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

This annual event is an aspiring OD’s dream, with over 40 doctors, vendors, alumni, and optometry professionals Once the presentations are complete, attendees enjoy networking, vendors, and of course, refreshments

This annual event is an aspiring OD’s dream, with over 40 doctors, vendors, alumni, and optometry professionals Once the presentations are complete, attendees enjoy networking, vendors, and of course, refreshments

Brad Chan, Adrienne Chawla, Harsh Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Encarnacao, Cayley Fiedler, Jacie Fisher

Over 30 practitioners will be in the building, plus vendors and panelists from seven states and Canada

Dong, Jonathan El Moghrabi, Nancy El Moghrabi, Roula Emer, Benjamin Encarnacao, Cayley Fierro, Matthew Fisher

Moghrabi, Nancy El Moghrabi, Roula Emer, Benjamin Encarnacao, Cayley Fickbohm, Macy Fierro, Matthew Fisher

Adrienne Chawla, Harsh Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Dean, Emily Dong, Jonathan Encarnacao, Cayley Fisher

Chawla, Harsh Choe, Susan Chun, Hae Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Encarnacao, Cayley Fiedler, Jacie Fisher

Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Dean, Emily El Moghrabi, Roula Encarnacao, Cayley Fickbohm, Macy Fisher

Crampton, Nicole Cullen, Stephanie Dean, Emily Dong, Jonathan Donthamsetti, Namrata Encarnacao, Cayley Fisher

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