UECP's mission is to continue to promote and sustain optometry.  In a world of whos-buying-who, we are driven to allow all options to young optometrists, and help connect them with established practices to help the future evolution of our field.  We have been working with the colleges to further that goal. For optometry to survive the changes in the industry, we must realize that we are all on the same team, and must continue to work, together across all forms of practice, as we blaze the path for optometry in Illinois.