Illinois College of Optometry Residency in Low Vision Rehabilitation and Ocular Disease

Category:
Low Vision Rehabilitation

School Affiliation:
Illinois College of Optometry

Residency Location:
Chicago Lighthouse - The Spectrios Institute for Low Vision

3241 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 312-997-3686
Fax:

Coordinator:
Dr. Kara Crumbliss - kcrumbliss@ico.edu
Residency Director:
Stephanie Messner, O.D. - smessner@ico.edu

Key Residency Information:

Residency Description:

This 53-week program provides an opportunity for the resident to achieve advanced competency in both low vision rehabilitation and the diagnosis and treatment of ocular disease. Training in low vision is offered at the Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired and the Spectrius Institute, formerly the Deicke Center. Each of these clinics has an interdisciplinary staff that includes optometrists who are residency or diplomate certified in low vision, licensed clinical social workers, a certified low vision therapist, and/or occupational therapist and an orientation and mobility specialist. Training in ocular disease is offered at the Illinois Eye Institute's Center for Advanced Ophthalmic Care with a focus on those conditions that frequently result in vision loss. The resident will provide patient care in the Center's Vitreo-retinal, Glaucoma, and Urgent Care Services. Rotations in Cornea and External Disease and Comprehensive Ophthalmology are included in the curriculum. Patient encounters will be through both direct care and clinical precepting of optometry students.

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