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Part Time Faculty
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Benjamin Ticho, MD Associate Clinical Professor Pediatric Ophthalmology |
| Bticho@mac.com | |
| Phone | 312-996-6599 |
| Mailing Address | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences |
Clinical Interests
Cataract surgery, treatment of strabismus (ocular misalignment) and amblyopia (lazy eye), ptosis (drooping eyelid), tear duct surgery, retinopathy of prematurity, genetic and hereditary eye disease, as well as correction of age-related aesthetic facial changes.
Education
| 1985 | BS, Biomedical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1987 | MD, cumlaude e. causa, Combined Premedical/Medical Program, University of Michigan |
| 1988-1991 | Residency in Ophthalmology, University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary |
| 1991-1992 | Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Children's Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
UIC Appointments
2007-present: Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
2010-present: Member, Executive Board Committee of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group
Current Appointments
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Children's Memorial Hospital
Representative Publications
Ticho, BH, Ticho KE, Kaufmann L: Combined strabismus and lens surgery. J AAPOS 2006;10:430-434.
Engel JM, Hilchie-Schmidt C, Khammar A, Ostfeld BM, Vyas, A, Ticho BH: Monocanalicular silastic intubation for the initial correction of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. J AAPOS 2007;11:183-186.
Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group: Primary treatment of nasolacrimal duct obstruction with probing in children younger than 4 years. Ophthalmology 2008;115:577-584.
Curriculum Vitae
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