The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

While many of my peers spent some time in the sun in New Orleans for this year’s American Academy of Optometry conference, I decided to embrace Fall with a trip to the Northeast. ICO does not have classes during this conference, which gave us students some much needed time to unwind and catch up on our studies.  I took this time in New York. Although I love Chicago, Manhattan never ceases to take my breath away. Flying over the iconic Empire State Building and monumental Free

Everyone says that the hardest aspects of third year are summer quarter and retina. But for me, fall quarter (which just wrapped up) was an endless struggle to stay afloat. I remembered summer quarter fondly and I wanted nothing more than to get away. Two weeks ago was fall break–there were no classes to attend, but we still have clinic. When I completed my clinic shifts, I boarded an early flight to the East Coast, where I met up with one of my brothers for a mini-vacation.