BUSINESS: Labs Expert Optics Hosts ICO Class of 2018 By Andrew Karp Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:00 AM SHOREWOOD, Ill.—Expert Optics, an independent wholesale optical laboratory located here, hosted the entire class of 2018 from the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) in Chicago during the week of Nov. 30. The annual field trip is an ICO tradition that began in 2010. Geoffrey Goodfellow, OD, associate professor at the Illinois College of Optometry, coordinated the 153 future optometrists’ schedules spread over four days, while Expert Optics provided transportation, lunch and guided tours. At the lab, they learned and witnessed overall lens processing including digital free-form, premium anti-reflective treatments, specialty finishing and the latest in ophthalmic products that reduce blue light. The management of Expert Optics also provided insight provided on the business side of independent optometry and how it relates to the optical industry. akarp@jobson.com