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ICO Makes an Impact at Academy
Students, faculty, alumni and staff representing the Illinois College of Optometry made an impact at Academy 2009 Orlando, November 11-14. From poster presentations to leading workshops to participating in meetings of the Optometric Glaucoma Society and ASCO, ICO extended its mission of providing excellence in optometric clinical education to optometry educators and professionals, as well as students from around the world.
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One of the most notable contributions to Academy 2009 was the collaboration of ICO students, residents and faculty that resulted in 28 poster presentations:
Clear Lens Phacomorphic Glaucoma Demonstrated With Ultrasonography And Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography,
Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Mirijana Dordevic, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Silicone Punctal Plugs As An Adjunctive Therapy To Travoprost 0.004% Ophthalmic Solution in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma And Ocular Hypertension,
Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Sherman Gin Yung Tung, OD, FAAO, Jenny Joo-Won Park, Illinois College of Optometry, Unsun Sarah Jang, Illinois College of Optometry
A Rare Bilateral Presentation Of Posner-Schlossman Syndrome,
Ashley Firby, OD, Eric Conley, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Long Anterior Lens Zonule Trait in African-American First-Degree Relatives,
Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Lens Adherence Related To Contact Lens Overwear,
Shana Brafman, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Improving Comfort For First Time Gp Wearers With The So2clear Lens,
Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline Haro, OD, Private Practitioner, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Utilization Of Digital Imaging in The Assessment Of Students'' Performance On Direct Ophthalmoscopy,
Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Comparison Of Icare® Tonometer To The Tono-Pen® in Children,
Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, FAAO, FCOVD, Erik Ranta, OD, Daniel Hermanson, OD, Colin
Connors, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
A Prospective Study On Diagnosing Optic Nerve Hypoplasia Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph And Fundus Photographs,
Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO, Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry
Correction Of Hyperopia in Children Study (CHICS) Pilot,
Marjean T. Kulp, OD, MS, FAAO, Ohio State University, G. Lynn Mitchell, BS, MAS, FAAO, Ohio State University, Ida Chung, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, State University of New York, Amelia G. Bartolone, OD, FAAO, State University of New York, Wendy Stone, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Eyelid Edema As Presenting Sign Of Nephrotic Syndrome,
Janice M. McMahon, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Rebecca Nichols, OD
Unilateral Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in The Dominant Eye Of a Patient With Anisometropic/Strabismic Amblyopia,
Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD, Illinois College of Optometry, Yi Pang, PhD, OD, FAAO
Cyclic Accommodative Esotropia in a Child With Associated Hippocampus Abnormality,
Megan S. Allen, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Benjamin Ticho, MD, University of Illinois Chicago
Does The Use Of Colored Overlays Affect Reading Rate?,
Kent M. Daum, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Kimberly Betton, BS,
Illinois College of Optometry, Daman Gupta, BS, Illinois College of Optometry
Color Differences Between The 2005 And 2006 Editions Of The Ishihara Color Vision Test,
David Y. Lee, OD, PhD, FAAO, Anne Eng, BSc, Lenna Go, BA, Illinois College of Optometry
Topical Cyclosporine For The Prevention Of Dry Eye Disease: Second Year Of Two-Year Study,
Kaori Asano, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Sanjay Rao, MD, Private Practitioner
Managing Patients With Ocular Surface Disease And Hepatitis C,
Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jeff Horst, OD, Boston VA
Healthcare System, Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Jacqueline
Haro, OD, Private Practitioner
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis in Association With Sarcoid,
Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Renee E. Reeder, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Visualization Of Iriociliary Cyst Using Various Imaging Techniques,
Mindy C. Nguyen, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Venous Stenosis Causing Loss Of Consciousness And Intracranial Hypertension,
Ellen S Shorter, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Keith Tyler, OD, Illinois College of
Optometry
Atypical Maculopathy Associated With Syphilitic Chorioretinitis in The Presence Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus,
Stephanie A. Klemencic, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography in a Case Of North Carolina Macular Dystrophy,
David Castells, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
Atypical Stargardt Disease,
Ashley Firby, OD, Illinois College of Optometry, Mary Flynn Roberts, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Optical Coherence Tomography Of Type 1 Retinal Hamartomas in Tuberous Sclerosis,
Anne Rozwat, OD, Illinois College of Optometry
Inner Retinal Cystic Degeneration Following a Central Retinal Artery Occlusion,
Elizabeth Wyles, OD, FAAO, Leonard V. Messner, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Nicholas Lillie, Illinois College of Optometry
Retinopathy After Myocardial Infarction: Microembolic Retinopathy Revisited,
Bruce A. Teitelbaum, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry
The Relationship Of Macular Pigment Density To Foveal Architecture,
Gary G. Gunderson, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry, Dominick Opitz, OD, FAAO, Jennifer Lin, BS, Kevin Trieu, BS, Katherine Tran, BS, Susan Kelly, PhD,
Multiple Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachments And Oral Bisphosphonate Use,
Michelle Crist, Illinois College of Optometry, Sarah Boulais Klein, OD, FAAO, Illinois College of Optometry



