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Pica is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards in
the field of optometry including: Pediatric Care Clinical
Excellence Award, Primary Care Clinical Excellence Award,
and the International Optometric Society Golden Key Award.
A published author in the Journal of Behavioral Optometry,
she also spent time studying in Spain at the University of
Madrid. Fluent in Spanish, Dr. Pica has an ongoing interest
in treating patients in the Hispanic community and volunteers
a great deal of time in that area. She is particularly proud
of her experience in the area of complex contact lens fitting,
including high astigmatism, bifocal and prosthetic contact
lenses. A painter, golfer and travel enthusiast, Dr. Pica
thoroughly enjoys working with children, as well as adults.
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Optometry
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B.S.
in Visual Sciences & B.A. in Spanish from Marquette University,
including membership in honors program, Alumni Achievement
Award |
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O.D.
Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago 1994 |
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Externships
in primary care at Olympia Fields Osteopathic |
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Hospital
& Pediatric care at Maryville Academy |
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Certified
in the treatment and management of ocular diseases, &
basic and clinical science, by the national board of examiners
in optometry, and international Board of Optometry |
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Extensive
co-management experience in cataract and refractive surgery
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Fluent
in Spanish, conversational in Italian |
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Gold
Key International Honor Society |
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American
Optometric Assoc., Illinois Optometric Assoc. |
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Comprehensive
quality patient care in a comfortable family environment |
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Advanced
contact lens fitting |
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Primary
and secondary medical eye care including infectious eye disease
and treatment of glaucoma |
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Low
vision evaluations |
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Pediatric
primary eye care |
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