Why the Best:
Dr. Sylwia D Szewczyk is one of the Pediatric optometrists in Chicago, IL. She is the founder and director of Ideal Family Eye Care, LTD Sylwia Szewczyk, OD & Associates. After graduating with honors from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Biology and minoring in Psychology, Dr. Szewczyk earned her doctorate of Optometry from another very prestigious Chicago school, the Illinois College of Optometry, where she mainly focused on Ocular Disease Treatment and Myopia Control in Children. She then completed internship training programs at the Illinois Eye Institute in Chicago, studying complicated ocular disease cases and retinal problems, the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois, and the Tallahassee Veterans Health Center in Tallahassee, Florida, where she mainly worked with blind and visually impaired patients. She received additional training in LASIK candidacy eye examinations and Cornea Specialty at Midwest Eye Professionals in Orland Park, Illinois, one of the state's leading Laser Eye Surgery centers. She is a member of The Polish Medical Society, Lions Club, The American Optometric Association, Illinois Optometric Association, and The American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control. She treats a wide range of eye conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy, dry eyes, cataracts, ocular allergies, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. She also offers FDA-approved treatments to control myopia progression in children.
UNIQUE FACTS:
• Fluent in English and Polish.