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ICO and IOA are hosting an Open House celebration on Friday, June 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. The event is extra special for those of us at ICO because this year also marks the 140th anniversary of the school. The open house event will be held on the ICO campus, 3241 S Michigan Ave., and includes many unique activities for students, alumni, friends and visitors. Schedule of Events 5:30 pm Welcome from Dr. Arol Augsburger, president of ICO, and Dr. Sandra  Bury, president of the IOA 5:00 – 7:00 pm For you foodies, many ethnic cuisines from around Chicago can be sampled during the Taste of ICO in the campus courtyard. 5:00 – 9:00 pm Interactive campus tours will give you the opportunity to explore our campus and view demonstrations in the “Eyepod,” ICO’s state-of-the-art clinical lab and research facility. Also, if you named a seat in ICO’s newly remodeled Lecture Center, this will be your chance to show off your permanent place in ICO’s history. The latest research from ICO faculty will be showcased in a not- to- be- missed event that includes a specialty dessert bar. For the history enthusiasts, ICO and IOA have rummaged through their respective archives to illuminate events that have helped shape the College as well as the practice of optometry in Illinois. 7:00 -7:30 pm Leadership Circle Reception honoring Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Sarah  Rosenbloom President’s Board Room (by invitation only) 7:30 – 8:30 pm Meet and Greet Reception with ICO Preceptors and Students ICO Gymnasium For more information, please contact us at (312) 949-7080 or alumni@ico.edu.

Requested by popular demand, another SVOSH lens sale will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, April 20 from noon – 2 p.m. Lenses will be offered in multiple materials, with many customization options available for an upcharge. Eyesafe screen protectors for smart phones will also be on sale. Please bring your frames to the tables outside of Room 1201! Orders must be made by ICO students, no exchanges or refunds.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Winter quarter of the 2015-16 school year by achieving a quarterly GPA of 3.5 or better and earning no grade below a B or H (honors) in all third and fourth year patient care courses: 1st Year Ashtiani-Zarandi, Jaa Beaver, Rees Boots, Calvin Boswick, Haley Branch, Brianna Brar, Simran Brown, Brittany Burns, Brianna Carbonaro, Nicole Cerasuolo, Jullian Chu, Lillian Chung, Tristina Cornelius, Morgan Dhaliwal, Shaminder Domagola, Amanda Durias, Griffin Fenske, Heidi Goodfellow, Madison Gregg, Greta Hacker, Scott Harris, Nicole Hasken, Katelyn Janczak, Carissa Jones, Minh Kar, Deepon Kim, Donghyun Kroeker, Hudson Kwan, Katie Lee, Colin McCarty, Steven Mellis, Natascha Molln, Taylor Nguyen, Thanhan Nguyen, Vivian Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Rafool, Jensen Rogers, Sarah Rowe, Alexa Schraufnagel, Abigail Snyder, Heather Sparschu, Lauren Stemberger, Kayla Strang, Andrea Strzelecki, LeAnn Tang, Leannza Tong, Christopher Tran, Nhung Xiao, Elisa Yang, Kia 2nd Year Beasley, Courtney Bedi, Manveen Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Brar, Ekjot Chan, Jessica Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Hiatt, Bradley Hiscock, Julie Hohs, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Nadarajah, Vakishan Nisar, Sara Petitti, Luciana Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Raies, Natalie Sathchakham, Jessica Sin, Victoria Surti, Bianca Thong, Salena Uhlenhopp, Alex VanHouten, Kevin Vasilova, Liliya Wong, Alicia Wright, Justin Zabaneh, Aida Zeeben, Brandon 3rd Year Ahrar, Shari Alai, Afrouz Alexopoulos, Denise Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Burton, Margaret Corbin, Stephanie Cowling, Jessica Daraban, Daniel Esposito, Thomas Fervaha, Manraj Frantz, Bryan Giraldo, Tatiana Gorski, Emily Haider, Amina Hasler, Rachel Heer, Sonia Hutchins, Emily Jacobs, Matthew Jhamb, Sameera Kapadia, Punita Karpuk, Kayla Kaur, Harjot Khatoon, Sabah Klover, Kori Konwinski, Nicholas Lau, Tiffany Lydon, Jennifer Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Moghadam, Christina Pfeiffer, Kevin Piper, Alexandra Reynolds, Renae Rosado, Ariel Sandhu, Jeevan Sarazen, Sean Sasitharan, Mathuraa Schaeffer, David Seibert, Spencer Shabo, Eva Singh, Bobby Thurmes, Amanda Troyer, Erica Velasco, Monique Wang, Helen Waters, Anna Williams, Jenna Wohlers, Megan Woodward, Melissa Yoo, Hye Seon Zimmerman, Ashley 4th Year Anderson, Elisabeth Baghdady, Reham Banas, Jeff Bandali, Kiran Been, Travis Boyle, Brad Calderon Ramirez, Lui Castans, Kylie Caudill, Eryn Chan, Adrienne Chawla, Harshpreet Choe, Susan Chokshi, Anjlee Chun, Hae Congdon, Elizabeth Cooper, Danielle Cullen, Stephanie Cunas, Jessie Davies, Sara Dean, Emily Dong, Jonathan El Moghrabi, Nancy El Moghrabi, Roula Emer, Benjamin Encarnacao, Cayley Fierro, Matthew Fisher, Claire French, Richard Gabreski, Scott Gray, Fraser Hadziahmetovic, Maja Haghani, Sara Hammang, Laurel Jaros, Joelle Keding, Amy Khan, Majid Kinch, Alicia Klein, Julie Koskey, Jenna Kulick, Jessica Kumar, Angela Kuta, Jacquelyn Kwan, Ryan LaLiberte, Stephanie Lei, Andrew Lundberg, Rachel Mangat, Ramneek Masheli, Niloufar McHenry, Paul McHugh, Caitlyn McLaughlin, Mallory Minnix, Julie Morris, Jeremy Mubeen, Sana Nguyen, Dan Nissan, Ramina Panchal, Naiya Patel, Eva Patel, Jaymeni Patel, Shruti Penny, Michael Petkov, Zory Porter, Ashley Quan, Steven Randhawa, Harneet Reuter, Kyle Richie, Abigail Rosenberg, Jamie Scanlon, Brianne Seaman, Bryan Sodhi, Poonam Solomon, Stratton Steinberg, Olivia Steinhauer, Brian Tam, Sally Varney, Kelly Vuong, Joanna Wilczek, Margaret Wozny, Natalie Zahir, Soha

South Side School-Based Vision Clinic Announces Positive Impact of Comprehensive Eye Exams on Students’ GPAs, Math Test Scores CHICAGO, March 15, 2016 – A study conducted by the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Elementary School and Chicago Public Schools showed a statistically significant improvement in student GPAs and math test scores after students received comprehensive eye exams and glasses. IEI at Princeton, a partnership between the Illinois Eye Institute and Chicago Public Schools, is celebrating its fifth anniversary on March 17, having served more than 31,000 students. IEI at Princeton assists students who are unable to receive comprehensive eye exams after failing school vision screenings. As part of this commitment, the clinic studied its patients to determine if there was any positive impact on academic performance following an eye exam and distribution of eyeglasses. The results of the study indicate a small yet significant effect on students’ GPAs and math test scores after visiting the clinic. “We see a lot of children with significant vision problems, and since many are referred by their teachers or counselors, we knew that many of them also were struggling academically,” said Sandra Block, OD, ICO professor and medical director. “The results of this study demonstrate the difference that comprehensive eye exams can make in students’ academic lives, which in turn sets them up for greater success in the future.” The study included assessment of 14,663 CPS students who visited the clinic between January 2011 and January 2014. Study findings include: Of the students seen at the clinic, 15 percent had moderate to severe uncorrected refractive error. These patients showed significantly higher GPAs following their visit. The improvements in GPA were larger than those observed in students without severe vision problems. Students who visited the clinic when they were in grades 3-4, or when they were in high school, experienced greater gains in math test scores than students who first visited in grades 5-7. IEI at Princeton, which is housed in a now-closed CPS school, sees a variety of students, including those who are referred from the school teacher/counselor, failed a vision screening, have broken or lost their glasses, are in the process of being assessed for special education needs, are in need of a comprehensive eye exam for entrance into CPS, or have been identified by a parent as having possible vision issues. Students can be bused to the clinic from their school or brought into the clinic by their parents. The Illinois Eye Institute is able to offset the cost to students through the generosity of several foundations and through in-kind donations from the Illinois College of Optometry. Every student who needs glasses receives them. “We are pleased that IEI at Princeton has helped so many students realize their academic potential by providing comprehensive vision exams,” said Dr. Block. “However, their exam really is just the start of a lifetime of healthy eyes. It’s important that parents and teachers encourage children to wear their glasses or replace lost or broken glasses, so they can continue to learn and grow. Healthy eyes really are the window to a healthy life.” IEI at Princeton is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an on-site event on March 17. More information about IEI at Princeton can be found at www.ico.edu. About the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Elementary School The IEI at Princeton Elementary School is the largest school-based vision clinic in the nation, with 13 examination lanes. A partnership with Chicago Public Schools, this clinic – located inside Princeton Elementary School, which was closed by CPS in 2009 – opened in 2011 and provides needed eye health and vision care to thousands of underserved CPS students. Services the clinic provides include eye exams, vision therapy, visual information processing testing, optical coherence tomography, anterior and posterior segment photos and eye-movement testing. The clinic is staffed by a medical director, attending staff doctors, three customer service associates, four opticians and between 55-65 Illinois College of Optometry students performing clinical care each academic quarter. ICO optometrists and residents oversee the ICO students. The program is currently funded through Medicaid reimbursements for approximately 80 percent of the population and private grants from the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, Alcon, the Polk Bros. Foundation, Michael Reese Health Trust, Grant Health Care Foundation and a few other local and regional foundations dedicated to improving children’s health and academic success. For a complete list of supporting organizations and individuals, visit www.ico.edu. Contact: Samantha Frost or Rebecca Raudabaugh L.C. Williams & Associates 800-837-7123 or 312-565-3900 sfrost@lcwa.com or rraudabaugh@lcwa.com Jenni Gaster Sopko Illinois College of Optometry 312.949.7412 jsopko@ico.edu

NAGAP is the premier organization for graduate enrollment management professionals, representing all graduate-type programs nationwide. Ms. Johnson has distinguished herself as a leader within NAGAP over several years of increasing involvement. She served as National Conference Chair for 2 consecutive years prior to her new title. We congratulate Teisha on her achievements, and are honored to have her representing ICO across the world. Click to read NAGAP’s official announcement.

The Fellowship of Christian Optometrists is having a raffle for the upcoming Guatemala mission trip in February. The raffle will be located in the foyer outside of Lecture Hall 1201 from 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. from Tuesday, December 8 through Thursday, December 10. There are some great prizes planned, including: Brookfield Zoo Family Admission Package for 6 people 2 Outfield tickets to a Chicago White Sox in May/April 2016 2 tickets to any Chicago Wolves game during the upcoming season 1 KMK NBEO study guide book (If you bought one already, you can get reimbursed for the book if you win) 4 tickets to the Laugh Factory $25 gift card for Lou Malnati’s Guided Wine Tour and Wine Tasting for 10 people at Lynfred Winery 2 $25 gift cards for Matthews Bookstore Proceeds will go toward reading glasses and sunglasses for the mission trip. It is a great opportunity for you to get involved and support a worthy cause.

Get in the spirit of the season by sending a candygram to a friend! Today through December 9, ICO students, faculty, and staff can purchase candygrams for delivery. Packages are $1.25 each or six for $5. They include chocolate and a personalized message from the sender. All money raised will go toward future Multicultural Association events, including the popular Culture Show. Purchases can me made in the lobby outside of the Business Office. Candygrams will be delivered to mailboxes and offices shortly before holiday break. Have fun spreading holiday cheer!

Maintaining healthy eyes is essential for a healthy life. This is the important message we are now working to convey through an organization called the Eye Health Life Health Coalition. This is a new collaboration between healthcare, social service, and community business leaders dedicated to advancing awareness of the importance of eye health. The Coalition is chaired by our very own Nancy DeMaso, Senior Director of Illinois Eye Institute Administration. The Coalition launched a Healthy Eyes for a Healthy Life campaign to educate people about the link between eye health and overall health, including how eye tests can detect chronic health problems like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. The ICO Communications team, in partnership with L.C. Williams & Associates, developed creative elements including CTA advertisements and a website. Additionally, media outreach is planned to reach the medical community as well as underserved populations in Chicago with the message that eyes really are the window to general well-being. For information about the Coalition, please visit  www.eyehealthlifehealth.com.

The group that dreamed up the electrifying “Men of ICO” calendar has just announced a new art project. YOU can get involved! The 2016 calendar will be designed by ICO’s most creative students, residents, faculty and staff. The concept is simple but broad: When you think of ICO, what comes to mind? Submissions must be original works and can be in any form- fine art, photographs, collages, etc. The organizers will compile the submissions and select which will be featured in the 2016 calendar. If interested, submit original creative works to Meghan Murray (mmurray@eyedoc.ico.edu) by: Friday, November 20th. Good luck!

The Chicago Blackhawks aren’t the only team that brought a Cup home to Chicago! Congratulations to the ICO Private Practice Club, honored this month with the 2015 Preston Cup. The Student Optometric Leadership Network gives this award to a private practice or practice management organization that goes “above and beyond” in a given year. Members voted after seeing a video presentation on key Private Practice Club events at ICO. The prize was presented in Sacramento, California at the 2015 SOLutioN Conference. ICO is deeply proud. Thank you to all students in the Private Practice Club, including former President Sara Davies, ’16, and current President Casey Wilgenbusch, ’17, for such hard work and passion.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring quarter of the 2015-16 school year by achieving a quarterly GPA of 3.5 or better and earning no grade below a B or H (honors) in all patient care courses: Second Year Bedi, Manveen Bendicion, Eric Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Chan, Jessica Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Haugen, Trey Heisler, Melissa Henriksen, Mark Hiatt, Bradley Hohs, Kathryn Hopkins, Greigham Jansen, Samantha Javed, Faiza Karovic, Tatjana Kennedy, Jenna Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Leung, Kevin Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Mitchell, Courtney Nadarajah, Vakishan Naidu, Jason Nisar, Sara Pacheco, Sarah Paragas, Melissa Patel, Neil Peloquin, Christian Phan, David Pudjowargono, Andrew Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Roma, Maria Sahota, Sheran Sandhu, Sandeep Saras, Hussam Sathchakham, Jessica Sawyer, Talitha Shao, Serena Sherdil, Raihana Sherman, Zachary Sidhu, Ranjodh Surti, Bianca Takahashi, Kirie Thong, Salena Trinh, Cindy Uhlenhopp, Alex Vang, Ka Zoua VanHouten, Kevin Vezinaw, Chloe Weidner, Megan Wong, Alicia Wright, Justin Yee, Andrea Yoon, Lauren Zabaneh, Aida Zeeben, Brandon Third Year Alexopoulos, Denise Arneson, Gretchen Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Brandt, Alexandra Brenart, Robert Burton, Margaret Chahine, Ryan Chan, Trina Choe, David Choo, Michelle Cowling, Jessica Daraban, Daniel Dennis, Erica Enns, Kelly Esposito, Thomas Fervaha, Manraj Fowles, Megan Frantz, Bryan Fulton, Tyler Gao, Cindy Giraldo, Tatiana Gorski, Emily Grainger, Lauren Hanmer, Sarah Harris, Marni Hartnett, Meghan Hasler, Rachel Heaslip, Allison Heer, Sonia Hernandez, Joel Hok, Nicole Hui, Wing Yin Hutchins, Emily Jacobs, Matthew Jhamb, Sameera Karpuk, Kayla Kaur, Harjot Khan, Sadaf Kim, Bosung Klein, Steven Klover, Kori Kosowski, Marco Kothari, Payal Lafreniere, Julie Low, Michelle Lydon, Jennifer McNamara, Stephen Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Moghadam, Christina Ngo, Lananh Pfeiffer, Kevin Phung, Y Nhu Pietruszka, Matthew Reeves, Cassie Reynolds, Renae Rosado, Ariel Rosenthal, Bethany Sasitharan, Mathuraa Schaeffer, David Seibert, Spencer Sheth, Rina Singh, Bobby Soder, Katelyn Tai, Aaron Thurmes, Amanda Vehab, Senija Velasco, Monique Wang, Helen Waters, Anna Wilgenbusch, Casey Williams, Jenna Wohlers, Megan Woodward, Melissa Yoo, Hye Seon Zimmerman, Ashley Fourth Year Ahmed, Umema Anderson, Elisabeth Baghdady, Reham Bandali, Kiran Boettcher, Brittany Boyle, Brad Castans, Kylie Caudill, Eryn Chan, Adrienne Chawla, Harsh Chun, Hae Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Dean, Emily El Moghrabi, Roula Encarnacao, Cayley Fickbohm, Macy Fisher, Claire Fridman, Alla Gagnon, Erica Gami, Yesha Ganesh, Ranjini Hadziahmetovic, Maja Haghani, Sara Hake, Amanda Hammang, Laurel Han, Mengli Hanneman, Angela Ibrahim, Fatima Jaros, Joelle Jawdi, Ammar Keding, Amy Khan, Majid Kinch, Alicia Klein, Julie Koskey, Jenna Kusek, William Kuta, Jacquelyn LaLiberte, Stephanie Lam, Hara Locy-Fowler, Chelsea Lodhia, Hina Masheli, Niloufar McHugh, Caitlyn McLaughlin, Mallory Minnix, Julie Paek, Helen Panchal, Naiya Patel, Eva Patel, Jaymeni Petkov, Zory Powell, Kimberly Pukhovich, Irina Quan, Steven Roghair, Christopher Rosenberg, Jamie Seaman, Bryan Solomon, Stratton Steinberg, Olivia Steinhauer, Brian Szwajca, Gabrielle Tam, Sally Thomas, Jacie Varney, Kelly Vuong, Joanna Wozny, Natalie Yang, Qian Yi, Eunice Graduate Allenstein, Curran Auyeung, Michelle Badyal, Kevin Batalo, Dillon Berger, Ryan Blood-White, Christi Bohn, Briana Broek, John Bromann, Gretchen Brown, Janelle Bugajski, Christopher Burtch, Robert Carlson, John Carr, Natalie Chan, Jaime Choi, Joann Choi, Young Choy, Alexander Dave, Forum Delano, Richard Doan, Thanhtrinh Doyle, Brian Endres, Chase Fernandes, Noelda Finch, Ashley Gill, Paramvir Green, Katherine Hammond, Paul Hemann, Susan Howell, Aundrea Hui, Ian Jass, Ryan Katsikos, Ashley Kiekhafer, Logan Kitzmann, Eric Koutnik, Edward Kruthoff, Christopher Kwan, Stephanie Kwon, Michelle Lam, Verissa Larson, Christian Le, Vy Lemburg, Emily Marquez, Mark Matz, Milana Menos, Jonathan Metz, Caitlin Minhas, Harpreet Moen, Garrett Morales, Allison Murphy, Sasha Nguyen, Xuan Nguyen Patel, Archna Patel, Shreya Patin, Sarah Peachey, Tayler Polster, Samantha Puka, Lisjen Purdy, Rose Rice, Samantha Richards, Kimberly Ritter, Andrew Rogers, Jenna Russell, Michael Saeli, Samuel Samuels, Michael Santilukka, Pearl Satchithanantham, Nir Schad, Jason Schaefer, Angella Servi, Michael Shahi, Avjit Siblani, Leila Smith, Preston Sorenson, Emily Spalding, Melissa Spoula, Melissa Swenson, Jami Tang, Joanne Tholen, Ashley Toader, Maria Tobyne, Anne Tran, Thuong Tsiganenko, Yana Tylka, Barbara Unruh, Sierra Uppal, Jasandeep Walsh, Elizabeth Watkins, Blaine Weinfurter, Cassandra Wong, Lisa Wu, Patrick Zielinski, Patricia

ICO: Reverspective "Our Favorite Space" The study of optometry is most often used in a clinical setting. However, the inner workings of our eyes, brain, and visual system can affect how we see fine art. Some creative ICO students are building an illusion that tricks the eye. It’s called reverspective. Chido Munjanganja ‘15, Sepideh Omidghaemi ‘15, and twin sister Saeideh Omidghaemi are using reverspective to connect art with science. Reverspective, or “reverse perspective,” uses math to confuse our brains’ perception. An image is drawn on a three-dimensional surface. The surface itself is built toward our eyes, while the painted imagery moves away from us. The sections of the picture that appear furthest away are actually closest to our eyes. Thus, every brush stroke must be carefully calculated. The result is a striking scene that appears to move when we do. As an artistic technique, reverspective was discovered and perfected by Patrick Hughes. The science behind the method is still being explored. ICO’s own Dr. Susan Kelly believes that our brains choose the “most sensible perception-“ movement, in this case- even when the painting remains static. The final product is truly fascinating. Sepideh, Saeideh, and Chido’s painting will feature scenes from the Illinois College of Optometry- the lecture center, clinic, library, and views of Chicago. The piece will be on display starting May 13, 2015. It will remain at ICO after graduation, for future students to ponder and enjoy. In The News Chicago students use optical illusions to trick the brain – WGN-TV, May 13 Optometry College Painting Gives a Different Perspective – ABC 7 News, May 13 Blue-and-Black Dress Illusion Inspires Twins’ Art on How our Eyes Trick Us – DNAinfo Chicago, May 14