The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

In my previous post, I talked about my favorite place at ICO- the Eyepod, where we get to practice new skills. What makes all of this even more exciting is that we practice some of the same skills at the Illinois Eye Institute in the Clinical Assistant Program (CAP). We interact with actual patients and help make a difference in their lives. On my first day of CAP, I was quite nervous. I did not know what to expect or how much I would need to perform on the first day. The sta

During the summer, we received our academic calendar. I remembered seeing the acronym “CAP” and having no stinkin’ clue what it meant. …BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS! In our second quarter of our FIRST YEAR, we are entered into the Clinical Assistant Program, a.k.a. CAP. Once a week for 5 weeks, we help out and shadow a 3rd year student in the Illinois Eye Institute- the clinic that is attached to our school that provides vision and eye care services to the public. When ICO sa