CHICAGO – Arol Augsburger, OD, president of the Illinois College of Optometry, was elected vice chairman Augsburger was appointed president of ICO in 2002 and has spearheaded innovative educational, patient Augsburger has served as president of the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO), including He also has held several board offices and served as president of the National Board of Examiners in

Matchinski, a 1995 graduate of ICO, completed a Vision Rehabilitation residency at the Feinbloom Low Since completing her residency in 1996, she has dedicated her career to low vision rehabilitation. She is past president of VOSH/International and VOSH Illinois. Matchinski was appointed by Dean Stephanie Messner, OD, with the approval of ICO President Mark Colip Matchinski’s commitment to advancing care for individuals with low vision,” said President Colip.

the Director of Residency Programs. Why do you think residency is valuable? What do you think draws residents to our clinic? that residency-trained optometrists can just jump in. Not only that, more residency programs and positions are opening.

Messner, O.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, effective January 22, 2027, concluding an has held a variety of leadership roles throughout her tenure, including Primary Care Service Chief, Residency reflects an unwavering dedication to students, faculty, and the profession of optometry,” said ICO President

They are: Nana Owusu, OD '08, President, Casey Hogan, OD '97, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl. ABO, Vice President, and Pete Russo, OD '87, FAAO, Secretary. "I’m proud to be a graduate of one of the premier optometric institutions, and I’m happy to now have The ICO Alumni Council consists of 10 alumni and 2 student leaders. CCLRT and former ICO resident Zanna Kruoch, OD, FAAO, Dipl. Ant. Seg. who achieved Diplomate status!

Aug. 22 to announce the addition of comprehensive vision and eye care services for Stickney township residents “We hope the addition of vision and eye care services makes it easier for residents to access the care Leaders from the IEI and the Illinois College of Optometry, including ICO president Dr. Arol Augsburger, joined Stickney Township Supervisor and Stickney Public Health District Board President

for a future career after optometry school, including owning a private practice, working in corporate settings and pursuing residency opportunities. A current first-year student led us around campus, showing us the clinic, the main building and the residence Wrap-Up After lunch, we reconvened with the admissions team, who set clear expectations and outlined

successful diagnosis, treatment and remediation of visual problems,” says Mark Colip, OD ’92, vice president Chicago-based organizations committed to improving conditions for the city’s low-income, underserved residents Since 2011, the foundation has funded ICO at the level of $100,000 or more per year, in support of ICO

The ICO Low Vision/Ocular Disease residency was exactly what I was looking for: a program that would The mentorship and advice that I received from the faculty during that residency year is something that So, I took that dream of becoming a high school teacher and set my sights on becoming a professor. Luckily for me and the rest of the faculty, ICO students and residents always keep us on our toes! Look at my own journey, my residency is in low vision, but when the opportunity came to teach ocular

ICO's President, Dr. Mark Colip, congratulated Dr. Much of our work involves site visits to both optometry degree and residency programs, so we have had Stephanie Messner currently serves as Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean at the Illinois College She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry where she also completed a residency in Primary Currently, she serves as Chair of the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education and has chaired the Residency

Our faculty and residents have produced 41 posters full of new research. We’ll be in the Orange County Ballroom 1 & 2.

Especially after residency, there are so many opportunities students can pursue. For our residency-trained optometrists, you can work in the VA system, at an OD/MD practice, in the military This site is both an externship and residency site for ICO students, and a unique DoD/VA facility (there highlight the base where I was stationed, which is just north of Chicago and is an externship (and residency