Why ICO?
Being from the Chicagoland area it is important to me to give back to the community as well as the profession of Optometry. ICO provides a unique experience in allowing me to serve a community in which I grew up in as well as provide clinical education to students and residents.
Biography
Matthew McGee, OD is a graduate of Midwestern University- Chicago College of Optometry. After completing a Residency in Cornea and Contact Lenses at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center- Havener Eye Institute, he became a full-time faculty member at ICO. He has a passion in providing patients with visual and ocular rehabilitation with specialty contact lenses. During his downtime he enjoys exercising, going to concerts, and watching basketball.
Special Interests
Cornea and Contact Lens, Keratoconus Post Corneal Transplant, Ocular Surface Disease
Education
2024 The Ohio State, Wexner Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology- Havener Eye Institute, Cornea and Contact Lens with an emphasis in Ocular Disease, Optometric Residency
2023 Midwestern University- Chicago College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry
2019 Midwestern University, Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences
2011- 2015 University of Missouri- Columbia, Bachelors of Science in Biology
Experience
Awards & Honors
Midwestern University - Chicago College of Optometry: Salutatorian Midwestern University - Chicago College of Optometry: Magna Cum Laude
Midwestern University - Chicago College of Optometry: Clinical Honors Midwestern University - Chicago College of Optometry: Clinical Excellence in Primary Eye Care AAOF / Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care
Professional Organizations
American Optometric Association
American Academy of Optometry
Gas Permeable Lens Institute
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