| 词条 | Illinois College of Optometry |
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|name = Illinois College of Optometry |image = Illinois College of Optometry logo.png |established = 1872 |type = Private | president = Dr. Mark Colip |students = 616 |address = |city = Chicago |state = Illinois |country = United States |coordinates = {{coord|41.8348|-87.6233|type:edu|display=inline,title}} |website = www.ico.edu |staff = 48 }} The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) is a private optometry college in Chicago, Illinois. Graduating approximately 160 optometrists a year, it is the largest optometry college in the United States[1] and is the oldest continually operating educational facility dedicated solely to the teaching of optometrists.[2] The college complex incorporates more than {{convert|366000|sqft|m2}} including an on-site eye care clinic, electronically enhanced lecture center, library, computerized clinical learning equipment, cafeteria, fitness center, and living facilities. FacilitiesThe Illinois Eye Institute (IEI) is the principal clinical training facility for ICO students and is located adjacent to the college. In addition to primary eye care, sub-specialty care is available including glaucoma, retina-vitreous, neuro-ophthalmic disorders, cornea-external disease, orbit-oculoplastics, pediatrics/strabismus-amblyopia and low vision rehabilitation. Additional service areas within the IEI include The Alfred and Sarah Rosenbloom Center on Vision and Aging, Diabetic Eye Center, and Bronzeville Pharmacy. The IEI serves as a center for clinical research involving eye and vision problems including glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), cornea and contact lenses, and pediatric eye disorders.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} StudentsThe student population consists of a diverse group which primarily originate from local areas such as Chicago, Illinois and surrounding states (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana), as well as significant groups from Canada and California, and a number of international students. AcademicsThe Illinois College of Optometry awards the degrees of Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) and Bachelor of Science in Visual Science (BSVS). The College also offers a joint program with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Chicago to obtain an O.D. Degree and a Master of Science (M.S.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree. In addition, the college also offers a joint program with the Illinois Institute of Technology, where a student may obtain a BS in biology from IIT and an O.D. degree from the Illinois College of Optometry. Notable alumni
References1. ^{{Cite journal|last=Register|first=Shilpa|year=2011|title=A Backward Glance on Optometric Education: Institutional Profile of Schools and Colleges of Optometry|url=http://journal.opted.org/articles/Volume_36_Number_2_Article3.pdf|journal=Optometric Education|volume=36|pages=76-81|via=}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Rich Tradition - ICO|url=http://www.ico.edu/about-ico}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1903&term_type_id=1&term_type_text=People&letter=I|title=Iverson, Donald L. 1923|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=October 11, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000426|title=WHITTAKER, Robert Russell, (1939 - )|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |accessdate= October 4, 2012}} External links
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