Dr. Casey L. Hogan

Dr. Casey Hogan is co-director of Advanced Eyecare Professionals, PC, and co-principal of Solo Eyecare and Eyewear Gallery in the South Loop. Dr. Hogan was born and raised in the South Suburbs of Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Northern Illinois University in 1992. Casey earned her Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1997 and completed a post-graduate residency program in primary eyecare and ocular disease management at the Illinois Eye Institute, and affiliate clinic of the University of Chicago, in 1998.

Upon completion of this program, Dr. Hogan participated in a fellowship program at the prestigious Boston Medical School. She is one of only a handful of optometrists nationally who have participated in this extensive training, and Advanced Eyecare Professionals is proud to be able to offer her expertise to current and future patients.

Dr. Hogan is currently an Assistant Professor of Optometry at the Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, where she actively participates in clinical research and in the education of future optometrists. She strives to impress upon her students that “doctors are students for life, and should never forget to give back to their community.” It is part of Advanced Eyecare Professionals’ mission to integrate clinical teaching and education within the practice and support their alma mater.

Dr. Hogan is a member of the American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association, Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation, and is a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Optometry. She has received many awards and clinical distinctions, including the Vistakon Fellowship Award, and was named as one of “America’s Top Optometrists” in 2002 by the National Consumers Research Council, and as a “Who’s Who in Health Sciences Education” in 2005.

Dr. Hogan remains active in her community by serving as a board member of Special Children’s Charities-Special Olympics Chicago and currently serves as President of the South Michigan Avenue Merchants’ Association. She currently enjoys living in the South Loop and spending time with family and friends.

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     Dr. Robert J. Steinmetz

Dr. Robert J. Steinmetz is co-director of Advanced Eyecare Professionals, PC, and co-principal of Solo Eyecare and Eyewear Gallery in the South Loop. Dr. Steinmetz was born and raised in Oak Lawn, and attended high school on the south side of Chicago. He then went on to the University of Notre Dame where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Biological Sciences.

Dr. Steinmetz earned his Doctorate of Optometry degree as a cum laude graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry. During his time there, Robert was the recipient of a record number of awards recognizing his academic and clinical excellence and his commitment to community service. Upon graduation, Dr. Steinmetz was awarded the Eugene W. Strawn Leadership and Service Award, the American Optometric Association Leadership Award, the Alcon Award for Clinical Excellence, the Elmer and Blanch Piper Memorial Award, and the Vincent Salierno Scholarship. Dr. Steinmetz was also a member of the Gold Key International Honor Society and Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society.

Dr. Steinmetz is the 2006 Illinois Young Optometrist of the Year, a past trustee in the Illinois Optometric Association, a member of the American Optometric Association, a member of the American Academy of Optometry, and a member of the Lions Club. He has been published in the Journal of the American Academy of Optometry and has presented numerous lectures on ocular disease and optometric practice management. Dr. Steinmetz is a Clinical Adjunct Preceptor at the Illinois College of Optometry and serves on the advisory board of two major pharmaceutical companies involved in the research and development of anti-allergenic therapy. His clinical interests include anterior segment disease, corneal refractive therapy, and laser vision correction.

Dr. Steinmetz’s outside academic interests include paleontology; he has had the opportunity to travel to southeastern China where he and a team of paleontologists unearthed a large bone bed of sauropod dinosaurs including several previously unknown species. Also an avid sports fan, Robert is part owner of the now infamous Bearsmobile, the revamped classic Cadillac hearse now devoted to supporting the Chicago Bears.

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     Dr. Stephen P. Steinmetz

Dr. Stephen Steinmetz is the co-director of Solo Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery and the Director of Dr. Steinmetz and Associates in Naperville, IL. He is a native of the south side of Chicago. Dr. Steinmetz graduated with honors from Western Illinois University and received his Doctorate of Optometry degree from the Illinois College Optometry.

Dr. Steinmetz was voted Illinois Young Optometrist of the Year in 1996 and is the first optometrist in the Midwest to independently own and operate a laser vision correction center.

Dr. Steve is a member of the Illinois Optometric Association, a member of the American Optometric Association, and a member of the Illinois Optometric Association Board of Directors Political Action Committee. He is also a charter member of the Exchange Club for the prevention of child abuse.

Dr. Steinmetz is recognized as a Clinical Adjunct Preceptor at the Illinois college of Optometry and also serves on the advisory board of a major pharmaceutical company and a several large contact lens manufacturers.

Outside of the exam room, Dr. Steinmetz enjoys attending Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox games as a long time season ticket holder.

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     Dr. Vince Brandys

Dr. Vince Brandys is a staff optometrist at Solo Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery. He joined the practice in 2009. Dr. Brandys was raised on the far southeast side of Chicago (Hegewisch) and graduated from Mount Carmel High School and DePaul University. In 1990, he received his doctorate in optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry and started a private practice in Bartlett, IL in 1993.

Dr. Brandys is very involved in his profession; he was elected president of Illinois Optometric Association in 1999. In 2000, the American Optometric Association honored Dr. Brandys with its Young Optometrist of the Year award, making him the first Illinois optometrist ever to receive this distinction. In 2004, the IOA named Dr. Brandys as the Optometrist of the Year. In 2007, he sold his practice to due to his increased responsibilities as the Director for Governmental Relations of Illinois Eye Institute, the clinical division of the Illinois Colloege of Optometry. In 2008, he received the Professional Achievement Award from ICO’s Alumni Council and he still serves on numerous committees of several optometric organizations.

Dr. Brandys has special interest in refractive surgery options as he himself was a Lasik patient in 1999. Specialty contact lenses and dry eye syndrome are two areas of eye care that have been at the forefront of his 20 years experience in optometric practice.

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     Dr. Karina V. Langle

Born in England, Dr. Langle moved to the United States and was raised in Oak Lawn. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school and later summa cum laude from Saint Xavier University in 2002 where she received her Bachelor of Science degree.

Dr. Langle went on to earn her Doctorate of Optometry degree from the prestigious Illinois College of Optometry where she graduated cum laude. Karina’s academic and clinical achievements were recognized with the Illinois Optometric Education Scholarship and the Illinois College of Optometry Clinical Excellence Pin. Throughout her optometric education, Karina was involved with the Contact Lens Society, remains a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honor Society, and served as president of and continues to be a member of the Tomb and Key Honor Fraternity.

Dr. Langle is currently a member of both the Illinois Optometric Association and the American Optometric Association. Her clinical interests include contact lenses and ocular disease. She has presented a poster for the American Optometric Association during their annual conference, and has done various presentations on an assortment of topics, including the Synergeyes contact lens. Because she believes learning is a lifelong process, she is currently working on becoming a fellow of the elite American Academy of Optometry.

Dr. Langle’s outside interests include art and traveling, particularly to places of historical significance. She recently went overseas where she was able to combine her passions and look for the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and explore medieval castles and chapels in Ireland. Dr. Langle currently resides in Mount Greenwood with her husband and their three dogs.

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     Dr. Ileen Huh

Dr. Ileen Huh is the most recent and exciting addition to SoLo Eye Care & Eyewear Gallery. She was born in California but spent most of her childhood in South Korea. After receiving her Bachelors of Art degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from University of California, Berkeley, she spent time working at a general ophthalmology office and fell in love with eye care.

Dr. Huh graduated from the Illinois College of Optometry. She is a member of the Beta Sigma Kappa Honor Society, Tomb and Key Honor Society, and the Illinois Optometric Association. She was accepted into one of the top residency programs in the country and will be spending the next year as the Contact Lens and Cornea resident at the Illinois Eye Institute, an affiliate clinic of the University of Chicago.

Outside of the exam room, her interests include outdoor activities, traveling, art museums and good food.

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