EnVision Summit 2025: Meet the faculty

As the optometry track of the EnVision Summit expands in 2025, so does attendee excitement for the conference, to be held from February 14-17 in Puerto Rico. Conference optometry faculty Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO; Katie Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Ashley Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl ABO; Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; and Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; share what they find makes EnVision special and what they plan to take part in during the conference.

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Editor's note: The below transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO:

Hello. My name is Dr Sherrol Reynolds, and I am a professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I look forward to this year's EnVision Summit. It's going to be again in Puerto Rico. The dates are February 14 through the 17th, and it'll be in San Juan, Puerto Rico. And I have been invited again to present on the latest information when it comes to retina, new treatment when it comes to geographic atrophy, also talking about the latest research in retina, the latest update, the latest treatment modalities for our patients with retinal conditions, and to also be on panels with acclaimed experts and retinal specialists. I look forward to seeing you there.

Katie Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO:

Hi. I'm Katie Rachon. I'm an optometrist at Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, Virginia. We are a tertiary care, OD/MD medical only center. I am currently the residency director there for 2 residents. And I'm excited to be a speaker at the EnVision conference and attending the conference this year, because last year we had an amazing time, and the optometry track, we learned from a wide variety of colleagues from different settings. We learned from a lot of ophthalmologists that joined us during our track, so we could hear a lot about comanagement. And of course, this is all in a beautiful setting in Puerto Rico over the weekend. So I'm really excited to join again as a speaker and as an attendee, and I hope to see you there.

Ashley Wallace-Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl ABO:

I think it's incredible that ophthalmology and optometry are coming together in this conference. I don't think I've ever had a learning experience quite like this. It's just great to have a collaborative approach to eye care. You know, we have a lot to offer each other as two professions that are different but aligned in the mission for the best eye health and eye care for our patients.

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO:

I'm looking forward to EnVision in 2025 to connect with colleagues, with optometrists, with ophthalmologists, with high level education in a panel format, and to really engage our full community, our family members, our colleagues' children, in a really unique and special environment.

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO:

I'm excited that we are getting to do this again this year, and hopefully maybe some more of our optometry friends will learn about the conference and come join us, not just for the optometry track. I mean, it's really encouraged that we're all at the same meeting, and if you want to go sit in on a session that's going on over on the ophthalmology track that interests you go over there as well, and vice versa.