Work with real patients in the clinic from year 1. In the Clinic Join over 8,000 alumni More connections means better opportunities for your career. Story from Illinois Eye Institute REAL PATIENTS IN A REAL CLINIC Over 85,000 patient visits in our clinic , Illinois Eye Institute, every year. Watch the Class of 2029 White Coat Ceremony at 2:00 pm, August 22, 2026 Watch Live Homecoming 2026 Join us

More About the Program 3rd Year Research Project or Independent Study During your third year, you will Every year, 20-25% of our students focus their project on research. If you participated in the first-year Summer Research Program, you can expand on that research in this Optometry is ever-growing. capstone over $200,000+ is given out in scholarships and awards, this includes several awards for research

Vision The Illinois College of Optometry will be recognized as an innovator in optometric education, patient by fostering life-long learning among our students, faculty and staff and providing evidence-based patient Innovation: through continued creativity and innovation in cultivating intellectual curiosity in education, patient Leadership: develop and empower effective leaders that serve our institution, our patients, our communities graduates with the requisite skills and knowledge to pursue career paths of their choosing and become leaders

Work with real patients in the clinic from year 1. In the Clinic Join over 8,000 alumni More connections means better opportunities for your career. In the Classroom HEAR FROM FACULTY & STUDENTS What is it really like to. . . support real people in a Story from Illinois Eye Institute REAL PATIENTS IN A REAL CLINIC Over 92,000 patient visits in our clinic , Illinois Eye Institute, every year.

We have 38 opthalmic teaching lanes with specialized lighting in two eye labs, individual assessment rooms for clinical testing, five teaching labs with separate preparation space, research labs and a study In addition to providing onsite care for these patients, the Rosenbloom Center features educational outreach The Rosenbloom Center honors a leader in the optometric profession and at the Illinois College of Optometry

These gifts provide both unrestricted support for the college’s operating budget as well as restricted He is an inaugural member and has been a donor for over 25 years. Dr. Leadership Circle Founders' Level Members have made gifts or pledge payments of $1,872 (the year ICO

Opportunities Outreach Summer Opportunities Externships Residency Program If there is one thing that makes us first year. Patient Care Program You will spend third year in Primary Eyecare and specialty clinics like Cornea and Community Commitment Our commitment to the Bronzeville neighborhood (and those neighborhoods that surround us Chicago As one of the largest and oldest optometry schools in the nation, ICO offers externships all over

See Previous Year See Next Year Commencement 2018 On May 19, 2018, the Illinois College of Optometry Arol Augsburger, who will be retiring later in the year. In addition to the below, video footage and pictures can be found on social media using hashtag #ICOClassof2018 Visit Flickr Program Reference the program used during the ceremony. View Program Fun Facts: 154 members in the graduating class 25 states represented 5 Canadian provinces

Patel Fourth year is all clinical. during your second and third year. Primary Optometric Practice (POP) This category teaches the skills used in a comprehensive eye examination Your four-year curriculum: Below is a year-by-year breakdown of the required curriculum. FIRST PROFESSIONAL YEAR Students enter the Clinical Assistant Program and assist patients in making their

See Previous Year See Next Year Commencement 2024 May 18, 2024, ICO held its 181st Commencement for Illinois This year’s graduates came from fourteen different states and four Canadian provinces. 27 of this years Matchinski has authored over 40 scholarly works and lectured nationally and internationally on low vision Visit Flickr Program Reference the program used during the ceremony. in the graduating class 19 states represented 5 Canadian provinces represented; and 7 other nations Over

Since that time 23 scholarships have been awarded to 4th year students.   Each year, the ICO Alumni Council asks 4th year students to submit an essay describing their service Lester Efianayi, OD '21 "Optometry has provided me with a platform, and I will continue to use it to READ ESSAY Kimberly Fazio, OD '21 "I have grown into a professional and a confident leader, all thanks

We have given you the groundwork for all that is to come over winter quarter. There will also be laboratory time devoted to hands-on use of all the medical lasers, including performance year. year. This course will teach you how to prescribe the most commonly used types of contact lenses.