After a decade in private practice, she became a full time faculty member at the Illinois College of She lectures on the topics of refractive surgery and anterior segment disease. Special Interests Primary eye care, anterior segment disease, specialty contact lenses, refractive surgery "Anti-VEGF in the Anterior Segment". Co-authored with Tammy Than, OD, MS. "Bug Eyes: Are you fully considering Demodex in your work-ups and treatment decisions?.

Biography Special Interests Anterior segment disease, dry eye, contact lenses, practice management Education "Defining Non-Pathologic Inferior Corneal Steepening", Clinical Eye and Vision Care, 1996;8: 253-263.

residency in Primary and Comprehensive Care at the Indiana University School of Optometry, focusing on anterior practiced at an OD/MD tertiary care practice in Los Angeles, CA, specializing in the co-management of anterior She is currently a full-time faculty member, clinical attending, and works with students in lectures Special Interests Anterior Segment Disease, Dry Eye, Primary Care, Urgent Care, Pathology, Pharmacology Year Professional Organizations American Academy of Optometry - Fellow American Academy of Optometry Anterior

After completing a residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at ICO, she became a full-time faculty member Young Alumni of the Year Illinois College of Optometry 2013 Fourth Year Clinical Teacher of the Year 2011 Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2020 Nov 13:S1367-0484(20)30193-4. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.10.010 . Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2020 Sep 17:S1367-0484(20)30137-5. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.07.004. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2020 Dec;43(6):602-608. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2020.03.005.

Opitz accepted a full-time faculty appointment at the Illinois College of Optometry, where he serves Clin Exp Optom. 2011 Mar;94(2):200-6. Opitz DL, Tung S., Jang US, Park JJ. Clin Exp Optom. 2011 Sep;94(5):438-42. Opitz DL, Harthan JS. Ophthalmol and Eye Dis. 2012:4 1-14.

of Chicago, Chicago, IL Ocular Disease Residency - Insight Vision Group, Parker, CO Ocular Disease, Anterior Ocular Disease and Anterior Segment Residency – Associated Eye Care, Stillwater, Minn. Ocular Disease - Low Vision Rehabiliation Residency Play Video Play Video 07:38 Ocular Disease and Anterior Disease Residency at Center for Sight and Dry Eye Institute Play Video Play Video 07:51 Ocular Disease, Anterior Care and Ocular Disease Residency Play Video Play Video 07:08 Residency in Cornea and Contact Lens - Anterior

University of Illinois at Chicago, Honors College, BS Experience 2010-present Illinois College of Optometry 2011 -present Hawthorn Woods Family Eye Care Awards & Honors 2011 Second Runner Up, American Academy of Optometry WA Stone, EA Ittner, BA Teitelbaum, LV Messner: Progressive, asymptomatic papilledema as the presenting

Correlation Lens Anterior Star Suture Changes to an Accommodative Response. Measuring Lens Anterior Star Suture Response to an Accommodative Stimulus Across Age. Changes in human lens anterior star suture appearance during dynamic accommodation as presbyopia develops Cooperative Cataract Research Group Biannual meeting, Kona, HI, 2008 Lonsberry, B., Wyles, E., Goodwin

While in Oklahoma, she was certified in and performed therapeutic anterior segment laser and minor surgical contact lenses and ophthalmic surgical procedures including injections, minor surgical procedures, and anterior phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, pediatric dry eye, myopia management, orthokeratology Education 2011 and Family Eyecare (Mary Lou French, OD and Associates) 2013-present Illinois College of Optometry 2011 Rodger Kame Award, American Optometric Association Cornea and Contact Lens Section 2011 George W.

"Anterior Subcapsular Cataract Secondary to Black Mold Exposure Optometric Clinical Practice. 2019. “Long Anterior Zonules and Intraocular Pressure”. “Anterior Chamber Depth, Lens Thickness, and Related Measures in African- American Females with Long Anterior Zonules: A Matched Study with Control for Refractive Error”. “Pigmented Striae of the Anterior Lens Capsule and Age Associated Pigment Dispersion of Variable Degree

robust educational and clinical experience, and I want to help train future clinicians to seek their full Special Interests Anterior Segment Disease Posterior Segment Disease Urgent Care Surgical Co-Management

She has worked full time at ICO/IEI since completing their residency program in Primary Care and Ocular Special Interests Glaucoma, ocular disease, primary eye care Education 2011 Illinois College of Optometry Disease Residency 2010 Illinois College of Optometry, OD 2005 University of Michigan, BS Experience 2011 Considerations in the Management of a 15 year old Anterior Chamber Foreign Body.