Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Assistant Professor of Optometry; Biomedical and Vision Sciences Curriculum Coordinator Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7096 Email: abandstra@ico.edu All Faculty Megan S. Allen, OD, FAAO Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Thomas Collins, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD, MA, FAAO Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie S. Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Reneta Simeon, OD, FAAO Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? As a student at ICO, I valued the academic standards upheld by the college as well as the clinical complexity provided at the Illinois Eye Institute. Joining the ICO community as a faculty member has allowed me to continue learning as both a scholar and an educator. Biography After earning her bachelor's degree at Trinity Christian College, Dr. Bandstra received her Doctor of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry. She continued her education at ICO, completing a residency in pediatric optometry and binocular vision. Following her residency at ICO, Dr. Bandstra practiced in the private sector for three years at a family practice in Chicago with an emphasis on pediatric eye care and vision therapy. She now works full time at ICO as an Assistant Professor in the Pediatric Department while also seeing patients in private practice one day a week. Special Interests Pediatrics/Binocular Vision, Vision Therapy, Myopia Control Education Trinity Christian College Illinois College of Optometry Experience Lyons Family Eye Care (Chicago, IL) SoLo Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery (Chicago, IL) Awards & Honors Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, Member Gold Key International Optometric Honor Society, Member Tomb and Key Honor Society, Member Dr. Henry J. Luckhardt Memorial Award Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Clinical Excellence Award Professional Organizations Fellow, American Academy of Optometry Member, American Optometric Association Member, Illinois Optometric Association Member, College of Optometry in Vision Development Publications

Louise Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Louise Sclafani, OD Louise Sclafani, OD Clinical Associate Professor of Optometry Email: LSclafani@ico.edu Part Time Faculty Kaori Asano, OD Eric Baas, OD Stephen Beckerman, OD, FAAO Pamela Boyce, OD Grace Castells, OD Kara Crumbliss, OD Robert Donati, PhD Helen M. Gabriel, OD, FAAO Colleen Govekar, OD David Gurka, PhD, MD Dennis Ireland, OD, M Ed Karina Langle, OD Taryn Majewski, OD Michelle K. Man, OD, FAAO, FSLS Joseph McCray, OD Erik Mothersbaugh, OD, FAAO Catherine Niermann, OD, MS, FAAO Nathan Okano, OD Mary Flynn Roberts, OD Rahnuma Saiyed, OD, FAAO Louise Sclafani, OD Shmaila Tahir, OD Alex Tan, OD Bruce Teitelbaum, OD Michael Zost, OD Why ICO? Biography Louise A. Sclafani, OD, FAAO , FSLS ’89 ICO, served as Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Optometric Services at University of Chicago from 1993-2017. Her main interests include contact lenses, corneal disease, and surgery co-management. She applies her experience of challenging hospital based care as Vice President of Professional Affairs for SynergEyes and continues to see patients at SoLo Eyecare, a private practice in Chicago and at the Illinois College of Optometry where she trains optometry interns. She has held leadership roles in the American Optometric Association including Illinois State President and Chair of the Cornea and Contact Lens Section. She was awarded the status of Diplomate by the American Academy of Optometry CCLRT and serves as Vice Chair of the Section. She’s a Fellow of the Scleral Lens Society and Associate Member of the International Society of Contact Lens Specialists. She was selected by Review of Optometry as one of the Top 10 Females at the Forefront of Optometry and is founding member of GLOW, Global Ophthalmic Women. Special Interests Education Experience Awards & Honors Professional Organizations Publications

Grace Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Grace Castells, OD Grace Castells, OD Email: GCastells@ico.edu Part Time Faculty Kaori Asano, OD Eric Baas, OD Stephen Beckerman, OD, FAAO Pamela Boyce, OD Grace Castells, OD Kara Crumbliss, OD Robert Donati, PhD Helen M. Gabriel, OD, FAAO Colleen Govekar, OD David Gurka, PhD, MD Dennis Ireland, OD, M Ed Karina Langle, OD Taryn Majewski, OD Michelle K. Man, OD, FAAO, FSLS Joseph McCray, OD Erik Mothersbaugh, OD, FAAO Catherine Niermann, OD, MS, FAAO Nathan Okano, OD Mary Flynn Roberts, OD Rahnuma Saiyed, OD, FAAO Louise Sclafani, OD Shmaila Tahir, OD Alex Tan, OD Bruce Teitelbaum, OD Michael Zost, OD Why ICO? Profile not available. Biography Special Interests Education Experience Awards & Honors Professional Organizations Publications

Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Professor of Optometry; Director of Residency Programs Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7336 Email: callison@ico.edu All Faculty Megan S. Allen, OD, FAAO Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Thomas Collins, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD, MA, FAAO Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie S. Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Reneta Simeon, OD, FAAO Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? ICO is the school that can provide a fantastic clinical education. The diversity of our patients makes every day unique and challenging. Biography Dr. Allison received her undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, and received her Doctorate of Optometry from the State University of New York College of Optometry. She completed a residency program in binocular vision and pediatric optometry at the ICO. She is currently a professor at ICO teaching laboratories in the pediatric curriculum, and is also the program coordinator of the binocular vision/pediatric optometry residency program. She works with patients at the Illinois Eye Institute, a private practice in Chicago, and at a clinic associated with the Chicago Public Schools. Dr. Allison is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), and an American Academy of Optometry Diplomate in Binocular Vision, Perception and Pediatric Optometry, and a Distinguished Scholar and Fellow in the National Academies of Practice. She is the clinical director for the Illinois Special Olympics Lions Club International Opening Eyes Program, as well as a regional clinical advisor for this program. Dr. Allison is a Past-President of both the College of Optometrist in Vision Development and the Illinois Optometric Association, as well as being the BVPPP Section Chair for the AAO. She has published numerous articles, and given many presentations and lectures both nationally and internationally. Special Interests Pediatric optometry, vision therapy, special populations Education SUNY College of Optometry, OD University of Notre Dame, BA Experience Illinois College of Optometry Awards & Honors 2020 President's Award, COVD 2010 The President’s Volunteer Service Award from the Corporation of National & Community Service 2009 Special Olympics 10 Years of Dedication 2008 Advocacy Leadership Award from the AOA Congressional Advocacy Conference 2007 Special Spirit in China Award from Special Olympics 2003 Gold Medal Award from the Special Olympics Illinois 2003 Special Friend Award from the Special Olympics Illinois 2001 College of Optometrists in Vision Development Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Vision Professional Organizations Fellow, Past President, COVD Diplomate, AAO Member, AOA Member, Past President, IOA Member, World Council of Optometry Publications Allison CL. Review and Case Report: Presentation: Exotropia; Diagnosis: Coats’ Disease, Journal of Optometric Vision Development, Vol.30, Fall 1999. Curran B, Allison CL. Yoked Prisms: Clinical Uses in Optometric Practice, Journal of the Illinois Optometric Association, Vol.59, Spring 2001. Goodfellow G, Allison CL, Schlange D. Unusual Eye Movements in a Patient with Complex Partial Seizure Disorder, Optometry- Journal of the American Optometric Association, Vol. 73, March 2002. Allison CL. Visual Form Constancy- A Genetic Deficit? Journal of Optometric Vision Development, Vol. 33, Fall 2002. Allison CL, Jensen JR. Decreased Perceptual Skills in a Child with Head Trauma, Journal of Optometric Visual Development, Vol. 34, Fall 2003. Bonilla-Warford N, Allison CL. A Review of the Efficacy of Oculomotor Vision Therapy in Improving Reading Skills, Journal of Optometric Visual Development, Vol. 35, Summer 2004. Allison CL. How You Should Examine Infants and Toddlers, Review of Optometry, February 15, 2005, Vol 142 No 2. Re-printed in Canadian Journal of Optometry, January 2006, Vol 68. Allison CL. Treatment Options for Non-Refractive Conditions, Review of Optometry, May 15, 2005, Vol 142 No 5. Allison CL. Eyedentifying Your Patients Efficiency Problems, Christine L. Allison, Review of Optometry, June 15, 2005, Vol 142 No 6. Daugherty KM, Frantz KA, Allison CL, Gabriel HM. Evaluating Changes in Quality of Life after Vision Therapy Using the COVD Quality of Life Outcomes Assessment. Optom Vis Dev 2007; 38(2):75-81. Allison CL, Gabriel HM, Schlange D, Fredrickson S. An Optometric Approach to Patients with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Optometry, Vol 78, No 12, December 2007. Allison CL, Gabriel HM, Schlange D. Diagnosing and Managing Functional Visual Complications After Brain Injury, Optometry, Vol 79, No 2, February 2008. Allison CL. Turning an Eye on Vision, Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation, August 2008, Vol 17, No 8, p. 53-6. Allison CL. Optometric Think Tank, Optometric Education, Vol 34 (2), Winter 2009 p. 47 -9. Allison CL. Proportion of refractive errors in a Polish immigrant population in Chicago. Optometry and Vision Science, Vol 87, No 8, August 2010. Pang Y, Allison C, Frantz K, et al. A Prospective Pilot Study of Treatment Outcomes for Amblyopia Associated with Myopic Anisometropia. Archives of Ophthalmology 2012 (online Jan. 9). Pang Y, Goodfellow G, Allison C, Block S, Frantz K. A prospective study of macular thickness in amblyopic children with unilateral high myopia, Invest Opthalmol Vis Sci, 10-5550, Nov 2010. Allison CL. Proportion of refractive errors in a Polish immigrant population in Chicago. Optometry and Vision Science, Vol 87, No 8, August 2010. Allison CL, Gabriel HM, Schlange D. Diagnosing and Managing Functional Visual Complications After Brain Injury, Optometry, Vol 79, No 2, February 2008. Allison CL, Gabriel HM, Schlange D, Fredrickson S. An Optometric Approach to Patients with Sensory Integration Dysfunction, Optometry, Vol 78, No 12, December 2007. Daugherty KM, Frantz KA, Allison CL, Gabriel HM. Evaluating Changes in Quality of Life after Vision Therapy Using the COVD Quality of Life Outcomes Assessment. Optom Vis Dev 2007;38(2):75-81. Allison CL. Treatment Options for Non-Refractive Conditions, Review of Optometry, May 15, 2005, Vol 142 No 5. Allison CL. How You Should Examine Infants and Toddlers, Review of Optometry, February 15, 2005, Vol 142 No 2. Re-printed in Canadian Journal of Optometry, January 2006, Vol 68. Bonilla-Warford N, Allison CL. A Review of the Efficacy of Oculomotor Vision Therapy in Improving Reading Skills, Journal of Optometric Visual Development, Vol. 35, Summer 2004. Allison CL, Jensen JR. Decreased Perceptual Skills in a Child with Head Trauma, Journal of Optometric Visual Development, Vol. 34, Fall 2003. Allison CL. Visual Form Constancy- A Genetic Deficit? Journal of Optometric Vision Development, Vol. 33, Fall 2002. Goodfellow G, Allison CL, Schlange D. Unusual Eye Movements in a Patient with Complex Partial Seizure Disorder, Optometry- Journal of the American Optometric Association, Vol. 73, March 2002.

Home • Alumni • 150 Years • Class of 2020s Leave a Legacy at Illinois College of Optometry Giving Initatives Your Impact at ICO Make a Gift Gift Planning Welcome Class of 2020s As we celebrate our 150 years of education and research, patient care, and service to our community, we also celebrate you as an integral part of ICO's legacy. Revisit Homecoming Homecoming 2022 September 9 - 11, 2022 Give all Year! Get Involved ICO is Social! Follow ICO's Facebook Follow ICO's Instagram Make a Gift You choose how you want your dollars spent at ICO. Patient care, student scholarship, event sponsorship and many more options are available. Explore More Take A Survey Let us know how you'd like to connect with ICO and update us on your life! Go to Survey Remember the Year: 2020 President: Cost of Gas: Donald Trump $2.17 per gallon Billboard Year-End #1 Single: “Blinding Lights” The Weekend Chicago's Talk of the Town: First Chicago death due to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) Bobby Rush reelected (2020) Lake Shore Drive changed to Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive (2021) Walk Down Memory Lane Revisit some milestone moments we've captured on Flickr! View Flickr Album

Stephanie Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Stephanie Adams, OD, PhD Stephanie Adams, OD, PhD Assistant Professor of Optometry Email: sadams@ico.edu Part Time Faculty Kaori Asano, OD Eric Baas, OD Stephen Beckerman, OD, FAAO Pamela Boyce, OD Grace Castells, OD Kara Crumbliss, OD Robert Donati, PhD Helen M. Gabriel, OD, FAAO Colleen Govekar, OD David Gurka, PhD, MD Dennis Ireland, OD, M Ed Karina Langle, OD Taryn Majewski, OD Michelle K. Man, OD, FAAO, FSLS Joseph McCray, OD Erik Mothersbaugh, OD, FAAO Catherine Niermann, OD, MS, FAAO Nathan Okano, OD Mary Flynn Roberts, OD Rahnuma Saiyed, OD, FAAO Louise Sclafani, OD Shmaila Tahir, OD Alex Tan, OD Bruce Teitelbaum, OD Michael Zost, OD Why ICO? ICO's greatest strengths are its comprehensive curriculum and complex patient population, both of which create strong student clinicians. At IEI we consider the entire patient including refractive error, binocular vision, ocular health, and systemic disease. Biography After earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Adams obtained her OD/PhD dual degree through New England College of Optometry and Boston University, conducting research on the protein expression of novel genetic associations with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. With an interest in ocular pathology, Dr. Adams then completed a residency at the West Roxbury Boston VA Hospital. At ICO she served as an assistant professor and clinical faculty member from 2019-2022. Presently Dr. Adams continues to collaborate in clinical research at ICO and conducts remote clinical enhancement sessions with students. Special Interests Ocular and neurological disease, educational research, technology-based innovations in teaching Education University of Central Florida B.S New England College of Optometry OD Boston University PhD West Roxbury VA Boston Healthcare System, Ocular Disease Residency Experience 2022-present Vancouver Vision Clinic, Vancouver, WA 2019-present Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, IL 2018-2019 West Roxbury VA Hospital, Boston, MA Awards & Honors The National Association of VA Optometrists (NAVAO) Resident Scholarship, 2018 National Board of Examiners in Optometry Certificate of Commendation, 2014 Professional Organizations Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry Optometric Physicians of Washington Illinois Optometric Association Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry Publications Optometric Education 2020; 46(1). A Novel Approach to Clinical Education through Distance Learning. Stephanie L. Adams OD PhD & Elizabeth Wyles OD FAAO. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2019;68(1):357-365. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180977. Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase-B3 risk allele implicated in Alzheimer’s disease increases odds for brain infarcts. Sarah C. Conner, Laurent Benayoun, Jayandra Himali PhD, Stephanie L. Adams PhD , Qiong Yang, Charles DeCarli MD, Jan Blusztajn, PhD, Alexa Beiser PhD, Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Ivana Delalle, MD, PhD Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2019;68(1):357-365. doi: 10.3233/JAD-180977. Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase-B3 risk allele implicated in Alzheimer’s disease increases odds for brain infarcts. Sarah C. Conner, Laurent Benayoun, Jayandra Himali PhD, Stephanie L. Adams PhD , Qiong Yang, Charles DeCarli MD, Jan Blusztajn, PhD, Alexa Beiser PhD, Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Ivana Delalle, MD, PhD Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2018; 63 (4): 1433-43. doi: 10.3233/JAD-171065. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 1 (ACVRL1/ALK1) Expression in the Rat and Human Hippocampus: Decline in CA3 During Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Stephanie L. Adams , Laurent Benayoun, Kathy Tilton, Tiffany Mellott, PhD, Sudha Seshadri, MD, Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn, PhD, and Ivana Delalle, MD, PhD Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 2017; 60 (1): 43-56. doi: 10.3233/JAD-170459. Methionine sulfoxide reductase-B3 (MsrB3) protein associates with synaptic vesicles and its expression changes in the hippocampi of Alzheimer’s disease patients. Stephanie L. Adams , Laurent Benayoun, Kathy Tilton, Olivia R. Chavez, MS, Jayandra J. Himali, PhD, Jan Krzysztof Blusztajn, PhD, Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Ivana Delalle, MD, PhD Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2016, 75 (8) 779-790. Subcellular Changes in Bridging Integrator 1 Protein Expression in the Cerebral Cortex During the Progression of Alzheimer Disease Pathology. Stephanie L. Adams , Kathy Tilton, James Kozubek MS, Sudha Seshadri MD, Ivana Delalle, MD PhD.

Shmaila Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Shmaila Tahir, OD Shmaila Tahir, OD Assistant Professor of Optometry Email: STahir@ico.edu Part Time Faculty Kaori Asano, OD Eric Baas, OD Stephen Beckerman, OD, FAAO Pamela Boyce, OD Grace Castells, OD Kara Crumbliss, OD Robert Donati, PhD Helen M. Gabriel, OD, FAAO Colleen Govekar, OD David Gurka, PhD, MD Dennis Ireland, OD, M Ed Karina Langle, OD Taryn Majewski, OD Michelle K. Man, OD, FAAO, FSLS Joseph McCray, OD Erik Mothersbaugh, OD, FAAO Catherine Niermann, OD, MS, FAAO Nathan Okano, OD Mary Flynn Roberts, OD Rahnuma Saiyed, OD, FAAO Louise Sclafani, OD Shmaila Tahir, OD Alex Tan, OD Bruce Teitelbaum, OD Michael Zost, OD Why ICO? ICO offers students an excellent and rewarding education. Our unique clinical challenges gives students the ability to manage any case with confidence once in practice. The breadth of our faculty expertise and patient profile gives students a best in class experience for those who want the very best education. Biography Dr. Tahir received her Doctor of Optometry from The Illinois College of Optometry. Following graduation she completed a residency in Pediatrics/Binocular Vision at ICO. Dr. Tahir has worked in private and commercial settings before becoming faculty in 2002 at ICO. She is a part time assistant professor and sees patients in the Pediatric department at the Illinois Eye Institute. Special Interests Pediatrics, Vision Therapy Education Experience Awards & Honors Polly Flink Eastland Memorial Award COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Professional Organizations Publications High School Students’ Understanding of Optometry as a Profession Presented at AAO conference in Orlando, FL 2019 Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics of Congenital Simple Hamartoma of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Presented at AAO conference in Anaheim, CA 2016 Differentiating Features of Congenital versus Acquired Optic Nerve Pits Utilizing Different Topographical Methods Presented at AAO conference in Denver, Colorado 2006 Hypoplastic Disc: Case report and Review Presented at AOA conference in Las Vegas, NV, June 2006 Sturge Weber Syndrome without Facial Angioma Presented at the AAO Conference in San Diego, CA, Dec 2005 Head Turn, Hemianopic Field Defect and the Use of Yoked Prism Presented at the AAO Conference in Tampa, FL, Dec 2004

Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7188 Email: rzoltosk@ico.edu All Faculty Megan S. Allen, OD, FAAO Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Thomas Collins, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD, MA, FAAO Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie S. Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Reneta Simeon, OD, FAAO Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? My transition to ICO was a rough one. I had never done any teaching or research related to the eye and felt as if I had landed in a foreign country without really knowing the language. When I was hired to teach biochemistry, I was not even confident I knew why optometrists needed to know biochemistry. By the end of my first week here, I had learned why they needed to know it, but it took me a bit longer to be able to convey those important ideas to the students. At the end of my second year, I was given the opportunity to attend a course designed to assist medical educators in becoming better instructors. I turned my course on its head, and I finally enjoyed teaching by using cases to help the students see the value of what they were learning. About the same time, I was fortunate to find some colleagues in the Chicago lens research community to accept me into their lab and my research found a new meaning as well. More recently, I have been able to bring some of that research back into ICO so that I am now more able to combine my research and teaching, as I set out to do so many years ago. Students at ICO have not only the educational/clinical community to gain experiences from, but they also have the larger Chicago community. ICO offers programs that strive to increase cultural awareness and diversity within the school and the clinic, as well as vision screenings, health clinics, and tutoring programs that allow the students to reach out to our neighbors in Bronzeville, as well as across the Chicagoland area. It is the diversity, not only in our clinic, but also in our student body, that makes ICO an unending educational experience. Biography While completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Zoltoski fell in love with research. Her early experiences in sleep anatomy research led her to pursue a PhD in pharmacology and neurosciences at Wake Forest University. In her postdoctoral training positions at University of California, San Diego, and Brock University, she realized she wanted a career where she could combine teaching and research. She came to ICO in 1997 to teach biochemistry, with courses in neuroanatomy and evidence-based health care to be added later. She also has established an active research laboratory working with clinicians on a wide variety of topic ranging from dry eye to vision therapy. Her main focus has been changes in lens ultrastructure with age and accommodation, for which she has received federal funding to pursue this research. Her background has provided her with the training necessary to add this important component to ICO. She has been fortunate enough to mentor more than 100 students, and feels that her research is successful today in large thanks to the excellent clinicians as well as her students at ICO. Special Interests Lens form and function and how it changes with age and accommodation, nutrition, aberrations, dry eye and vision therapy. Education 1993 University of California, San Diego, Sleep/Pharmacology Postdoctoral Fellow 1989 Wake Forest University, PhD 1985 University of Pennsylvania, BA Experience 1997-present Illinois College of Optometry 1994-1997 Brock University 1993-1994 San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center Awards & Honors 2009 Excellence in Education Award, Illinois College of Optometry Alumni Council 1998-2000, 2004 Teacher of the Year, First Year Professional Students Professional Organizations Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology International Society for Eye Research Publications Frantz, K.A., Elston, P., Templeman, C.D., and Zoltoski R.K. (2011). Comparison of Fixation Disparity Measured by Saladin Card and Disparometer. Optom Vis Sci 88: E733-41. Nowak, R.B., Fischers, R.S., Zoltoski, R.K., Kuszak, J.R., and Fowler, V.M. (2009). Tropomodulin 1 is required for membrane skeleton organization and hexagonal geometry of fiber cells in the mouse lens. J Cell Biol 186: 915-28. Chung, J., Berthoud, V.M, Novak, L.A., Zoltoski, R.K. I’ Heinobrunn, B., Minogue, P.J., Liu, X., Ebihara, L., Kuszak, J.R., and Beyer, E. C. (2007). Transgenic overexpression of connexin 50 induces cataracts in mice. Exp Eye Res 84: 513-28. Tang, Y., Lliu, X., Zoltoski, R.K., Novak, L. A., Herrera, R., Richard, I, Kuszak, J.R., and Kumar, N.M. (2007). Calpain 3 disruption delays cataract formation in á3 connexin 46 knockout mouse lens. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 48: 2685-94. Kuszak, J.R., Mazurkiewicz, M., Jison, L.R.A., Madurski, A., Ngando, A., and Zoltoski, R.K. (2006). Quantitative analysis of animal model lens anatomy is related to fiber structure and organization. Vet Ophthalmol 9,5: 266-280 Kuszak, J.R., Mazurkiewicz, M., and Zoltoski, R.K. (2006). Computer modeling of secondary fiber development and growth: I. Nonprimate lenses. Mol Vis 12: . Kuszak, J.R., Zoltoski, R.K., Tiedemann, C.E. (2004). Development of lens sutures. Internat J Develop Biol 48: 889-902. Kuszak, J.R., Zoltoski, R.K., Sivertson, C. (2004). Fiber cell organization in crystalline lenses. Exper Eye Res 78(3): 673-687. Al-Ghoul, K.J., Kirk, T., Kuszak, A.J., Zoltoski, R.K., Shiels, A., and Kuszak, J.R. (2003). Lens structure in MIP deficient mice. Anat Rec 273A(2): 714-730. Sandilands, A., Prescott, A.R., Wegener, A., Zoltoski, R.K., Hutcheson, A.M., Masaki, S, Kuszak, J.R., and Quinlan, R.A. (2003). Knockout of the intermediate filament protein CP49 destabilises the lens fibre cell cytoskeleton and decreases lens optical quality, but does not induce cataract. Exper Eye Res 76(3): 385-391. Gross, S. M., Zoltoski, R.K., Cornick, M.L., and Wong, K.K.W. (2000). Student self-assessment of professional communication skills at the Illinois College of Optometry. Optom Ed 25(4): 107-115. Rosengren, K. J. and R. K. Zoltoski (2000). HIV, AIDS and universal precautions: The optometry curriculum’s effect on students’ knowledge, attitudes and implementation. Optom Ed 25(3): 74-81. Kushida, C. A., Zoltoski, R. K. and Gillin, J. C. (1995). The expression of m1-m3 muscarinic receptor mRNAs in rat brain following REM sleep deprivation, NeuroReport, 6, 1705-1708. Zoltoski, R. K., Velazquez-Moctezuma, J., Shiromani, P. J. and Gillin, J. C. (1993). The relative effects of selective M1 muscarinic antagonists on rapid eye movement sleep, Brain Res, 608, 186-190. Block, S. M., Barnes, K. D. and Zoltoski, R. (1991). Central alpha-1-adrenergic control of vasopressin secretion in newborn lambs, Pediatr Res, 30, 50-54. Avakian, E. V., Dunlap, III,C.E., Zoltoski, R. K. and LeRoy, M. R. (1987). Effects of chronic cocaine administration on cardiac beta-receptor concentration in rats, Proc West Pharmacol Soc, 30, 299- 301.

Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Associate Professor of Optometry Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7323 Email: jmcmahon@ico.edu All Faculty Megan S. Allen, OD, FAAO Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Thomas Collins, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD, MA, FAAO Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie S. Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Reneta Simeon, OD, FAAO Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? ICO is an institution with an ongoing dedication to student success. Adept, informed, well-rounded students become optometric colleagues who build the future of our profession. Biography Dr. McMahon graduated from SCO in 1998, completed a primary care residency at ICO in 1999, and began full time employment as an ICO faculty member immediately afterward. She has been involved in multiple services and areas of practice, with her current emphasis on primary care and ocular disease. She spent several years as part of a community clinic externship site and also several years in the pediatric outreach program. Dr. McMahon has been a didactic and laboratory instructor in the areas of clinical skills, ocular emergencies, ophthalmic optics, and injections. Among her other professional responsibilities, she has been an AOA committee chair/member as well as chair/member of the Illinois optometry board. Special Interests Primary Eye Care Education 1999 Illinois College of Optometry Primary Care Residency 1998 Southern College of Optometry, OD Experience 1999-present Illinois College of Optometry Awards & Honors 2009 Editor’s Commendation, Optometry 2003 ICO Clinician of the Year Professional Organizations Fellow, American Academy of Optometry Member, American Optometric Association Member, Illinois Optometric Association Publications Characteristics of angle recession and traumatic glaucoma patients presenting to an urban optometric practice. AAO, October 2020. Serial complications in herpetic uveitis. AOA, June 2020. Post-operative considerations in cataract extraction with Kahook dual blade goniotomy. IOA, September 2019. Comparison of the potential acuity meter, interferometer, and near super-pinhole in cataract patients. AOA, June 2019.

Home • In the Classroom • Faculty • Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Associate Professor of Optometry; Ocular Disease Curriculum Coordinator Next Previous Phone: 312-949-7104 Email: nsanghera@ico.edu All Faculty Megan S. Allen, OD, FAAO Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Kashifa Ansari, OD, FAAO Alaina Bandstra, OD, FAAO Tahira Bedgood, MS Raman Bhakhri, OD, FAAO Brittney Brady, OD, FAAO Elyse L. Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Michael Chaglasian, OD, FAAO Thomas Collins, OD, FAAO Samantha Dodda, OD, FAAO Katie Foreman, OD, FAAO Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, FAAO Greta Gregg, OD, FAAO Jennifer S. Harthan, OD, FAAO, FSLS Kathryn Hohs, OD, FAAO Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO Valerie Kattouf, OD, FAAO Darren Koenig, OD, PhD, FAAO Alyssa Lancaster, OD, FAAO Tracy Matchinski, OD, FAAO Matthew McGee, OD, MA, FAAO Mallory McLaughlin, OD, FAAO Janice McMahon, OD, FAAO Leonard Messner, OD, FAAO Stephanie S. Messner, OD, FAAO Dominick L. Opitz, OD, FAAO Yi Pang, OD, PhD, FAAO Jaymeni Patel, OD, FAAO Andria Pihos, OD, FAAO Danielle Piser, OD, FAAO Nicollette L. Purcell, MS, PhD Harneet Randhawa, OD, FAAO Daniel K. Roberts, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO Anne Rozwat, OD, FAAO Patricia Salazar, OD, FAAO Navjit K. Sanghera, OD, FAAO Lindsay A. Sicks, OD, FAAO, FIACLE, FSLS Reneta Simeon, OD, FAAO Denise Skiadopoulos, OD, FAAO William Skoog, OD, FAAO Ashley Speilburg, OD, FAAO Wendy J. Stone, OD, FAAO Christine Weber, EdD, MLS, AHIP Janis E. Winters, OD, FAAO Xiaohua Zhuang, PhD, FAAO Rebecca K. Zoltoski, PhD Why ICO? I believe that ICO is the ideal optometry school for prospective students for many reasons. The highly qualified faculty strive to provide a nurturing environment to students and embody true passion for the field of optometry. This can be seen in the ongoing research projects, publications in prominent optometry journals, awards and academic affiliations. The courses, laboratories and clinic all prepare the student clinician so that they are able to practice at the highest scope once they have graduated and entered their professional careers. The clinic provides exposure to a challenging patient population at the Illinois Eye Institute and access to state-of-the-art equipment, both of which also prepare the future optometrist well. Finally, Chicago is one of the best cities in the world. Having the opportunity to obtain an optometric degree with all the conveniences of home in such an amazing city is a combination that cannot be surpassed. Biography Dr. Sanghera earned her optometry degree from the State University of New York College of Optometry in 2006. She completed her residency in primary care and ocular disease from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2007. She then joined Walter Reed Army Medical Center from 2006 until January 2011, providing care to veterans and active duty military members and their families. In 2011, Dr. Sanghera became a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and returned to ICO as a full-time faculty member. She is an active member in the clinic and laboratories. Special Interests Traumatic Brain Injury, Primary Eye Care, Ocular Disease Education 2007 Illinois College of Optometry, Primary Care/Ocular Disease Residency 2006 SUNY College of Optometry, OD 2002 University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, BS Experience 2006-2007, 2011-present Illinois College of Optometry 2007-2010 Walter Reed Army Medical Center Awards & Honors Professional Organizations Fellow, American Academy of Optometry Member, American Optometric Association Member, Illinois Optometric Association Publications Sanghera, N.K., J. Patel, E. Wyles, Y.Pang, L. Messner, C. Morettin “The validity of ocular health testing of tele-optometric eye examinations in a young adult population”. Optometric and Visual Performance. Randhawa, H.R, H. McLeod, V. Kattouf, Y. Pang, N.K. Sanghera “Binocular vision and accommodative testing in the tele-optometric comprehensive eye examination in a student population”. Optometric and Visual Performance. EKC - Clinical Cases in Eyecare (textbook) - Ocular Trauma - Clinical Cases in Eyecare (textbook) - accepted for publication June 2018. Sanghera, N.K. “Developing Military Cultural Competency to Better Serve Those Who Have Served Us for the Optometric Provider”. Optometric Education. Sanghera, N. K., Baas, E. A., Bakkum, B. W., Foreman, K., & Beckerman, S. Sports Vision Evaluation Findings in an Elite Athlete Population. Optometric and Visual Performance. Baas, E. A., Sanghera, N. K., Bakkum, B. W., & Beckerman, S. Test-Retest Reliability on the Wayne Saccadic Fixator in Professional Soccer Players. Optometry and Visual Performance. Capó-Aponte JE, Tarbett AK, Urosevich TG, Temme LA, Sanghera NK, Kalich ME. Effectiveness of a computerized oculomotor vision screening in a military population: A pilot study. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2012; 49(9): 1377-98. Capó-Aponte JE1, Urosevich TG, Temme LA, Tarbett AK, Sanghera NK. Visual dysfunctions and symptoms during the subacute stage of blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury. Military Medicine, 04 July 2012; 177: 804-813. Sanghera NK, Newman TL. Cytomegaloviral retinitis from chronic immunosuppression following solid organ transplant surgery. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 30 April 2010; 93:4:261-263.

Home • Alumni • 150 Years • Class of 1960s Leave a Legacy at Illinois College of Optometry Giving Initatives Your Impact at ICO Make a Gift Gift Planning Welcome Class of 1960s As we celebrate our 150 years of education and research, patient care, and service to our community, we also celebrate you as an integral part of ICO's legacy. Revisit Homecoming Homecoming 2022 September 9 - 11, 2022 Give all Year! Get Involved ICO is Social! Follow ICO's Facebook Follow ICO's Instagram Make a Gift You choose how you want your dollars spent at ICO. Patient care, student scholarship, event sponsorship and many more options are available. Explore More Take A Survey Let us know how you'd like to connect with ICO and update us on your life! Go to Survey Remember the Year: 1965 President: Cost of Gas: Lyndon B. Johnson $0.30 per gallon Billboard Year-End #1 Single: "Wooly Bully" Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Chicago's Talk of the Town: The Beatles came to Chicago (1966) The Chicago Picasso was dedicated (1967) The Democratic National Convention of 1968 Walk Down Memory Lane Revisit some milestone moments we've captured on Flickr! View Flickr Album

e066d411-bc7e-48da-8629-3a33f392d357 Home • Events • Commencement • Archive Commencement Archives Congratulations, doctors! See Previous Year See Next Year Commencement 2020 May 16, 2020, a symbolic time for optometry, was the 177th Commencement for Illinois College of Optometry. Streaming our entire ceremony on Facebook Live we welcome 137 new doctors into the profession of optometry. The 2020 Commencement Address was delivered by Dr. Sandra Block. In addition to being a beloved ICO professor, Dr Block is known for serving students, the young patients of the Illinois Eye Institute at Princeton Elementary School, and children with special needs. Each graduate is now a member of ICO’s expansive alumni network. Visit the Alumni section of this website to discover the resources and opportunities available to all ICO alumni. Congratulations, new doctors! A Look Back Speaker Highlights: As you step into your careers as practicing optometrists, remember Dr. Block’s solutions for the unexpected challenges life will throw our way: Find A Constant – Remember the people in your life who are here to support your graduation just as they were there to support your first days as an ICO student. COVID-19 has brought missed birthdays, holidays, and ceremonies like graduation, there have been losses, but remember these people are still there for you as you move from chapter to chapter of life. Temporary Diversions – No matter what issues COVID-19 has forced us to face, they are only temporary. Looking to previous generations and the challenges they faced during their lifetime gives us strength and perseverance but also serves as a good reminder that we will get to the other side of this temporary problem. Tragic Optimism – A term coined by Viktor Frankel, a holocaust survivor, tragic optimism is the ability to maintain hope and find meaning in life despite its inescapable pain, loss and suffering. Those who cope well in times of crisis often follow the four pillars of tragic optimism: Belonging - Be seen, heard, loved, and cared for by friends and family. Purpose - Find what is important in your personal, professional and social life. Storytelling – Tell your story the way you wish it to be told. You have the ability to look at the world and decide where you want to be. Transcend – Rise above the chaos of life and realize you are prepared, you will adapt, and you are good at what you do. More Resources: Photos View and download images from the event on Flickr. Visit Flickr Program Reference the program used during the ceremony. View Program Fun Facts: 137 members in the graduating class 33 states represented 6 Canadian provinces represented 5 countries represented 53 award winners $200,000+ in scholarships and awards were recognized at Capstone