The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

Thinking about applying to optometry school? Already applied and trying to make your final decision about where to go? It can definitely...

As I begin my first rotation as a fourth-year outside of the Illinois Eye Institute, it has become very clear that there are many...

One of my best friends is currently teaching in Spain for a year. She is living in Madrid, giving me the perfect chance to come visit and...

I am often asked, “Why optometry? Why not general medicine or ophthalmology?” My answer is simple. It wasn’t the time difference or the...

I’m from Massachusetts (go Pats!). Being from Mass., I often get the question, “Why ICO? There are other schools closer to where you’re...