Illinois College Of Optometry

ADVANCING PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL EDUCATION THROUGH INVESTMENT IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION AT THE ILLINOIS EYE INSTITUTE - THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY (ICO) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS $750,000 THROUGH THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS) PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE ADVANCED OPHTHALMIC EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE ILLINOIS EYE INSTITUTE (IEI), THE COLLEGE'S PATIENT CARE DIVISION AND ONE OF THE NATION'S PREMIER ACADEMIC EYE CARE CENTERS. THIS INVESTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES, IMPROVE CLINICAL EFFICIENCY, EXPAND ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND ENSURE THAT FUTURE OPTOMETRISTS ARE EDUCATED USING TECHNOLOGIES THAT REFLECT TODAY'S STANDARDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE. EACH YEAR, THE IEI PROVIDES CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 35,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS THROUGH MORE THAN 85,000 PATIENT VISITS ACROSS SEVEN CLINICAL SPECIALTY SERVICES. TO ACCOMMODATE THIS HIGH VOLUME OF PATIENT CARE, THE IEI OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 125 EXAMINATION LANES AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AREAS AND SERVES AS THE PRIMARY CLINICAL EDUCATION SITE FOR MORE THAN 500 OPTOMETRY STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. APPROXIMATELY 65 PERCENT OF PATIENTS ARE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES OR UNINSURED, MAKING THE IEI A VITAL COMPONENT OF CHICAGO'S HEALTHCARE SAFETY NET. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL MODERNIZE EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE IEI'S ADVANCED CARE, URGENT CARE, AND CORNEA AND CONTACT LENS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ACQUISITION OF 12 HAAG-STREIT BQ900 SLIT LAMPS; 12 HAAG-STREIT AT900 GOLDMANN APPLANATION TONOMETERS; 6 HAAG-STREIT IM910 ANTERIOR SEGMENT CAMERAS; 12 OPHTHALMIC POWER TILT EXAMINATION CHAIRS; 12 OPHTHALMIC POWER EXAMINATION STANDS WITH IN-WELL CHARGING SYSTEMS; 60 CLINICAL EXAMINATION ROOM STOOLS; 1 MACHINEMD NEOS NEURO-OPHTHALMIC DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM; 12 REICHERT MANUAL BACKLIGHT ILLUMINATED PHOROPTERS; 12 M&S TECHNOLOGIES ALL-IN-ONE 22-INCH VISUAL ACUITY SYSTEMS WITH SOFTWARE UPGRADES AND FLUSH MOUNTS; AND ASSOCIATED SHIPPING AND HANDLING. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS $761,456, INCLUDING A FEDERAL REQUEST OF $750,000 AND AN INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF $11,456 FROM THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY TO SUPPORT COSTS EXCEEDING THE FEDERAL AWARD. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY, CLINICAL WORKFLOW, NEURO-OPHTHALMIC ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES, AND HANDS-ON STUDENT TRAINING USING CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGIES. THIS PROJECT IS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION RATHER THAN FACILITY CONSTRUCTION. THE REQUESTED EQUIPMENT HAS AN EXPECTED USEFUL LIFE OF 25 YEARS OR MORE FOR MAJOR EXAMINATION LANE COMPONENTS, WITH MANY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDING YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE. FEDERAL INVESTMENT WILL PRODUCE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE, STRENGTHEN CLINICAL EDUCATION, MODERNIZE CLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE EYE CARE FOR THE THOUSANDS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED PATIENTS WHO RELY ON THE ILLINOIS EYE INSTITUTE EACH YEAR.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INSTITUTION PORTION

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FAMILY STUDY OF CTRP5 MUTATION, LONG ZONULES, MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GLAUCOMA

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - STUDENT PORTION

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - FIPSE

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY, 3241 S. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, IL 60616-3878 DANIEL REN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF THE ILLINOIS EYE INSTITUTE. 312.949.7102, DREN@ICO.EDU; WWW.ICO.EDU; THIS REQUEST FOR FUNDING IS FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES ONLY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH AND/OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING GLAUCOMA. INVESTMENT IN MEDICAL DEVICES WILL HELP IMPROVE PATIENT CARE DELIVERY AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY IS SPECIFICALLY ASKING FOR SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, THAT INCLUDE: MOUNTED VISUAL FIELD TESTING DEVICES, OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) IMAGING DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING, AND SELECTIVE LASER TRABECULOPLASTY (SLT) AND YAG LASER INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA. WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING FUNDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EXAM LANES, WHICH INCLUDES STANDARD CLINIC CHAIR AND TRAY, SLIT LAMP, TONOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND ULTRASOUND BIO MICROSCOPE. THE MAJORITY OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASES HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF 10-15 YEARS, WHILE THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS MAY HAVE A RENEWAL CYCLE OF APPROXIMATELY 3-5 YEARS. CLINICAL UPGRADES, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AND CONSTRUCTION, ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR THIS PROJECT.

CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS OF OCULAR LENS ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES WITH AGE AND ACCOMMO

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