Women in Optometry and our supporters celebrate the Class of 2025 in the Midwest.
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Chicago College of Optometry, Midwestern UniversityClass of 2025: 51 students (36 women, 15 men) |
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Lauren Delisi, OD, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, plans to travel over the summer before joining a private practice in Illinois, where she will specialize in dry eye management. |


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Illinois College of OptometryClass of 2025: 100 students (78 women, 22 men) |
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Hannah Walleck, OD, of La Grange Park, Illinois, will start a residency in pediatric optometry at Children’s Mercy Hospital & Clinics in Kansas City, Missouri. |


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Indiana University School of OptometryClass of 2025: 78 students (54 women, 24 men) |
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Madison Neale, OD, of Petersburg, Illinois, will join Horizon EyeCare Professionals, a private practice in Owatonna, Minnesota. |
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Michigan College of Optometry, Ferris State UniversityClass of 2025: 38 students (27 women, 11 men) |
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Riley Parker, OD, of Springfield, Missouri, will start practicing at the Vision Clinic, a five-office private practice in Missouri. |


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The Ohio State University College of OptometryClass of 2025: 60 students (38 women, 22 men) |
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Juliana Mazzotta, OD, of Darien, Connecticut, will start a primary care/ocular disease/glaucoma residency at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. |


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University of Missouri-St. Louis, College of OptometryClass of 2025: 43 students (24 women, 19 men) |
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Carly Poskochil, OD, of Bennet, Nebraska, will start a residency in ocular disease with an emphasis in glaucoma and vision rehabilitation at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. |


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University of Waterloo School of Optometry |
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Erica Chow, OD, of Calgary, Alberta, is currently working toward her MSc in Vision Science with a focus on myopia control. She looks forward to practicing optometry in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. |

















