.

     The  directors  and  officers of the  registrant  are covered by  insurance
policies  indemnifying  them  against  certain  liabilities,  including  certain
liabilities  under the  Securities  Act, which might be incurred by them in such
capacities.

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed

         Not Applicable

Item 8.  List of Exhibits

 5.1     Opinion of Counsel.

23.1     Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

23.3     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA

24.1     Powers of Attorney.

Item 9.  Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1)  To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or sales are
                    being made, a post-effective  amendment to this registration
                    statement:

                    (i)  To include any prospectus  required by Section 10(a)(3)
                         of the Securities Act of 1933;

                    (ii) To  reflect  in the  prospectus  any  facts  or  events
                         arising  after the effective  date of the  registration
                         statement (or the most recent post-effective  amendment
                         thereof)  which,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,
                         represents a fundamental  change in the information set
                         forth in the  registration  statement.  Notwithstanding
                         the  foregoing,  any  increase or decrease in volume of
                         securities  offered  (if  the  total  dollar  value  of
                         securities  offered  would not  exceed  that  which was
                         registered)  and any deviation from the low or high end
                         of  the  estimated   maximum   offering  range  may  be
                         reflected  in the  form of  prospectus  filed  with the
                         Commission   pursuant   to  Rule   424(b)  if,  in  the
                         aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
                         more  than  a  20%  change  in  the  maximum  aggregate
                         offering  price  set  forth  in  the   "Calculation  of
                         Registration  Fee" table in the effective  registration
                         statement.

                                      11-2
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                    (iii)To include any material information with respect to the
                         plan of  distribution  not previously  disclosed in the
                         registration  statement or any material  change to such
                         information in the registration statement;

     Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(l)(i) and (a)(l)(ii) of this section
do not apply if the registration  statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3
and the  information  required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission  by the  registrant  pursuant  to Section 13 or Section  15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  that are  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration statement.

               (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                    Securities Act of 1933, each such  post-effective  amendment
                    shall be deemed to be a new registration  statement relating
                    to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such
                    securities  at that time  shall be deemed to be the  initial
                    bona fide offering thereof.

               (3)  To remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective
                    amendment  any  of the  securities  being  registered  which
                    remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)  The  undersigned   registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for  purposes  of
determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (and,  where  applicable,  each  filing of an
employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report  pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934)  that is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) The  undersigned  registrant  hereby  undertakes  to  deliver or cause to be
delivered  with the  prospectus to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given,  the latest annual  report to security  holders that is  incorporated  by
reference  in  the  prospectus  and  furnished   pursuant  to  and  meeting  the
requirements  of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934;  and,  where  interim  financial  information  required to be presented by
Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus,  to deliver,  or
cause to be  delivered to each person to whom the  prospectus  is sent or given,
the latest  quarterly  report that is specifically  incorporated by reference in
the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.

(d) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such  indemnification  is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for  indemnification  against such liabilities  (other
than the payment by the  registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered,  the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by  controlling
precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question whether
such  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933,  the  registrant,
Corning Incorporated,  a New York corporation,  certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe it meets all the  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,  in the City of Corning,  State of New
York, on the 8th day of May, 2001.


                                 CORNING INCORPORATED  (Registrant)


                                 By     /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                 William D. Eggers, Senior Vice President

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  Registration
Statement has been signed below on May 8, 2001 by the  following  persons in the
capacities indicated:

         Signature                         Capacity
         ---------                         --------

     /S/  JOHN W. LOOSE                    President, Chief Executive
------------------------------             Officer and Director
         (John W. Loose)                   (Principal Executive Officer)


      /S/  JAMES B. FLAWS                  Executive Vice President, Chief
------------------------------             Financial Officer and Director
         (James B. Flaws)                  (Principal Financial Officer)


    /S/  KATHERINE A . ASBECK              Senior Vice President and Controller,
------------------------------             (Principal Accounting Officer)
         (Katherine A. Asbeck)

                   *                       Chairman of the Board
------------------------------
         (Roger G. Ackerman)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John Seely Brown)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John H. Foster)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (Gordon Gund)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John M. Hennessy)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (James R. Houghton)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (James J. O'Connor)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
      (Catherine A. Rein)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
      (Deborah D. Rieman)


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<PAGE>


         Signature                         Capacity
         ---------                         --------


            *                              Director
-----------------------------
     (H. Onno Ruding)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
  (William D. Smithburg)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
    (Peter F.Volanakis)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
     (Wendell P. Weeks)




*By /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS
    -----------------------------
     (William D. Eggers)
      Attorney-in-fact


                                      II-5

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                                                            Page
Number         Description                                         Number
-------        -----------                                         ------

 5.1          Opinion of Counsel
23.1          Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA
24.1          Powers of Attorney


                                      11-6


<PAGE>


                                                                   EXHIBIT 5.1
                                                   May 7, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

Dear Sirs:

          I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Corning Incorporated
     (the  "Company")  and am  familiar  with the  preparation  and  filing of a
     Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration  Statement") under the
     Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect  to an  aggregate  of
     151,815,130  shares of  Corning's  Common  Stock,  $.50 par  value,  (which
     includes  1,815,130 shares registered but not issued in connection with the
     Company's  1998 Stock  Option Plan and 1998  Incentive  Stock  Plan,  which
     shares  are  carried  forward to and  deemed  covered  by the  Registration
     Statement)  which may be issued or sold by the Company pursuant to its 2000
     Stock Option Plan and 2000 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plans")  described in
     the Registration Statement.

          In this connection, I have examined the originals, or copies certified
     to my satisfaction,  of such corporate records of the Company, certificates
     of public  officials and officers of the Company,  and other documents as I
     deemed pertinent as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.

          Based  upon  the   foregoing,   and  having   regard  for  such  legal
     considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that:

          1.   The  Company  is a  corporation  duly  incorporated  and  validly
               existing under the laws of the State of New York.

          2.   The  shares  of the  Company's  Common  Stock  to be  sold by the
               Company pursuant to the Plans,  when issued or sold in accordance
               with the Plans,  will be duly authorized,  validly issued,  fully
               paid and non-assessable.

          3.   The Plans  are not  subject  to the  provisions  of the  Employee
               Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

          I hereby  consent to the  filing of this  opinion as an Exhibit to the
     Registration  Statement referred to above and further consent to the use of
     my name in  "Interests  of Named  Experts and Counsel" in the  Registration
     Statement.

                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                    /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS


<PAGE>


                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.2

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report  dated  January 24,  2001,  relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule,  which appears in Corning
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York

May 3, 2001



<PAGE>


                                                                  EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 15, 2000, appearing in the
Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Corning Incorporated filed on February 23, 2001.




PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA
Milan, Italy

May 3, 2001

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/ ROGER G. ACKERMAN
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Roger G. Ackerman

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1
<PAGE>

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      JOHN W. LOOSE
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John W. Loose


<PAGE>


                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1
                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                           /S/      JOHN SEELY BROWN
                                           --------------------------
                                           John Seely Brown


<PAGE>


                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1
                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      JAMES B. FLAWS
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            James B. Flaws


<PAGE>


                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      JOHN H. FOSTER
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John H. Foster


<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      GORDON GUND
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Gordon Gund


<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                                     /S/      JOHN M. HENNESSY
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     John M. Hennessy



<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.


                                                     /S/      JAMES R. HOUGHTON
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     James R. Houghton


<PAGE>
                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                                     /S/      JAMES J. O'CONNOR
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     James J. O'Connor


<PAGE>
                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                                     /S/      CATHERINE A. REIN
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Catherine A. Rein



<PAGE>
                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                                     /S/      DEBORAH D. RIEMAN
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Deborah D. Rieman


<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
1st day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      H. ONNO RUDING
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            H. Onno Ruding


<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      WILLIAM D. SMITHBURG
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            William D. Smithburg


<PAGE>

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      PETER F. VOLANKIS
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Peter F. Volanakis



<PAGE>
                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------


     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.



                                            /S/      WENDELL P. WEEKS
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Wendell P. Weeks
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2001
================================================================================
                                                Registration No. 333-_________

================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             ----------------------
                                    Form S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                             -----------------------
New York                       Corning, New York         14831              16-0393470
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Address of principal    (Zip Code)        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)       executive offices)                       Identification No.)
1989 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             1998 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                             2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                             2000 INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN
                             (Full title of the plans)

                            -------------------------

                                William D. Eggers
                    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
                              Corning Incorporated
                             Corning, New York 14831
                                 (607) 974-5656
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
                            ------------------------
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                Proposed Maximum    Proposed Maximum       Amount of
Title of Securities         Amount Being         Offering Price        Aggregate         Registration
Being Registered            Registered             Per Share        Offering Price(2)         Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock
Par Value
$.50 per share. .  . . .150,000,000 shares(1)    $   21.94        $   3,291,000,000     $    822,750
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  Plus such indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock as may be required
     in the event of an  adjustment  as a result of an increase in the number of
     issued shares of Common Stock  resulting from certain stock  dividends or a
     reclassification  of the Common Stock. This registration  statement is also
     deemed to relate to 1,815,130  shares  previously  registered on, and being
     carried forward from, Form S-8 (No.  333-61983) in connection with the 1998
     Stock  Option Plan and 1998  Incentive  Stock Plan with  respect to which a
     registration fee of $16,064 has been paid.

(2)  Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating  the  registration  fee in
     accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(h)(i).  The proposed maximum  aggregate
     offering  price is based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
     common stock on the New York Stock Exchange as reported in the consolidated
     transaction reporting system on May 1, 2001.

     In  accordance  with  Rule  429,  the  Prospectus  which  relates  to  this
registration   statement  is  a  combined   Prospectus  which  also  relates  to
Registration Statement No. 33-30815, No. 33-58193 and 333-61983.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

     A total of 8,000,000  shares of the Common Stock, par value $.50 per share,
of the registrant, Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
were  registered  pursuant to a  Registration  Statement  on Form S-8,  File No.
333-61983,  to be issued in connection with the Company's 1998 Stock Option Plan
and 1998  Incentive  Stock  Plan (the "1998  Plans").  Of such  shares,  options
covering  1,815,130 with respect to which a registration fee of $16,064 has been
paid, have not been granted under the 1998 Plans and,  pursuant to Instruction E
to Form S-8,  such  shares are carried  forward  to, and deemed  covered by, the
Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8  filed  on or about  the  date  hereof  in
connection  with the  Company's  2000 Stock  Option Plan and its 2000  Incentive
Stock Plan.

                                        1
PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference

     The following  documents filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission
(the "Commission") (File No. 1-3247) are incorporated herein by reference:

          1.   The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
               31, 2000, of Corning Incorporated ("Corning" or the "Company").

          2.   All other reports filed by the Company  pursuant to Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2000,  consisting
               of the  Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the  period
               ended March 31, 2001,  Current  Reports on Form 8-K filed January
               25,  2001,  March 19,  2001,  April 18, 2001 and April 26,  2001,
               respectively, and Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed February 23,
               2001.

          3.   The  Registration  Statement  on Form 8-A filed by the Company on
               July 11,  1996 which  contains  a  description  of the  Company's
               Preferred Share Purchase Rights Plan.

     All documents filed by the Company  pursuant to Sections  13(a),  13(c), 14
and  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  prior to the  filing  of a
post-effective  Amendment which indicates that all securities  offered have been
sold or which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration  Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents.

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Not Applicable

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

         Not Applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Under the New York Business  Corporation  Law ("NYBCL"),  a corporation may
indemnify its directors and officers  made, or threatened to be made, a party to
any action or  proceeding,  except for  stockholder  derivative  suits,  if such
director  or  officer  acted  in  good  faith,  for a  purpose  which  he or she
reasonably  believed to be in or, in the case of service to another  corporation
or enterprise,  not opposed to, the best interests of the  corporation,  and, in
criminal proceedings,  had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful.  In the case of stockholder  derivative  suits,  the  corporation  may
indemnify  a director  or officer if he or she acted in good faith for a purpose
which he or she  reasonably  believed  to be in or,  in the case of  service  to
another  corporation  or  enterprise,  not opposed to the best  interests of the
corporation,  except  that no  indemnification  may be made in  respect of (i) a
threatened  action,  or a pending action which is settled or otherwise  disposed
of, or (ii) any claim, issue or matter as to which such person has been adjudged
to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in
which  the  action  was  brought,  or, if no action  was  brought,  any court of
competent  jurisdiction,  determines upon  application  that, in view of all the
circumstances  of the case,  the person is fairly  and  reasonably  entitled  to
indemnity  for such portion of the  settlement  amount and expenses as the court
deems proper.

     Any  person  who has been  successful  on the  merits or  otherwise  in the
defense  of a civil  or  criminal  action  or  proceeding  will be  entitled  to
indemnification. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, unless ordered by
a court pursuant to the NYBCL, any  indemnification  under the NYBCL pursuant to
the above  paragraph  may be made only if  authorized  in the specific  case and
after a finding  that the  director  or officer  met the  requisite  standard of
conduct by (i) the  disinterested  directors if a quorum is available,  (ii) the
board  upon the  written  opinion  of  independent  legal  counsel  or (iii) the
stockholders.

                                      II-1
The  indemnification  described  above under the NYBCL is not  exclusive of
other  indemnification  rights to which a director or officer  may be  entitled,
whether  contained  in the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws  or when
authorized  by  (i)  such  certificate  of  incorporation  or  by-laws,  (ii)  a
resolution of stockholders, (iii) a resolution of directors or (iv) an agreement
providing for such indemnification, provided that no indemnification may be made
to or on  behalf  of any  director  or  officer  if a  judgment  or other  final
adjudication adverse to the director or officer establishes that his or her acts
were  committed  in bad  faith or were  the  result  of  active  and  deliberate
dishonesty and were material to the cause of action so  adjudicated,  or that he
or she personally  gained in fact a financial profit or other advantage to which
he or she was not legally entitled.

     The  foregoing  statement  is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference to
Section 715, 717 and 721 through 725 of the NYBCL.

     Article VIII of the registrant's By-Laws provides that the registrant shall
indemnify each director and officer against all costs and expenses  actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of any claim,  action,
suit or proceeding  against him by reason of his being or having been a director
or officer of the  registrant to the full extent  permitted  by, and  consistent
with, the NYBCL.

     The  directors  and  officers of the  registrant  are covered by  insurance
policies  indemnifying  them  against  certain  liabilities,  including  certain
liabilities  under the  Securities  Act, which might be incurred by them in such
capacities.

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed

         Not Applicable

Item 8.  List of Exhibits

 5.1     Opinion of Counsel.

23.1     Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

23.3     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA

24.1     Powers of Attorney.

Item 9.  Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

               (1)  To file,  during  any  period  in which  offers or sales are
                    being made, a post-effective  amendment to this registration
                    statement:

                    (i)  To include any prospectus  required by Section 10(a)(3)
                         of the Securities Act of 1933;

                    (ii) To  reflect  in the  prospectus  any  facts  or  events
                         arising  after the effective  date of the  registration
                         statement (or the most recent post-effective  amendment
                         thereof)  which,  individually  or  in  the  aggregate,
                         represents a fundamental  change in the information set
                         forth in the  registration  statement.  Notwithstanding
                         the  foregoing,  any  increase or decrease in volume of
                         securities  offered  (if  the  total  dollar  value  of
                         securities  offered  would not  exceed  that  which was
                         registered)  and any deviation from the low or high end
                         of  the  estimated   maximum   offering  range  may  be
                         reflected  in the  form of  prospectus  filed  with the
                         Commission   pursuant   to  Rule   424(b)  if,  in  the
                         aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
                         more  than  a  20%  change  in  the  maximum  aggregate
                         offering  price  set  forth  in  the   "Calculation  of
                         Registration  Fee" table in the effective  registration
                         statement.

                                      11-2
(iii)To include any material information with respect to the
                         plan of  distribution  not previously  disclosed in the
                         registration  statement or any material  change to such
                         information in the registration statement;

     Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(l)(i) and (a)(l)(ii) of this section
do not apply if the registration  statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3
and the  information  required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission  by the  registrant  pursuant  to Section 13 or Section  15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  that are  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration statement.

               (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
                    Securities Act of 1933, each such  post-effective  amendment
                    shall be deemed to be a new registration  statement relating
                    to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such
                    securities  at that time  shall be deemed to be the  initial
                    bona fide offering thereof.

               (3)  To remove  from  registration  by means of a  post-effective
                    amendment  any  of the  securities  being  registered  which
                    remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)  The  undersigned   registrant  hereby  undertakes  that,  for  purposes  of
determining  any liability  under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's  annual  report  pursuant to Section  13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  (and,  where  applicable,  each  filing of an
employee  benefit  plan's  annual  report  pursuant  to  section  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934)  that is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) The  undersigned  registrant  hereby  undertakes  to  deliver or cause to be
delivered  with the  prospectus to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given,  the latest annual  report to security  holders that is  incorporated  by
reference  in  the  prospectus  and  furnished   pursuant  to  and  meeting  the
requirements  of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934;  and,  where  interim  financial  information  required to be presented by
Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus,  to deliver,  or
cause to be  delivered to each person to whom the  prospectus  is sent or given,
the latest  quarterly  report that is specifically  incorporated by reference in
the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.

(d) Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers and controlling  persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing  provisions,  or otherwise,  the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such  indemnification  is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for  indemnification  against such liabilities  (other
than the payment by the  registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered,  the registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by  controlling
precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate  jurisdiction  the question whether
such  indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                      II-3
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Act of 1933,  the  registrant,
Corning Incorporated,  a New York corporation,  certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe it meets all the  requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly  caused  this  Registration  Statement  to be signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned,  thereunto duly  authorized,  in the City of Corning,  State of New
York, on the 8th day of May, 2001.

                                 CORNING INCORPORATED  (Registrant)

                                 By     /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS
                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                 William D. Eggers, Senior Vice President

Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,  this  Registration
Statement has been signed below on May 8, 2001 by the  following  persons in the
capacities indicated:

         Signature                         Capacity
         ---------                         --------

     /S/  JOHN W. LOOSE                    President, Chief Executive
------------------------------             Officer and Director
         (John W. Loose)                   (Principal Executive Officer)

      /S/  JAMES B. FLAWS                  Executive Vice President, Chief
------------------------------             Financial Officer and Director
         (James B. Flaws)                  (Principal Financial Officer)

    /S/  KATHERINE A . ASBECK              Senior Vice President and Controller,
------------------------------             (Principal Accounting Officer)
         (Katherine A. Asbeck)

                   *                       Chairman of the Board
------------------------------
         (Roger G. Ackerman)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John Seely Brown)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John H. Foster)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (Gordon Gund)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (John M. Hennessy)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (James R. Houghton)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
         (James J. O'Connor)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
      (Catherine A. Rein)

               *                           Director
------------------------------
      (Deborah D. Rieman)

                                      II-4
Signature                         Capacity
         ---------                         --------

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
     (H. Onno Ruding)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
  (William D. Smithburg)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
    (Peter F.Volanakis)

            *                              Director
-----------------------------
     (Wendell P. Weeks)

*By /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS
    -----------------------------
     (William D. Eggers)
      Attorney-in-fact

                                      II-5
EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit                                                            Page
Number         Description                                         Number
-------        -----------                                         ------

 5.1          Opinion of Counsel
23.1          Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.3          Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA
24.1          Powers of Attorney

                                      11-6
EXHIBIT 5.1
                                                   May 7, 2001

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20549

Dear Sirs:

          I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Corning Incorporated
     (the  "Company")  and am  familiar  with the  preparation  and  filing of a
     Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the Registration  Statement") under the
     Securities  Act of 1933,  as  amended,  with  respect  to an  aggregate  of
     151,815,130  shares of  Corning's  Common  Stock,  $.50 par  value,  (which
     includes  1,815,130 shares registered but not issued in connection with the
     Company's  1998 Stock  Option Plan and 1998  Incentive  Stock  Plan,  which
     shares  are  carried  forward to and  deemed  covered  by the  Registration
     Statement)  which may be issued or sold by the Company pursuant to its 2000
     Stock Option Plan and 2000 Incentive Stock Plan (the "Plans")  described in
     the Registration Statement.

          In this connection, I have examined the originals, or copies certified
     to my satisfaction,  of such corporate records of the Company, certificates
     of public  officials and officers of the Company,  and other documents as I
     deemed pertinent as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed.

          Based  upon  the   foregoing,   and  having   regard  for  such  legal
     considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that:

          1.   The  Company  is a  corporation  duly  incorporated  and  validly
               existing under the laws of the State of New York.

          2.   The  shares  of the  Company's  Common  Stock  to be  sold by the
               Company pursuant to the Plans,  when issued or sold in accordance
               with the Plans,  will be duly authorized,  validly issued,  fully
               paid and non-assessable.

          3.   The Plans  are not  subject  to the  provisions  of the  Employee
               Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

          I hereby  consent to the  filing of this  opinion as an Exhibit to the
     Registration  Statement referred to above and further consent to the use of
     my name in  "Interests  of Named  Experts and Counsel" in the  Registration
     Statement.

                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                    /S/  WILLIAM D. EGGERS
EXHIBIT 23.2

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form S-3 of our report  dated  January 24,  2001,  relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule,  which appears in Corning
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York

May 3, 2001
EXHIBIT 23.3

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated November 15, 2000, appearing in the
Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Corning Incorporated filed on February 23, 2001.

PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA
Milan, Italy

May 3, 2001
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/ ROGER G. ACKERMAN
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Roger G. Ackerman

                                                                  EXHIBIT 24.1
CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      JOHN W. LOOSE
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John W. Loose
EXHIBIT 24.1
                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                           /S/      JOHN SEELY BROWN
                                           --------------------------
                                           John Seely Brown
EXHIBIT 24.1
                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      JAMES B. FLAWS
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            James B. Flaws
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      JOHN H. FOSTER
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            John H. Foster
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      GORDON GUND
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Gordon Gund
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                                     /S/      JOHN M. HENNESSY
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     John M. Hennessy
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                                     /S/      JAMES R. HOUGHTON
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     James R. Houghton
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                                     /S/      JAMES J. O'CONNOR
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     James J. O'Connor
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                                     /S/      CATHERINE A. REIN
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Catherine A. Rein
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                                     /S/      DEBORAH D. RIEMAN
                                                     --------------------------
                                                     Deborah D. Rieman
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed these presents this
1st day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      H. ONNO RUDING
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            H. Onno Ruding
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      WILLIAM D. SMITHBURG
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            William D. Smithburg
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      PETER F. VOLANKIS
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Peter F. Volanakis
EXHIBIT 24.1

                              CORNING INCORPORATED

                           --------------------------

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                           --------------------------

     KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned Director and/or Officer
of Corning Incorporated, a New York corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints
Katherine A. Asbeck,  William D. Eggers and James B. Flaws,  or any one of them,
his true and  lawful  attorneys  and  agents,  in the name and on  behalf of the
undersigned,  to do any  and  all  acts  and  things  and  execute  any  and all
instruments  which the said  attorneys and agents,  or any one of them, may deem
necessary  or  advisable  to enable  Corning  Incorporated  to  comply  with the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any rules,  regulations and requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with
the registration  under the Securities Act of 1933 of shares of its Common Stock
to be offered and sold by Corning Incorporated to its employees and to employees
of  certain  of  its   subsidiaries   pursuant  to  the  2000  Employee   Equity
Participation  Program  comprised  of the 2000  Stock  Option  Plan and the 2000
Incentive Stock Option Plan plus shares of its Common Stock available for option
or grant  shares  from  expired  or  terminated  options,  shares  not earned or
forfeited  and shares  withheld for the payment of taxes under its 1998 Employee
Equity Participation Program,  including specifically,  but without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  the power and  authority to sign the name of the
undersigned in his capacity as Director  and/or Officer of Corning  Incorporated
to one or  more  Registration  Statements  (on  whatever  form or  forms  may be
determined  to be  appropriate)  to be filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in respect of said shares of Common Stock,  to any and all amendments
to the said Registration Statements, including Post-Effective Amendments, and to
any and all  instruments  and documents filed as a part of or in connection with
the said  Registration  Statements or amendments  thereto;  HEREBY RATIFYING AND
CONFIRMING all that said attorneys and agents,  or any one of them,  shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has subscribed these presents this 1st
day of February, 2001.

                                            /S/      WENDELL P. WEEKS
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                                            Wendell P. Weeks