The Illinois College of Optometry provides a comprehensive educational experience that prepares students for the technologies and modes of practice of tomorrow. The curriculum at ICO is known to be rigorous, but has been designed to give students early patient care opportunities. The curriculum includes:

  • Basic Human Sciences
  • Professional Ethics
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Primary Eye Care
  • Cornea / Contact Lenses
  • Pediatrics / Binocular Vision
  • Low Vision Rehabilitation
  • Ocular Disease
  • Pharmacology
  • Ophthalmic Management of Medical Conditions
  • Ophthalmic Optics
  • Clinical Medicine
  • Physical Examination
  • Evidence-Based Healthcare
  • Optometric Use of Injectable Agents
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