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Tom and Vasvi Babu, OD '93 Our Happiness A day in the life of Tom Babu, OD ’93, and Vasvi Babu, OD ’93 The Babus acquired more sites and more patients. ICO also offers the Babus a vibrant social circle. The Babus also stay connected to ICO in other ways. Dr. It introduces students to a high-volume setting, but also serves the city of Chicago. Drs.

an assistant professor at ICO, teaching third- and fourth-year optometry students in a primary care setting WA Stone, EA Ittner, BA Teitelbaum, LV Messner: Progressive, asymptomatic papilledema as the presenting

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

Illinois College of Optometry Study Determines Birth Order Can Affect Reading Readiness and Academic Performance CHICAGO – Birth order is thought to affect everything from a child’s personality to IQ. Now researchers at the Illinois College of Optometry have concluded that birth order can also affect may result in early school success and earlier reading when compared to children later in the birth order “That’s why it is important that children return for yearly follow-up exams as they get older and they

The results of the store went beyond their expectations, with over 200 items ordered! I'm so happy with my order, and it arrived in time for the holidays. Thank you to all those who placed an order and helped us raise funds for the Alumni Association Scholarship Did you order ICO spiritwear from the Pre-Holiday Online Store?