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The ICO Private Practice Club was awarded The Preston Cup at the 2017 SOLutioN Conference in Dallas, Texas. This honor is given to the most active and inspiring private practice club among all North American optometry schools. ICO’s PPC also won this award in 2015, making this year’s Preston Cup part of a quickly growing legacy. The Cup was accepted by current PPC president Mohammed Johma and president-elect Jessica Capri. Year after year, we are impressed by this student organization’s hard work and dedication.

The following members of ICO’s Class of 2017 were honored with scholarships and awards at the annual Capstone Program on Wednesday, May 17. Congratulations to all! Denise D. Alexopoulos Cribb Leadership & Service Award Faculty Scholarship Polly Flink Eastland Memorial Award Richard J. Obrien II Memorial Award Gretchen E. Arneson Good-Lite Pediatric Equipment Award Alaina Rae Bandstra Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Dr. Henry J. Luckhardt Memorial Award Trustees Scholarship Valedictory Award Jamie Lynn Blavat 2017 Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Trustees Scholarship VSP/AOF Practice Excellence Scholarship 2016-17 Alexandra Brandt Exceptional Tutor Award Robert F. Brenart Natelle and Curt Brown Endowment Margaret Teresa Burton Dr. George L. Demetros Memorial Scholarship Exceptional Tutor Award Trina Faith Tin-Wai Chan Varilux Student Grant Jessica Cowling Dr. Deannda Roder Memorial Scholarship Sarah Mona El-Khazendar American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant Dr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Ehrenberg Research Award ICO Research Award Trustees Scholarship Kelly Diane Enns Exceptional Tutor Award Tatiana Giraldo ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations National Association of Medical Minority Educators Scholarship Rachel H. Goretsky Trustees Scholarship Emily Brooke Gorski Trustees Scholarship William Feinbloom Low Vision Award Marni M. Harris American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant – Illinois Chapter COVD Award for Excellence in Vision Therapy Faculty Scholarship Rachel Elizabeth Hasler Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Certificate of Commendation-Highest ICO Score on Part 1-NBEO Trustees Scholarship Valedictory Award Sonia Heer Trustees Scholarship Emily Lynn Hutchins Dr. George L. Demetros Memorial Scholarship Enhanced Vision Student Award VSP/AOF Practice Excellence Scholarship 2016-17 Sameera Jhamb Dr. Lorayne Pocius Politser Scholarship Elmer & Blanche Pieper Memorial Scholarship ICO Alumni Association Scholarship Walman Scholarship Colleague of the Year Punita Pradipkumar Kapadia Trustees Scholarship Bosung Kim Trustees Scholarship Walman  Scholarship Kori Bergera Klover Dr. George L. Demetros Memorial Scholarship Illinois Optometric Education Scholarship Marco Jonah Morier Kosowski Trustees Scholarship Katie Jo Kroona GP Contact Lens Clinical Excellence Award Julie Rachel Lafreniere Philip E. Wells Trust Award Holly Huong Le Illinois Optometric Education Scholarship Jennifer Maureen Lydon Trustees Scholarship Soumaiya Masood Trustees Scholarship Jaime Humberto Mendez ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Megan L. Meyer American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant – Illinois Chapter Lawrence P. Feigenbaum Clinical Optometry Memorial Award Grant Thomas Miller Optelec Excellence in Low Vision Award Lananh Trinh Ngo Good-Lite Pediatric Equipment Award Mellisa P. Nguyen Trustees Scholarship Kevin Michael Pfeiffer ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Jonathan Anhduy Pham Eschenbach Low Vision Student Award Nhu Y Phung Dau Vincent Salierno Scholarship Matthew Daniel Pietruszka ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Alexandra Madison Piper Global Specialty Lens Symposium Travel Grant Metro Optics Contact Lens Scholarship Cassie Jean Reeves Exceptional Tutor Award Renae Catrina Reynolds Beta Sigma Kappa Medal Trustees Scholarship Valedictory Award Javier Ramiro Rodriguez ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Ariel Nicole Rosado ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Bethany Timara Rosenthal Marchon Eyewear Practice Management Award David Ryan Schaeffer Ocular Instruments Award of Excellence Trustees Scholarship Valley Contact Lens Award Rina K. Sheth Alcon 4th Year Optometry Student 2017 Case Report Award American Academy of Optometry Travel Grant 2017 Illinois Foundation for Eyecare Award ICO Alumni Association Scholarship NOA Future Contact Lens Leader Scholarship National Vision Student Grant Student Association Scholarship Nicole Sharrette Simon Clayton Powell Scholarship ICO Scholarship for Underrepresented Populations Bobby Rajkumar Singh Trustees Scholarship Aaron Justin Tai Trustees Scholarship Brian Trieu Essilor Private Practice Student Travel Fellowship Erica Joy Troyer Dr. Derrald Taylor Low Vision Residency Award Senija Turan Richard Tennant Memorial Scholarship Helen Wang Elmer & Blanche Pieper Memorial Scholarship Trustees Scholarship Casey John Wilgenbusch Metro Optics Contact Lens Scholarship Tsang Family Scholarship Jenna Marie Wesley Williams Southwest Contact Lens Scholarship Megan Joan Wohlers Trustees Scholarship Hye Seon Yoo Trustees Scholarship Ashley Zimmerman Trustees Scholarship Thank you to our generous Capstone 2017 sponsors and exhibitors: Bronze Level Sponsors Alcon National Vision, Inc. Exhibitor/Table Sponsors All About Eyes Allergan American Academy of Optometry Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. Chittick Family Eye Care CooperVision, Inc. Good-Lite ICO Alumni Association Illinois Optometric Association Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Luxottica Merritt Hawkins Shopko Optical US Vision Vision Group Holdings Visionworks of America Wal-Mart Stores, Inc./Sam’s Club Health and Wellness Williams Group

When Saturday, May 20, 2017, 11 a.m. Guests with tickets can enter the chapel at approximately 10:15 a.m. in the order they arrived. At approximately 10:45 a.m., guests without tickets will be allowed seating as it is available. Where Rockefeller Chapel 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637 Speaker Richard Lui is a news anchor for MSNBC and NBC News, and formerly CNN worldwide. The veteran journalist became the first Asian American male to host a national daily cable news show in 2007. He is an Emmy and Peabody team award winner and resides in New York and California. Commencement Reception A reception honoring the Class of 2017 will be held at Ida Noyes Hall immediately following the ceremony. Ida Noyes Hall is located across the street from Rockefeller Chapel. Graduates should plan to return the cap, gown and hood by 1:30 p.m. to ICO staff located in Ida Noyes Hall. In return, the graduate will receive the diploma. If graduates would like to keep the cap and gown for photos, they may do so, but must return on Monday ONLY in the ICO Student Affairs Office. Parking Plenty of parking is typically available on Woodlawn Avenue, University Avenue, 57thDrive, 59>th Street, and the Midway Plaisance. Click here to view a map of the area. Photography & Social Media A professional photographer will be capturing each graduate’s big moment on stage as he/she receives the diploma. ICO provides one portrait to each graduate at no cost. Designated areas in the balcony provide space for personal photography or video. Due to a very strict fire code, family members are not permitted to walk forward (and block aisles) for photography. We’ll be posting Commencement news and pictures to ICO’s Facebook page, Twitter, and Instagram. Just be sure to tag us and use hashtag #ICOClassof2017 to join the conversation! Questions Please contact Sharon Uher in the Student Affairs Office with any questions: 312.949.7405 or suher@ico.edu. #Classof2017 #Commencement #graduation #RockefellerChapel

ICO students are just one week away from the biggest learning and networking event of 2017. The annual Practice Opportunities Symposium is celebrating its 20th year on Friday, April 7 at 1 p.m. Over 40 ODs and optometric professionals will be sharing their experiences through interactive panels. Multiple modes of practice will be represented. Exhibitors and recruiters will also be present to share their latest products, services, and practice opportunities. This year, in conjunction with our practice management curriculum, attendance to POS is mandatory for first year students. Every student at ICO is encouraged to participate. There is much to learn, and a casual conversation today may turn into a practice opportunity tomorrow! If attending, please dress in clinic attire and bring plenty of business cards. This year’s panel topics include: Introduction to Practice Private Practice Corporate Practice Specialty/Non-Traditional Practice Practice Management Residency Externship Preceptors Canadian Practitioners To ask questions of our panelists, offer feedback, or share your experiences, use hashtag #20YearsofPOS on social media. Several panels will be recorded and released as exclusive podcasts after the event. Thank you to our sponsors, and to the ICO alumni and friends coming to Chicago to help our students succeed! #20YearsofPOS #POS #POS2017 #PracticeOpportunitiesSymposium

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Winter quarter of the 2016-17 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 Ali, Ekram Bultsma, Alicia Butala, Praksha Coleman, Katie Cwikla, Kathleen Djoum, Kelly Grey, Elizabeth Guo, Emily Kuby, Nora Kunkel, Lauren Langel, Jordan Lazarz, Iwona Marshall, Elizabeth Motacek, Aaron Osowski, Julia Patel, Arpit Patel, Tanvi Pavletic, Gabriela Purewal, Avneet Ralph, Angie Roa, Maria-Alessandra Schmidt, Lucas Sostaric, Marina Teixeira, Rae Vourvopoulos, Elena Wang, Helen Worb, Andrew Young, Kyle 2nd Year Beaver, Rees Bilkhu, Amrit Boots, Calvin Boswick, Haley Brown, Brittany Burns, Brianna Carbonaro, Nicole Cerasuolo, Jullian Chung, Tristina Cornelius, Morgan Domagola, Amanda Durias, Griffin Fenske, Heidi Foster, Ashley Goodfellow, Madison Gregg, Greta Harris, Nicole Hart, Megan Janczak, Carissa Jones, Minh Lee, Colin Mahon, Kendra McCarty, Steven Mellis, Natascha Nguyen, Thanhan Nguyen, Vivian Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Podpeskar, Nick Rafool, Jensen Rogers, Sarah Rowe, Alexa Schraufnagel, Abigail Snyder, Heather Sparschu, Lauren Stemberger, Kayla Strang, Andrea Tong, Christopher Xiao, Elisa 3rd Year Beasley, Courtney Bedi, Manveen Bendicion, Eric Betrus, Andrea Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Brar, Ekjot Chan, Jessica Chee, Megan Dunphy, Erin Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Hiatt, Bradley Hohs, Kathryn Holley, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Javed, Faiza Karovic, Tatjana Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Leung, Kevin Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Murray, Meghan Nadarajah, Vakishan Naidu, Jason Nisar, Sara Patel, Manali Peloquin, Christian Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Raies, Natalie Surti, Bianca Thong, Salena Trinh, Cindy Uhlenhopp, Alex VanHouten, Kevin Vasilova, Liliya Vezinaw, Chloe Williamson, Martin Wong, Alicia Yoon, Lauren Zabaneh, Aida 4th Year Ahmad, Hanin Ahrar, Shari Anderson, Robert Arneson, Gretchen Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Brandt, Alexandra Burton, Margaret Busaileh, Hanan Chan, Sheila Chan, Trina Chin, Rickie Choo, Michelle Corbin, Stephanie Cowling, Jessica Dao, Trevor El-Khazendar, Sarah Fang, Jane Fasihi, Nadia Fervaha, Manraj Fowles, Megan Fulton, Tyler Gall, Nicole Ghafoor, Atka Giraldo, Tatiana Gorski, Emily Grainger, Lauren Haider, Amina Hanmer, Sarah Hansen, Ryan Hasler, Rachel Heaslip, Allison Heer, Sonia Hellman, Gina Hemphill, Ashley Hernandez, Joel Ibrahim, Nagwa Jacobs, Matthew Jhamb, Sameera Kapadia, Punita Karpuk, Kayla Kim, Bosung Kolb, Carolyn Konwinski, Nicholas Kosowski, Marco Kothari, Payal Kroona, Katie Kubo, Vanessa Lafreniere, Julie Lau, Tiffany Low, Michelle Ma, Gabrielle Marr, Kyle McNamara, Stephen Meyer, Megan Meyer, Robert Miller, Grant Murata, Karlyn Nguyen, Julie Nguyen, Melissa Pham, Jonathan Phan, Ngoc Phung, Y Nhu Pietruszka, Matthew Poikey, Erika Puttaert, Brett Reeves, Cassie Reynolds, Renae Rosenthal, Bethany Sabry, Mariam Saddiq, Zainab Sarazen, Sean Sasitharan, Mathuraa Schaeffer, David Seibert, Spencer Shabo, Eva Shah, Nikita Sheth, Rina Singh, Bobby Tai, Aaron Thurmes, Amanda Trieu, Brian Troyer, Erica Turan, Senija Vankawala, Divya Vu, Christopher Wang, Helen Wilgenbusch, Casey Wittman, Jacob Wohlers, Megan Yeung, Brian

In January, ICO announced EyePrintPRO, a new corneal technology in the The Illinois Eye Institute. We are proud to introduce a second innovation in the clinic. It is called corneal cross-linking (CXL). Cross-linking benefits patients with conditions like keratoconus or ectasia. Previously, the only solution for these issues was corneal implants, which come with a long recovery time and risk of rejection. Corneal cross-linking is non-invasive, using vitamin B2 (riboflavin) drops and UV light instead of surgery. Patients recover within days. “ICO is extremely excited,” says Dr. Jennifer Harthan. “This will serve as not only a treatment option for current patients, but future patients as well.” Dr. Osvaldo Lopez, Chief of Ophthalmology at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, has been waiting for corneal cross-linking to come to the United States for over 15 years. When the FDA approved the Avedro system on April 18 of last year, he had ICO’s order placed within a week. “I find that ICO is a tremendous partner in this because of their reputation and the way they can reach out to the optometric community that no one else can,” he says. Combined with EyePrintPRO, corneal cross-linking makes the Illinois Eye Institute a top-tier choice for corneal solutions. Says Dr. Leonard Messner, Executive Director, “The Illinois Eye Institute is delighted to offer this unique and transformative procedure.”

On Friday, February 3, the ICO Board of Trustees voted unanimously to welcome Nana Owusu, OD ’08, to the Board. Dr. Owusu hails from Winnipeg, Canada. Since graduating, he has expanded his practice at Prairie Eye Care to three locations, and offers scholarships to inner city students. Dr. Owusu is deeply connected to ICO. He participates in our Alumni Council, and was recently featured in ICO Matters. In addition to optometry, Dr. Owusu is passionate about family, travel, football, coaching, and his prized collection of Air Jordan shoes. We are honored to have him serving the Illinois College of Optometry in this capacity.

After being on a waitlist for three years, the Illinois Eye Institute has added EyePrintPRO services to its Cornea Center for Clinical Excellence. EyePrintPRO creates a 3-D model of a patient’s entire ocular surface, giving a truly individualized contact lens fit. The result is a prosthetic scleral cover shell- a solution for keratoconus, irregular astigmatism, dry eye, deformed eyes, and chemical burns. “For patients who have tried and failed to find optimal vision or comfort with contact lenses, this custom prosthetic technology can be life-changing,” says Dr. Jennifer Harthan. “From an academic standpoint, ICO students now have the opportunity to learn about all the different options available when treating patients with irregular corneas.” All of the providers in the Cornea Center are certified EyePrintPRO practitioners. The Illinois Eye Institute is the only location in Chicago to offer this technology.

The following students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Fall quarter of the 2016-17 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 Ali, Ekram Baiju, Blessy Bultsma, Alicia Butala, Praksha Chen, Yen-Chu Cho, Elizabeth Coleman, Katie Cwikla, Kathleen Djoum, Kelly Grey, Elizabeth Guo, Emily Kuby, Nora Kunkel, Lauren Langel, Jordan Lazarz, Iwona Marshall, Elizabeth Motacek, Aaron Nguyen, Christina Osowski, Julia Patel, Arpit Patel, Tanvi Pavletic, Gabriela Purewal, Avneet Raichura, Anjali Ralph, Angie Schmidt, Lucas Sostaric, Marina Teixeira, Rae Vang, Muychi Vourvopoulos, Elena Wang, Helen Worb, Andrew 2nd Year Ashtiani-Zarandi, Jaa Beaver, Rees Berg, Gina Bilkhu, Amrit Boots, Calvin Boswick, Haley Brar, Simran Brown, Brittany Burns, Brianna Carbonaro, Nicole Cerasuolo, Jullian Chu, Lillian Chung, Tristina Cornelius, Morgan Domagola, Amanda Dudley, Cortney Durias, Griffin Fenske, Heidi Foster, Ashley Goodfellow, Madison Gregg, Greta Hacker, Scott Harris, Nicole Hart, Megan Hasken, Katelyn Janczak, Carissa Jones, Minh Kim, Donghyun Krol, Agnieszka Lee, Colin Li, Vivian Luong, Theresa Mahon, Kendra McCarty, Steven Molln, Taylor Nguyen, Thanhan Nguyen, Vivian Oliver, Kristin Paulsen, Annika Pierce, Jessica Podpeskar, Nick Proud, Molly Rafool, Jensen Rogers, Sarah Rowe, Alexa Schraufnagel, Abigail Snyder, Heather Sparschu, Lauren Stemberger, Kayla Strang, Andrea Strzelecki, LeAnn Tang, Leannza Tong, Christopher Tran, Nhung Velanthottukoottale, Xiao, Elisa Yang, Kia 3rd Year Akpunku, Nicole Beasley, Courtney Bedi, Manveen Bendicion, Eric Brachmanski, Mark Brady, Brittney Brar, Ekjot Chain, Pei Chi Chan, Jessica Criscio, Evan Dunphy, Erin Ellerkamp, Aleice Goldberg, Jill Gorz, Michael Groth, Benjamin Harris, Taylor Heisler, Melissa Hiatt, Bradley Hohs, Kathryn Holley, Kathryn Jansen, Samantha Javed, Faiza Karovic, Tatjana Kiani, Binesh Lau, Jenny Ledford, Abigail Li, Lu Li, Stephanie Literski, Alexandra Milbrandt, Melissa Miller, Shanna Muncy, Alexandra Murray, Meghan Nadarajah, Vakishan Naidu, Jason Nisar, Sara Pacheco, Sarah Paragas, Melissa Patel, Manali Patel, Neil Peloquin, Christian Petitti, Luciana Poznic, Benjamin Pym, Christina Raies, Daniel Raies, Natalie Sathchakham, Jessica Sin, Victoria Surti, Bianca Thong, Salena Trinh, Cindy Uhlenhopp, Alex Vang, Ka Zoua VanHouten, Kevin Vasilova, Liliya Vezinaw, Chloe Wong, Alicia Wright, Justin Yoon, Lauren Zabaneh, Aida Zeeben, Brandon 4th Year Ahrar, Shari Alai, Afrouz Alcesto, Margarette Alexopoulos, Denise Anderson, Robert Arneson, Gretchen Baltierra, Robert Bandstra, Alaina Bartek, Ann Beluch, Aimee Berens, Ashley Blavat, Jamie Bouras, George Brandt, Alexandra Brennan, Daniel Burton, Margaret Chan, Trina Choe, David Dao, Trevor Daraban, Daniel El-Khazendar, Sarah Esposito, Thomas Fowles, Megan Fulton, Tyler Gerth, Shin Giraldo, Tatiana Grainger, Lauren Hanmer, Sarah Harris, Marni Hartnett, Meghan Hasler, Rachel Hernandez, Joel Hui, Wing Yin Jhamb, Sameera Karpuk, Kayla Kaur, Harjot Khatoon, Sabah Kim, Bosung Klover, Kori Kolb, Carolyn Konwinski, Nicholas Kubo, Vanessa Kurose, Minami Lafreniere, Julie Le, Holly Li, Arlene Low, Michelle Lydon, Jennifer Ma, Gabrielle Marr, Kyle Masood, Soumaiya McCarthy, Kelly Meyer, Megan Moghadam, Christina Nguyen, Julie Pfeiffer, Kevin Pham, Jonathan Phung, Y Nhu Piper, Alexandra Poikey, Erika Reeves, Cassie Reynolds, Renae Rosado, Ariel Rosenthal, Bethany Sabir, Mehek Sabry, Mariam Schaeffer, David Seibert, Spencer Shabo, Eva Shah, Nikita Sheth, Rina Singh, Bobby Soder, Katelyn Troyer, Erica Vankawala, Divya Velasco, Monique Wittman, Jacob Wohlers, Megan Yeung, Brian

In her career, Dr. Eng has focused much of her energy on promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education with girls and women. This makes the role of chairman an especially good fit, as ICO’s student population is more than 70 percent female. “I am extremely honored and excited to have the opportunity to serve as the chairman,” said Dr. Eng. “We have been striving to build diversity on the board of trustees to represent our constituents, and I welcome the opportunity to champion this effort. My hope is to continue the strong leadership of the board of trustees, and to empower our next generation of optometrists.” Dr. Eng will serve a one-year term leading the college’s governing board, which is comprised of 20 members with varied backgrounds in education, healthcare, business and community leadership. “She will be an outstanding partner in the governance and strategic initiatives of the Illinois College of Optometry,” said ICO president Arol Augsburger, OD. “Her work with the Asian American and business communities both locally and nationally has already had great impacts for Illinois and the country at large. Dr. Eng has deep respect for ICO’s traditions and people, and is a great asset to our work in best preparing students for practice.” Dr. Eng is the President and CEO of CSMI, which specializes in engineering consulting to the FDA and USDA-regulated industries. She is actively involved with other organizations and boards, such as the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Illinois Business Enterprise Program Council, Illinois Comptroller Women’s Advisory Council, and the Asian American Advisory Committee for Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth.  Recently, she was appointed to the Advisory Board for National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (ACE).

Students, faculty, alumni, and friends are packing their bags for Academy 2016– the American Academy of Optometry (AAO)’s annual meeting. This year’s event is November 9-12 in Anaheim, California. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for people in the profession to network and learn about the latest developments in optometry, including CE programs, lectures, and scientific research. As the oldest and most popular optometry school in the nation, ICO will be well represented. Our faculty and residents have produced 41 posters full of new research. Meanwhile, our students will be recognized for their achievements in scholarship programs. Several ASCO meetings will also be taking place, with the ASCO Development meeting being planned by ICO’s own Connie Scavuzzo. While at Academy, don’t miss out on the ICO Alumni and Friends Reception, 7:30 p.m. at the Anaheim Marriott. We’ll be in the Orange County Ballroom 1 & 2. A 50/50 raffle will be held to help raise funds for the Alumni Association Scholarship, and alumni will have the opportunity to become Alumni Ambassadors for ICO. All are welcome! We wish safe travels to the ICO family and all of our colleagues. Enjoy California! #Academy #California #Academy2016 #AAO #Anaheim

The Illinois College of Optometry has signed an agreement with the Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation to support a new research project. ICO will be studying the effects of orthokeratology on slowing the progression of myopia. This study hopes to expand potential application of orthokeratology to a novel population, African American school-aged children. Lee Wesley, DMin, president of the NKWF, signed the official document at ICO on October 19, 2016. Also in attendance on behalf of the Foundation were Roy Wesley, OD, PhD, and Victoria Granacki, MS. The individuals overseeing the project at ICO will be Drs. Yi Pang, Valerie Kattouf, and Jennifer Harthan. Research will take place in the Cornea Center for Clinical Excellence within the Illinois Eye Institute. We thank the Dr. Newton K. Wesley Foundation for its support, and look forward to how this research could benefit the lives of young patients.