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Visionary Eye Care Professionals

Hammock Relaxing

ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER

Essentials

Location

5222 N. Clark St.

City:

State:

Zip:

Chicago

IL

60640

U.S.A.

Country:

Midwest U.S.

Region:

( 2nd location - 181 W. Madison)

Additional Address Information:

Description

Visionary Eye Care Professionals is a two location, private practice focusing on full-scope, comprehensive, primary eye care. Our offices are located in the Loop and in the Andersonville area on the north side. ICO externs can expect to see a high volume of patients, with heavy exposure to all types of soft contact lenses, as well as gas permeable, hybrid, and scleral lenses. Our office is a referral source for dry eye therapy from other locations, and we treat a sizeable amount of glaucoma patients as well. We service a large proportion of LGBTQ+ patients and we see all ages, from infant to geriatric. Externs will gain experience with the following: OCT, Humphrey visual fields, Optos retinal scanners, osmolarity testing, meibography, Tear Care procedures, and macular pigment optical density testing. We have been hosting students since 2009, and we have found it to be fulfulling and a lot of fun!

Number of Student Encounters

Average number of patients per week per student:

80

How many are full exams?

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How many are observation only?

Relative Percentage of Student Encounters

80

60

40

10

0

% = Routine Refractive

% = Contact Lens

% = Ocular Disease

% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision

% = Low Vision

Facility Details

Required equipment:

Contact for externship liason: 

Joseph Warner, OD
butters@visionaryec.com
773-275-2538

Arrival procedure for students:

Contact Dr. Warner upon site selection. Arrive 20 minutes early on first day for orientation. Information regarding the practice will be sent 1 month prior to the start of the rotation.

Attending Staff - Full Time:
Joseph Warner, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)

Michael Ciszek, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)
Ryan Nguyen, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens)

Miscellaneous comments:

Additional Information:

Click here to review onboarding requirements. If you do not see your site listed on Sharepoint, contact your preceptor directly.

Student Review

"I've learned a lot about contact lenses and primary patient care in a private practice setting. The doctors were great and willing to teach. They treated me as a colleague and not just a student. The patients were diverse and they see a lot of patients with complicated contact lens fits and conditions. Some days would be a little slower and I would help put away trials to keep busy. Overall wonderful site!"

Primary Care

Facility specialties:

Facility category:

Primary Care (Specialty 1)

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Facility website

Student Clinic Hours

5:00 pm

9:00 am

5:00 pm

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Additional Info about Hours:

Schedule can alternate between the 2 externs and the 2 offices.


The Loop Office:

181 West Madison Ave Suite 125

Chicago IL 60602

Hours: T/W/Th: 9AM-5PM

Private

Facility Type

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