Directory

Full Time Faculty

Charlotte Joslin, OD Assistant Professor Ophthalmology Contact Lens Service

Contact Lens Service
Acanthamoeba Program

Education

• Graduate Education

  • School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Division of Epidemiology curriculum
    Expected degree completion July, 2009

• Residency

  • West Side VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois; July 1997 – June 1998

  • Blind Rehabilitation Center, Hines VA Hospital, and Hines, Illinois; July 1997 – June 1998

• Professional Education

  • The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry, June 1997

  • Clinical Externship: Cleveland VA Medical Center, Brecksville and Wade Park Divisions

• Undergraduate Education

  • Illinois Wesleyan University, Bachelor of Arts in Biology, May 1993

Academic and Hospital Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, July 2001 – present

• Attending Physician, Contact Lens Service and General Eye Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, July 1999 - present

• Attending Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, May 2001 - present

• Consulting Physician, Department of Surgery, Division of Optometry, West Side VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, May 2000 - present

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Optometry in Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, July 1999 – July 2001

• Clinical Instructor, Primary Care, Contact Lens and Low Vision Clinics, Illinois Eye Institute, Illinois College of Optometry, August 1998 – June 1999

Contact Lens Service
This clinic offers services in eye examinations and contact lens fittings. Additionally, the contact lens service specializes in fitting diseased eyes.

Click here to learn more about the Contact Lens Service.

Recent Publications

1. Joslin CE, Tu EY, Shoff ME, et al. The association of contact lens solution use and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. Aug 2007;144(2):169-180.

2. Joslin CE, Tu EY, McMahon TT, Passaro DJ, Stayner LT, Sugar J. Epidemiological Characteristics of a Chicago-area Acanthamoeba Keratitis Outbreak. Am J Ophthalmol. Aug 2006;142(2):212-217 e212.

3. Joslin CE, Koster J, Tu E.  Contact lens overrefraction variability in corneal power estimation post-refractive surgery.  J Cataract Refract Surg. Dec 2005;31(12):2287-2292.

4. Joslin CE, Wu SM, McMahon TT, Shahidi M.  Is “whole eye” wavefront analysis helpful to Corneal Refactive Therapy?  Eye and Contact Lens.  Oct 2004;30(4):186-188; discussion 205-186.

5. Twa MD, Nichols JJ, Joslin CE, Kollbaum PS, Edrington TB, Bullimore MA, Mitchel GL, Cruickshanks KJ, Schanzlin DJ.  Characteristics of corneal ectasia after LASIK for myopia.  Cornea. Jul 2004;23(5):447-457.

6. Joslin CE, Wu SM, McMahon TT, Shahidi M. Higher-order wavefront aberrations in corneal refractive therapy. Optom Vis Sci. Dec 2003;80(12):805-811.

Current Funded Research

Corneal Refractive Power Post Refractive Surgery

Principal Investigator, University of Illinois at Chicago Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) Funded by the National Eye Institute

Acanthamoeba Keratitis Principal Investigator, University of Illinois at Chicago

Funded by Prevent Blindness America and Midwest Eye-Banks

Click here to view Dr. Joslin’s on-line CV.