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Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Christina Morettin, OD, FAAO
Assistant Professor of Optometry; Chief, Urgent Eye Care Services
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312-949-7735
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Biography
Dr. Morettin completed her undergraduate education at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in the Concurrent Education program while earning her Bachelor of Science with Honors. She completed her Doctor of Optometry degree at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario and pursued a residency in Primary Care and Ocular Disease at the Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Morettin spends her time in clinical education. She works with second, third and fourth year students and residents in the Primary Care, Advanced Care and Urgent Care services in their clinical rotations.
Special Interests
Urgent eye care, primary eye care, ocular disease with interest in glaucoma, retina and neuro-ophthalmology
Education
2014 Illinois College of Optometry, Primary Care/Ocular Disease Residency
2013 University of Waterloo, OD
2009 Queen’s University, BScH
Experience
Awards & Honors
2013 Beta Sigma Kappa (BSK) Research Fellowship program: by the American Optometric Foundation (AOF)
Research grant for “Visual Structure and Function in Contact Sport Athletes”
2013 Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Research grant for “Visual Structure and Function in Contact Sport Athletes”
2013 Allergan
Disease Resident Fellowship Award, American Academy of Optometry meeting Seattle 2013
2010-2013 University of Waterloo
Dean’s Honor List
Professional Organizations
Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
Member, American Optometric Association
Member, Illinois Optometric Association
Consultant, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
Publications
2021
Morettin CE and Ittner EA. Case Series: West African Crystalline Maculopathy. Optometry and Vision Sceince. October 20, 2021.
2021
Morettin CE, Roberts DK, Newman TL, Yang Y, McMahon JM, Roberts MF, Teitelbaum BA, Winters JE. Time-of-year Variation in Intraocular Pressure. Journal of Glaucoma. 2021 Aug 17; 30(11): 952-962.
2021
Shorter ES, Whiteside MM, Harthan JS, Morettin CE, Perera CD, Johnson SD, Migneco MK, Huecker JB, Hartwick ATE, Than T and Gordon MO. Diagnostic accuracy of clinical signs, symptoms and point-of-care testing for early adenoviral conjunctivitis. Clinical and Experimental Optometry (TCEO). 2021:1-6.
2021
Johnson SD, Harthan JS, Than T, Migneco MK, Shorter E, Whiteside MM, Morettin CE, Olson CK, Rosemann CA, Margolis MS, Haertter LW, Huecker JB, Rodic-Polic B, Buller RS, Storch GA, Gordon MO, Hartwick ATE. Predictive Accuracy and Densitometric Analysis of Point-of-Care Immunoassay for Adenoviral Conjunctivitis. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Aug 2;10(9):30.
2021
Than T, Morettin CE, Harthan JS, Hartwick ATE, Huecker JB, Johnson SD, Migneco MK, Shorter E, Whiteside M, Margolis MS, Olson CK, Alferez CS, van Zyl T, Rodic-Polic B, Storch GA, Gordon MO. Efficacy of a Single Administration of 5% Povidone-Iodine in the Treatment of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2021 Jun 6;231:28-38.
2021
Whiteside MM, Shorter ES, Margolis MS, Alvi F, Huecker JB, Than TP, Migneco MK, Harthan JS, Morettin CE, Hartwick ATE, Johnson SD, Perera CD, Gordon MO. Success of Masking 5% Povidone-Iodine Treatment: The Reducing Adenoviral Patient Infected Days Study. Optometry and Vision Science. 2021; 98(5): 469-75.
2020
Newman TL, Roberts DK, Morettin CE, McMahon JM, Roberts MF. Krukenberg’s Spindles Strongly Suggest Long Anterior Zonule Associated Pigment Dispersion Mechanism in Older Patients. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2020;61(8):8.
2019
Morettin CE, Teitelbaum BA. Welder’s Maculopathy; a Case Report. Optometric Clinical Practice. 2019; 1(1):40.
2019
Shorter E, Whiteside M, Harthan J, Margolis M, Hartwick AT, Johnson S, Migneco M, Morettin C, Olson CK, Huecker J, Than T and Gordon MO. Safety and tolerability of a one-time, in-office administration of 5% povidone-iodine in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis: The Reducing Adenoviral Patient Infected Days (RAPID) study. The Ocular Surface. 2019; 17(4): 828-832.
2017
Leong D, Morettin CE, Messner LV, Steinmetz RJ, Pang Y, Galetta SL and Balcer LJ. Visual Structure and Function in Collision Sport Athletes. Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology. 2018;38(3):285-91.
2017
Roberts DK, Yang Y, Morettin CE, Newman TL, Roberts MF and Wilesnsky JT. Morphologic Patterns Formed by the Anomalous Fibers Occurring Along the Anterior Capsule of the Crystalline Lens in People With the Long Anterior Zonule Trait. The Anatomical Record. 2017;300(7):1336-47.
2016
Smolyansky V, Morettin CE, Hitzman SA, Beckerman SA. Test-retest reliability of the King-Devick test in elite junior Olympic athletes. Optometry and Visual Performance. 2016;4(3):147-54.
2016
Harthan JS, Opitz DL, Fromstein SF, Morettin CE. Diagnosis and treatment of anterior uveitis: optometric management. Clinical Optometry. 2016;8:23-35.
2015
Roberts DK, Yang Y, Morettin CE, Doan T, Newman TL, Wilensky JT. Quantification of long anterior lens zonules and their resulting zonule-free zone sizes. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2015;43(8):773-5.