The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

Every applicant is asked this question at some point on their optometric journey: “What made you want to go to optometry school?” After a...

When I was first accepted to ICO, many of my professors and people I worked with told me how challenging it would be. The words went in...

When I first chose Illinois College of optometry I pictured my future with my nose in the books and an extreme amount of debt. Studying...

“What did you study and how did you prepare to apply?” Across the roundtable from me sat a second year college student–wide-eyed, curious...

Drs. Roy and Associates is where my love for optometry started and grew. Back in 2009, I found their job posting on Craigslist for a...