Students, faculty, staff and visitors can also expect a revamped dining experience in the coming weeks

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Roa (ICO), and Negar Sohbati (ICO) Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease Residency But, beyond their specialties SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT To our outgoing residents, we heard from your residency coordinators how well you have A special shout out to all of the residents off-campus: Off-Campus Residencies Noelle Bock (Ketchum)

So we asked them, how do you celebrate your heritage and what do you think makes ICO special? We also asked them what they thought made ICO special.

Rosenbloom Center on Vision and Aging at ICO’s Illinois Eye Institute, established in 2015, to advance specialized

My time at ICO was so special, and it's where I made some of the most meaningful friendships of my life That can involve using all kinds of services, devices and technology. Once we understand their goals, we use our knowledge to help them find the best solutions. I did my first VOSH trip with him to Morocco. Optometry is truly a special field.

How did you become interested in the field of optometry? Salazar treated all kinds of patients. seeing patients and working with students in the lab, I also work in an administrative role as the Specialty Care Educational Coordinator, where I work one-on-one with third- and fourth-year students in specialty In addition, she also works with students as the Specialty Care Educational Coordinator.

of ICO’s annual traditions for the incoming class is the President’s Welcome/White Coat Ceremony, a special

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When did you become interested in optometry? I find great satisfaction in teaching the students, the specialty I've gotten into, and the opportunities I also did a residency at my optometry school to further explore the opportunity of teaching, and that's does an excellent job of producing well-rounded optometrists, since our students are exposed to all specialties We find that we're managing all kinds of complexities.

Block has been a consultant to the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes program since