Dr. Borish graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry – a predecessor to ICO – in 1934. He served on the school’s faculty for eight years, including as assistant dean. He then established a private practice in Kokomo, Ind., and was instrumental in starting the Indiana University School of Optometry and the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry. Dr. Borish’s influence has been felt at ICO and every other optometry school in the nation for decades. He authored numerous textbooks, including the much-used Clinical Refraction, and was granted five patents for contact lenses, including bifocal contacts. He was a founding member of the Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry, was a president of the Indiana Optometric Association and the editor of the Indiana Journal of Optometry. He served as adjunct faculty at several schools. When Dr. Borish retired from IU in 1982, he assumed the Benedict Professorship of Optometric Practice at the University of Houston. The school later established the Irvin M. Borish Chair in Optometric Practice, an endowed chair with more than $1 million of support. In 1995, Indiana University honored him by establishing the Borish Center for Ophthalmic Research. Dr. Borish received numerous awards during his career, including the the prestigious AOA Apollo Award for the visual betterment of mankind in 1968 and the AOA Distinguished Service Award in 1989. He was inducted into the National Optometry Hall of Fame in 1998. Dr. Borish is survived by his daughter, Fran Goldman, of Dallas, Penn. #FatherofModernOptometry #IrvinBorish #obituary

Purchase a poinsettia by Friday, Dec. 5, for $15 for your home or a friend. Teams can consist of 3-5 people; entry will be $5/person. Top three teams will win prizes!  

ICO and IOA are hosting an Open House celebration on Friday, June 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. Schedule of Events 5:30 pm Welcome from Dr. Arol Augsburger, president of ICO, and Dr. Sandra  Bury, president of the IOA 5:00 – 7:00 pm For you foodies, many ethnic cuisines from around Chicago can be sampled during the Taste of ICO in the campus courtyard. 5:00 – 9:00 pm Interactive campus

Jill Maher from Allergan will be joining ICO Private Practice Club on Wednesday, September 24 at 5 p.m This event will be free for Private Practice Club members and $5 for non-members.

MA, DOS, dean of Illinois College of Optometry from 1955 to 1971, and president from 1972 to 1982, died

ICO’s Homecoming is September 5-7. 

Prices are as follows: $2 for one ticket, $5 for six and $10 for 15.

On Thursday, Feb. 19, from 5-8 p.m., the institution will be changing phone service providers.

The cafeteria is offering heart-shaped Otis Spunkmeyer cookies for $5 apiece.

The event is free for PPC members and $5 for non-members. Clinic attire is required.

outage this Sunday, Feb. 15 (see item below), IS systems and network equipment will be unavailable from 5

Packages are $1.25 each or six for $5.