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Christine Allison, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Kelly A. Frantz, OD, FAAO, FCOVD
Erica Ittner, OD, FAAO
Associate Professor of Optometry; Specialty Care Educational Coordinator
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312-949-7147
Why ICO?
ICO provides an excellent educational experience and learning environment. As an ICO alumna, I can personally attest to the superior education received by our students. The comprehensive didactic and clinical experience of ICO students and graduates continues to impress me and I am proud to be a graduate of ICO.
Biography
Dr. Ittner is an assistant professor at ICO, teaching third- and fourth-year optometry students in a primary care setting with a focus on ocular disease. In addition, she teaches the refraction course for the optometry sequence for first-year students. When not at work, Dr. Ittner can be found riding her bicycle around Chicago and enjoying the amazing food in this city.
Special Interests
Primary Eye Care, Ocular Disease, Glaucoma
Education
2010 Illinois College of Optometry, Primary Eye Care and Ocular Disease Residency
2009 Illinois College of Optometry, OD
2004 University of Illinois at Chicago, Honors College, BS
Experience
2010-present Illinois College of Optometry
2011-present Hawthorn Woods Family Eye Care
Awards & Honors
2011 Second Runner Up, American Academy of Optometry Ocular Photography Contest
2007 Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honors Fraternity
2007 Tomb and Key Honors Society
Professional Organizations
Member, American Academy of Optometry
Member, American Optometric Association
Member, Illinois Optometric Association
Member, Women of Vision
Publications
Ittner EA, Bhakhri R, Newman T. Necrotising herpetic retinopathies: a review and progressive outer retinal necrosis case report. Clin Exp Optom 2016;99(1):24-9.
WA Stone, EA Ittner, BA Teitelbaum, LV Messner: Progressive, asymptomatic papilledema as the presenting sign of a Chiari I malformation. Optometry – Jrnl Am Optom Assn 83:3, 2012
EA Ittner, SA Klemencic: Nutritional optic neuropathy secondary to topiramate-induced appetite suppression. Optometry – Jrnl Am Optom Assn 83:6, 2012