Externship Site
West Suburban Vision Therapy Center (West Suburban Family Vision and Therapy Ctr)
ICO STUDENTS ACCEPTED EACH QUARTER
Essentials
Location
801 North Cass Avenue
City:
State:
Zip:
Westmont
IL
60559
U.S.A.
Country:
Midwest US
Region:
Suite 203
Additional Address Information:
Description
We work with children and adults with vision issues that interfere with their ability to read, learn, comprehend, and even pay attention. With each generation mentoring the next our office has over 60 years of experience. You won’t find any other office with this much experience in vision therapy in the Chicago area.
Number of Student Encounters
Average number of patients per week per student:
35
How many are full exams?
How many are special testing?
How many are observation only?
Relative Percentage of Student Encounters
5
10
15
98
10
% = Routine Refractive
% = Contact Lens
% = Ocular Disease
% = Pediatric / Binocular Vision
% = Low Vision
Facility Details
Required equipment:
Dress code: scrubs.
Contact for externship liason:
Alicia Wong, OD
awong@westsuburbanvt.com
630-491-4941
Arrival procedure for students:
Student should contact Dr. Wong 1 month prior to start of the rotation. On first day, arrive 30 minutes early and ask for Dr. Wong at the front desk.
Attending Staff - Full Time:
Alicia Wong, OD (Primary Care, Pediatrics / Vision Therapy)
David Maze, OD (Primary Care, Contact Lens, Pediatrics / Vision Therapy)
COVT:
Tammy Alberico (Vision Therapy Specialist)
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 am really glad that I ended my 4th year with this site. It has changed my view as our role as an optometrist. Dr. Maze makes really good case points, he's very knowledgeable and he loves to teach. His VT therapists are also awesome to learn from as well. Overall, it's a great site! There was always something to learn. I highly recommend this site!"
Pediatrics/Vision Therapy, Vision Rehabilitation
Facility specialties:
Facility category:
Peds/BV/Advanced CL/VR (Specialty 3)
Max number of ICO students?
Housing available or a stipend?
Is this a residency program?
Other externship affiliations?
Do you provide formal journal club, case discussion, grand rounds?
Are meals provided?
Is an automobile necessary?
Is there on-site parking?
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Yes
Facility website
Student Clinic Hours
5:00 pm
8:45 am
1:00 pm
8:45 am
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CLOSED
7:00 pm
11:45 am
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6:00 pm
9:45 am
7:00 pm
11:45 pm
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Additional Info about Hours:
Education meetings are weekly at 10:45 am.
Private
Facility Type