The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

When I joined the ICO Private Practice Club, I heard about this meeting called SOLutioN. I really had no idea what it was, and to be honest, first year Jess was more concerned about passing classes. When I became the PPC’s president-elect, I learned more about what this meeting was really about. I was able to enter this amazing group and become a part of something that works to better optometry as a whole. Here’s what SOLutioN is: SOLutioN is a meeting for the leaders of all

Last April, I received an invitation to an all-expenses paid conference with the Vision Care Institute in Florida. Free airfare, hotel, and conference in the Sunshine State? Sign me up! Fast forward a few months later. It was late August and the conference was finally here. Along with six of my classmates, I flew to Jacksonville for two days to attend the conference with the Vision Care Institute (TVCI.) TVCI is home to Vistakon, a Johnson and Johnson company, that produces t