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ICO Residency Class of 2012-2013
For more information about ICO’s residency programs, please contact the program coordinator or Dr. Janice Jurkus, ICO’s residency director, at
jjurkus@ico.edu or 312.949.7248
the residency provides the Resident with the expertise and confidence to treat complex and unusual clinical patients.
The goal of ICO’s residency program is to provide advanced competency in eye care through education, scholarship and patient care. We have fully accredited residency programs on campus in Binocular Vision and Pediatric Optometry, Primary Care and Ocular Disease, Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease, and Cornea and Contact Lenses. Our affiliate programs, which are located off campus, are in the areas of Ocular Disease and Low Vision Rehabilitation, Corneal and Refractive Surgery, Anterior Segment Disease and Contact Lenses. Two new affiliate programs have been added this year: Primary Care and Vision Rehabilitation at the Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Health Care System and Primary Care and Ocular Disease at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.
Interested in learning more about what it's like to be an ICO resident? Dr. Ryan Corte offers a first-hand perspective. Additionally, the following links provide detailed information about ICO's residency options including program overview, number of positions available, and salary and benefits.
On Campus Residency Programs
Binocular Vision and Pediatric Optometry Residency
Illinois College of Optometry/Illinois Eye Institute
Cornea and Contact Lenses Residency
Illinois College of Optometry/Illinois Eye Institute
Professional Eye Care Center
University of Chicago
Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease Residency
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Spectrios Institute for Low Vision
Illinois College of Optometry/Illinois Eye Institute
Primary Care and Ocular Disease Residency
Illinois College of Optometry/Illinois Eye Institute
Affiliate Residency Programs (located off campus)
Anterior Segment Disease and Contact Lenses Residency
Davis Duehr Dean
Corneal and Refractive Surgery Residency
Minnesota Eye Consultants
Ocular Disease and Low Vision Rehabilitation Residency
Jesse Brown VA Medical CenterHines Hospital
NEW: Primary Care and Ocular Disease
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
NEW: Primary Care and Vision Rehabilitation Residency
Minneapolis Veteran Affairs Health Care System
