ICO Setting Up a Geriatric Vision Facility

 The Illinois College of Optometry has set up the Alfred and Sarah Rosenbloom Center on Vision and Aging, devoted to the vision care needs of the aging population. The center, located within the Illinois Eye Institute on the ICO campus, will promote optometry students' and practitioners' increased knowledge and understanding of the inter-relatedness of aging and vision care; will provide vision care, counseling and support services for older adults and underserved communities in and around Chicago; will develop relationships with geriatric care facilities in the Chicago area; and will sponsor vision-related geriatric research. Read more.