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Skowron Eye Care

Dr. Skowron was raised in Villa Park and attended Willowbrook High School. He completed his undergraduate studies with honors at Western Illinois University. After attending the Illinois College of Optometry and earning his Doctor of Optometry degree in 1981, he purchased the practice from his high school optometrist in 1983, creating Skowron Eye Care.

Dr. Skowron has been a clinical investigator for various contact lens companies and is an active member in both the Illinois and American Optometric Associations, and the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness.

He is was elected and installed as President of the Illinois Optometric Association for 2017-2018  at the Westin Chicago Northwest on September 22,02017.

Dr. Skowron was honored in receiving the 2013 Illinois College of Optometry Alumnus of the Year Award.

He has been a member of Elmhurst Chamber and the Lions Club for the past 25 years and regularly provides eye examinations and glasses at no charge for the less fortunate. His areas of advanced studies are contact lenses, children’s vision, and ocular disease, including the retina and the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. He has extensive experience in co-managing and consulting with cataract and LASIK surgeries. He had successful LASIK surgery in 1998 and enjoys playing golf and skiing without glasses or contact lenses.

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Dr. Skowron grew up in the western suburbs. She attended Augustana College in Rock Island, IL and received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and played competitive soccer. During her last year at Augustana, she developed a passion for eye care and decided to pursue a career in Optometry. Because a Psychology degree does not provide the necessary science requirements to be accepted into Optometry school, she dedicated another two years of college to meet those prerequisites. She was then accepted into three colleges of optometry and chose the oldest institution in the country, the Illinois College of Optometry, where she received her Doctor of Optometry degree. While at ICO, she was elected President of the Student Illinois Optometric Association. Her areas of interest during her training were managing ocular diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration, dry eyes, and emergency eye care. The challenge of successfully fitting specialized contact lenses for those patients who cannot wear glasses is also her passion. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Nick, fishing, snowboarding and traveling. She's an avid dog lover having grown up with all sizes from Shih Tzu's to Great Danes. Her current favorite canine, Fiona, is a cute little Morkie (Maltese /Yorkie).

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Dr. Stoev was born in Bulgaria and moved to Chicago with her family when she was 19. She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Biology and Chemistry. It was Dr. Stoev's passion to make a positive impact in people's lives that inspired her to become an Optometrist. She earned her Doctorate cum laude at the Illinois College of Optometry. She then went on to futher her education by completing a post graduate residency in Ocular Disease at ICO, The Lighthous for the Blind, and Spectrios Institute for the visually impaired. Dr. Stoev received the Derrald Taylow Low Vsision Residency award at ICO. She has served as a clinical instructor, triaged emergencies in urgent care centers, and is proficient at diagnosing and managing sight threating ocular pathologies. She enjoys contact lenses and working with children. Dr. Stoev delivers eyecare for all ages utilizing the latest technologies and procedures. She is a memeber of the Tomb & Key, Beta Sigma Kappa Optometric Honorary Societies, and the Illinois and American Optometric Association. In her free time, Dr. Stoev loves golfing, biking, gardening, baking, traveling and spending time with her family and friends. Her favorite holidays are Christmas and Easter.

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Dr. Streiff was born in Kansas and grew up in Glenview, Illinois. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Pre-Optometry from Augusta College. Dr. Streiff earned a Doctorate Degree and graduated magna cum laude from the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO).

Following graduation, she completed a residency at the San Francisco VA where she concentrated in ocular disease, contact lenses, and low vision.

Dr. Streiff provides comprehensive vision and eye health exams to children and adults at two locations in the Chicago suburbs. She is also a part-time clinical instructor at her alma mater, ICO. By providing eye care and teaching students at the college, Dr. Streiff is able to fulfill her life's goal of helping people.

Dr. Streiff was awarded fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry. She is an active member of the American and Illinois Optometric Associations, the Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness, and the Optometric Honor Society Beta Sigma Kappa.

You may have noticed or heard that Dr. Streiff’s hours have been reduced. She has recently gotten married and her active duty husband has been transferred to Alabama this year. Since she is commuting back to see patients every couple of months, her schedule has been reduced. Dr. Streiff plans to be accessible for patients that prefer to see her but is fully supportive of all of the other doctors in the practice who are wonderful and more than qualified to see her patients. After several more years of potential travel, Dr. Streiff, and her husband plan to settle back in Chicagoland and her schedule will be expanded. Until then, we appreciate your patience and flexibility.