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The Illinois College of Optometry is pleased to announce the appointment of Barclay (Bic) Bakkum, D.C., Ph.D., as the new associate dean for academic affairs. Read more

The Illinois Eye Institute (IEI) has launched Chicago Vision Outreach, a pilot initiative that will improve eye care for patients in desperate need. The program will connect optometrists to underserved patients who suffer from vision and eye care problems often caused by chronic illnesses such as diabetes. This community-focused initiative, which will dramatically increase accessibility to eye care to many Chicago residents, is supported by a total of $350,000 in private grants. Read more

The National Optometric Association (NOA) recently awarded its "School of the Year" award to the Illinois College of Optometry at the 42nd NOA Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The award is given to a school that supports NOA's mission to advance the visual health of minority populations and was voted on by NOA members. ICO was specifically recognized for its commitment to recruit minority students to the field of optometry.

ICO congratulates the Class of 2011 for their success in achieving excellence on Part I of the NBEO examination. ICO's pass rate was 97.2%, well above the national average of 92.1% for first-time takers and 85.1% for all takers of the exam. These are outstanding results, and the entire ICO community stands proud.

With graduation a few short days away, ICO’s Class of 2010 began their celebration today during ICO Capstone, an annual event to honor achievements and ready students for commencement. The soon-to-be graduates were joined by ICO faculty, staff, industry representatives, and others to recognize students during the awards presentation. Click here to view the full list of award and scholarship winners.

The results are in! ICO students achieve a pass rate of 97.9% on Part 2 of the NBEO examination, well above the national average of 90.6%.

New Fellow class of 2009 includes 15 ICO grads, 4 faculty members
Academy 2009 Orlando, the annual meeting of the AAO, was attended by 4,513 optometrists, vision scientists, residents, students, and others in the optometric field. 164 new Fellows, of which 15 were ICO grads, were inducted at the annual banquet. Congratulations to:

Illinois College of Optometry Doctors Achieve Fellow Status in the American Academy of Optometry
The Illinois College of Optometry congratulates Drs. Danielle Poole, Karen Squier, Wendy Stone, and Keith Tyler for being inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Optometry on November 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Fellowship in the Academy is an accomplishment that signifies that Drs. Poole, Squier, Stone, and Tyler have exhibited the highest standards of professional competence and patient care. Only, 3,956 optometrists around the world have achieved Fellow status with the American Academy of Optometry. Congratulations!

ICO’s Dr. Maino receives prestigious award October 2009
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development have awarded Dominick M. Maino, OD, MEd. FAAO, FCOVD-A the 2009 A.M. Skeffington Award during their annual meeting in Denver, Co. this past October.

"I am deeply honored and humbled to be included in this distinguished list of researchers, clinicians, teachers, authors and optometrists, said Dominic Maino, OD ’78.