ICO NORA Student Club

06/09/2018

Congrats to Lisa Wong & Vivian Nguyen for winning 2 of the 5 available student travel grants to attend NORA 2018! We're so proud of you guys.

For those of you who are still interested in attending, registration is still open! Act quickly as NORA 2018 is only less than 3 weeks away!

We are pleased to announce that the following 10 students and residents with an interest in neuro-rehabilitation have received a student grant to attend the organization’s Clinical Skills Pre-Conference (September 20-21) and 27th annual General Conference (September 21-23) at the Hyatt Regency in St. Louis, MO.
Students
1. Lauren Fernandez SCCO 4th year
2. Darin Chun SCCO 4th year
3. Vivian Nguyen ICO 3rd year
4. Courtney Beaumont SCO 2nd year
5. Lisa Wong ICO 4th year
Residents
1. Nguyen Tran Private Practice, Center For Vision Development, Dr. Derek Tong
2. Shannon Koenders Bright Eyes Vision Clinic, Pacific University
3. Allan McCleary Private Practice, Neuro Vision Associates, North Texas, Dr. Charles Shidlofsky
4. Nikita Katoozi MVC Eyecare, Pacific University
5. Elizabeth Nace SCO Residency in Pediatrics and Neuro-Rehab

Congratulations one and all!

It's not to late to register! Information on the NORA Clinical Skills Pre-Conference and General Conference can be viewed at www.noravisonrehab.org

07/05/2018

Hello ICO!

Don't forget that NORA 2018 Conference is taking place in St. Louis from Sept 20-23rd, 2018.

If you are interested please check out https://noravisionrehab.com/ for more information!

04/05/2018

Save the date!!!

Dr. Deborah Zelinsky's Neuroplasticity of Visual Processing 3-day seminar will be taking place in the Chicagoland area on June 1-3, 2018!

If interested check-out www.mindeyeconnection.com. Any questions can be directed to [email protected].

30/04/2018

Hello ICO!

Don't forget that you can join NORA International for free! Check out https://noravisionrehab.com/join-nora to join!

26/04/2018

Hello Everyone!

Don't forget to submit your applications for the 2018-2019 NORA Executive Board by this Friday, April 27th, 2018!

Applicants, please send a brief summary on why you are interested in joining the executive board and why you are involved with NORA to Samantha Dodda ([email protected]) and Samantha Wong ([email protected]).

Thank you and good luck!
- Sam '19 and Sam '20

24/04/2018

NORA White Coat Pins have arrived! They will be placed in your mailboxes sometime this week.

If you are interested in purchasing a NORA pin but not a member of ICO NORA, they are $5! If you would like to purchase one, please contact Samantha Wong at [email protected] before May 2nd, 2018!

23/04/2018

Thank you to Dr. Margolis and Dr. Chan for inviting ICO NORA to their practice, Visual Symptoms Treatment Center, in Arlington Heights.

Dr. Margolis and Dr. Chan gave students a tour of the office, insight into how the office operates, a presentation, and even provided drinks and food!

We learned a lot and greatly appreciate your time and generosity!

To learn more about Vision Symptoms Treatment Center, please go to http://www.ledererandmargolis.com/

09/04/2018

ICO NORA will be holding elections for the executive board for the 2018-2019 academic year soon! Keep your eyes peeled in your inboxes for more information!

06/04/2018

Thank you to Dr. Adrienne Chan for coming to speak on Wednesday night! Dr. Chan shared various interesting cases and their respective treatment plans that she saw while completing her residency and at her current practice.

If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Chan’s practice, email [email protected] to sign up for the practice visit trip on April 18, 2018 evening! Please also indicate if you need or able to provide a ride.

This practice visit is great for 3rd years who need to complete a practice visit for the Business of Optometry class assignment.

12/12/2017

Thank you everyone who came out to our meeting on November 27 with Dr. Messner! Dr. Messner discussed multiple cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension at this meeting!

Stay tuned for more meetings in the upcoming new year!

24/09/2017

Hi all, Dr. Messner requested I pass this email along!

Be sure to sign up if you can!

Hi,

As member of the Academy’s Fellows Doing Research SIG steering committee, I am writing you to see if you can assist me in getting ICO student volunteers for the AAO Exhibit Hall Research Booth. This year’s research project will be an evaluation of inversion therapy manipulation on optic nerve perfusion. The purpose of the research booth is to engender research interest among Academy members, students and residents. Last year’s project was an evaluation of dynamic pupillography as a function of individuals with a prior history of concussion/TBI. Over three days. We tested over 250 subjects.

The following is the link to the sign-up template:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pRr66n6FHhbqM6HKO0Un2DuGi5gMLoC63n7RoEv2dXQ/edit =0

This is a nice way to get involved in clinical research and I would greatly appreciate your helping me in recruiting from NORA (as well as other groups). If at all possible, we are in most need of student volunteers on Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:00.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Best regards.

LVM

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10/09/2017

Thank you to all who attended our meeting with Cathy Grochowski last night! We hope that listening to a previous TBI patient's experiences gave you a new perspective on how NORA really positively impacts its patients!

Stay tuned for our next meeting coming up in November!

03/09/2017

Hello ICO NORA Family!

Check your inboxes for information regarding a NORA Meeting on this Sept 8, 2017 at 5pm featuring Cathy Grochowski!

Ms. Grochowski was a previous TBI patient who's life was drastically changed for the better upon seeking NORA doctors after reading the "Ghost in my Brain"!

Don't forget to RVSP to get your Chipotle and to have a seat to see this awesome speaker!

26/08/2017

Hello Everyone!

Thank you to all who came out to our first NORA meeting for the 2017-2018 academic year! Hope everyone enjoyed the cheesecake and found the meeting educational.

Congratulations to our two newly elected 1st Year Reps - Tommy Collins and Jessie Lim!

For those who were curious the winning cakes served at the meeting from our Cheesecake Factory Cake Vote were:
1. Tiramisu
2. Fresh Strawberry
3. Oreo, Godiva, White Chocolate Raspberry (3 way tie)
4. Celebration Cake
5. Lemon Raspberry Cream

Stay tuned for details about our next meeting taking place on September 5th!

21/08/2017

Thank you to all who came out to our booth at Blindspot 2017!

Don't forget to RVSP to our General Meeting on August 22, 2017 at 6:30pm to find out which Cheesecake Factory cake flavours will be served based on the results of our cake voting box!

We will also be selecting our new 1st Year Reps at this meeting!

RVSP link: https://goo.gl/forms/2TpnyHmXZh4sWZlM2
* If RVSP is closed, e-mail Sam Wong ([email protected]) or Jennifer Chan ([email protected]) if you wish to attend!

29/06/2017

Hello Everyone!

The national Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association is having their 26th annual Multi-Disciplinary Conference on September 14-17th, 2017 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel & Event Center in Buffalo, NY!

NORA is providing 10 student travel grants. Each grant provides full conference registration, tickets to the luncheon and banquet and $300 in travel funds. Please see attachments for more information.

Deadline for submission: July 15, 2017.

Feel free to contact myself at [email protected] or Sam Wong at [email protected] if you have any further questions.

Good Luck!

26/06/2017

ICO NORA's 2017/18 Exec Team at the NORA Student Mixer at Optometry's Meet Conference in Washington, DC!

Featuring our:
President: Samantha Wong
Secretary: Jennifer Chan
Treasurer: Lisa Wong
3rd Year Class Representative: Vivian Nguyen

02/05/2017

Thank you to all who came to last Friday's NORA meeting featuring Dr. Marsha Benshir!

We hope that Dr. Benshir's presentation has given you more insight on what a NORA optometrist does on a day-to-day basis and shown you how exciting and rewarding it can be!

19/04/2017

Hello ICO!

Mark your calendars! NORA will be hosting "How to Save Lives & Make Money" with Dr. Marsha Benshir on Friday, April 28th. This event will be taking place from 1:30PM to 2:30PM in Lecture Hall 1203 where we will be providing lunch catered from Flaco's Tacos!

Dr. Benshir is an ICO alum and neuro-optometrist at the Western Maryland Hospital Center, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital, and Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital. A longtime fellow of the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, she specializes in vision rehabilitation and vision therapy and is currently working on a program to train optometrists to provide in-patient neuro-optometric rehabilitation.

Join us on April 28th as Dr. Benshir shares the details about her successful career and be sure to bring questions! This event is FREE for NORA members and $5 for non-members. Clinic attire is required.

To sign-up for the event, please fill out this form (Deadline: Monday, April 24th at 11:59PM): https://goo.gl/forms/VaajTAYbzxUcJn4i1

19/10/2016

Thank you to everyone who came out to this afternoon's NORA meeting featuring Professor Clark Elliott as our speaker!

We hope that hearing Professor Elliott's first hand experience on how neuro-optometry made a huge impact in his life can inspire more of you to go into practicing or researching neuro-optometry.

For those who are interested in learning more about what Professor Elliott discussed please read his book or visit his website http://clarkelliott.com

NORA wishes good luck to everyone on finals and we will see you at our next meeting next quarter!

Stay tuned on our page for updates.

13/10/2016

Hello everyone!

NORA will be featuring Professor Clark Elliot, the author of "The Ghost in My Brain," at our next meeting on Wednesday, October 19th at 1PM in Lecture Hall 1202!

Professor Elliot is a researcher in artificial intelligence who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 1999, causing him to lose much of his higher brain function. After being told by doctors that he may never recover, he crossed paths with a local neuro-optometrist.

Join us this upcoming Wednesday as Professor Elliot details his arduous road to recovery and the crucial role neuro-optometric rehabilitation played in overcoming his condition - and enjoy a delicious lunch while you're at it! Food will be catered by Naf Naf Grill and clinic attire is not required. RSVP below!

RSVP link (Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 16th @ midnight): https://goo.gl/forms/14ZgUEFLhq4RGx7R2

31/08/2016

Thank you everyone who came out to our general meeting tonight!

We hope everyone found the meeting informative and congratulations to Samantha Dodda for being elected as our 1st Year Representative!

For those of you who are interested in the complimentary student membership for Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association International, please go to this link to sign up!

https://nora.cc/component/comprofiler/registers.html

ICO NORA membership sign up sheets will be distributed by class representatives shortly in class.

27/08/2016

Hello everyone!

NORA is holding our 1st General Meeting Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 at 6:30-7:30pm in Room 1201.

We look forward to seeing many familiar faces as well as some new ones! Spread the word to your fellow classmates!

Why should you be interested in NORA:
1) Are you enamoured with how our brains work? Do you want to learn more about how neuroanatomy and optometry are interconnected?
2) Do you like sports? NORA can show you how you can involve sports in your optometry career!
3) Want to be a part of a RAPIDLY GROWING and NEW branch of optometry? Get a head start before your fellow colleagues catch on!
4) Have friends who are also healthcare professionals and want to work together?
5) DO YOU LIKE FREE FOOD?

If you answered YES to any of the following questions, COME JOIN US next week! The event is FREE to everyone and Noodles & Co will be served.

It was exciting to see so many new faces at Blindspot! The 2016-2017 NORA Officers cannot wait to show you guys what we have planned for the year and what NORA is about.

Please sign up using the link below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJSYRRT

BE A PART OF THE FUTURE OF OPTOMETRY. SIGN UP NOW!!

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20/08/2016

NORA at Blindspot 2016!

Join us for our general information meeting Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 from 6:30pm-7:30pm. We will be picking our 1st year rep during this meeting and free food will be provided!

05/02/2016

Hey NORA members!

The national Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association is having their 25th annual Multi-Disciplinary Conference!!

Date: September 22-25th, 2016
Location: Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, NV

Take this opportunity to learn from the best minds in the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation community. I encourage all students who are interested in practicing Neuro-optometry to make attend this convention. It really is the best way to network and get yourself out there!

NORA is providing 10 student travel grants. Each grant provides full conference registration, including tickets to the luncheon and banquet and an additional $300 in travel funds. Students are responsible for finding their own accommodations and transportation.

To be eligible for the grant program you must be able to attend the full meeting. This requires you to arrive on Wednesday, September 21st and stay till September 25th. Candidates must submit a 1-3 page essay discussing what inspires you to pursue Neuro-optometric rehab as a mode of practice.

For more information please feel free to email [email protected] for more details!

13/11/2015

Makoto Arena

13/11/2015

Managing Concussions and TBIs

Another big thank you to Dr. DeAnn Fitzgerald. Today the ICO NORA Club had the wonderful opportunity of being shown the inner workings of Dr. Fitzgerald's practices in Cedar Rapids, IA. Students were given a tour of Fitzgerald & associates, Vision in Motion, Active Evolution, and experience firsthand the advances in technology for neuro-optometric rehabilitation. For more information about her practice, please visit her website at http://www.docfitzgerald.com .

27/10/2015

Catching Concussions with Dr. D.M. Fitzgerald

19/10/2015

Good Morning Members of NORA,

Join us Monday, October 26th at 7:00pm in Rm 1201 as NORA hosts Dr. DeAnn M. Fitzgerald and her lecture on "Catching Concussions"! Dr. D.M. Fitzgerald graduated from Pacific University College of Optometry and has been in practice for 22 years. Come learn techniques to treat cognitively impaired patients and how to incorporate neuro-optometry into a successful practice.

This event will be catered by Carbon live fire Mexican grill. If you haven't had Carbon already then it's worth coming to try! Free for members and $5 for non-members. Last day to sign up will be Saturday October 24th at 12:00pm.
Sign up using the link below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1coU4DiArY3-MKr4pkDHtswdifPHrNbzcKxXuroOcT6E/viewform?usp=send_form

28/09/2015

Dr. Deborah Zelinsky O.D., F.C.O.V.D., F.N.O.R.A. is hosting a seminar October 25th and 26th on the Mind-Eye Connection. She has an extraordinary perspective on behavioral optometry that allows her to be very successful in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients with special needs. Her patient base ranges from post-traumic stress disorders to aiding patients with endocrine imbalances.

For students interested. Please call David at 847-501-2020 option 0 and ask about the student promo code. Then use that code to register for the event!

For more information about the event click this LINK --> http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=apy9yutab&oeidk=a07ebafzqe78c02bbb1

Explore the concepts behind the use of therapeutic eyewear in the increasingly relevant fields of neuro-processing and brain plasticity, specifically as they apply to Autism Spectrum Disorders & Traumatic Brain Injuries. Optometrists will learn screening & treatment techniques from Deborah Zelinsky,…