2023 Educational Retreat Speakers

Confirmed Speakers

Course Title - Scleral Lenses 101

Course Title -Surgical Co-Management & Post-Op Care Updates for Refractive Surgery

Course Title - Dare to Lead - 5 Critical Leadership Skills Needed for Success

Roxanne Achong-Coan, OD, FAAO

Dr. Coan is owner and co-founder of Coan Eye Center in Orlando, Fl. She has numerous peer reviewed publications and has lectured worldwide on Specialty Contact Lenses. Her lecture presentation will focus on Scleral Contact Lens Fitting Basics.

Michelle Gonzalez, OD

Dr. Gonzalez is the Clinical Director and Physician Relations Coordinator at Correct Vision Laser Institute in Miami, FL. Her lecture presentation will focus on Surgical Co-management & Post-Op Care updates for Refractive Surgery

Lauretta Justin, OD

Dr. Justin is the founder of Optometry Divas and owner of Millennium Eye Center in Orlando, FL. In her lecture presentation, she will share five critical leadership skills every women OD must develop for radiant confidence and dazzling success.

Course Title - Getting Started with OCT

Course Title - The Ultimate Glow Up for Ocular Surface Disease- New Therapies and Treatments

Course Title - Urgencies/ Emergencies: Cases from the Trenches

Julie Rodman, OD, MSc, FAAO

Dr. Rodman is Professor at NOVA SEU School of Optometry and Chief Optometrist at The Eye Care Institute - Broward. She is also the author of a textbook titled “Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A Case Study Approach". Her lecture will give you the basics for interpreting OCT imaging.

Lisa Hornick, OD, FAAO

Dr. Lisa Hornick currently practices at Stanford Ranch Optometry in Rocklin, CA. She has lectured on Dry Eye Disease nationwide and in Canada and has many published articles on the topics of dry eye disease, nutrition and glaucoma. Her lecture will focus on new therapies & treatments for Dry Eyes.

Diana Shechtman, OD

Dr. Shechtman is the consultative and medical optometric physician at Eye Centers of South Florida. Dr. Shechtman has lectured expensively at local, national & international level in ocular disease. Her lecture presentation will focus on show you how to handle ocular urgencies and emergencies.

Course Titles - Preventing Medical Errors & Florida Jurisprudence

Course Title - Oculoplastic Review

Course Title - Myopia Management in Optometric Practices

Alice Sterling, OD

Dr. Sterling is a lead Optometrist in Florida Eye Clinic in Orlando, FL. Dr. Sterling has lectured expensively on the subjects of Medical Errors and Jurisprudence. Her lecture presentations will focus on how to prevent Medical Errors and Jurisprudence updates for the state of Florida.

Ana Carolina Victoria, MD. FACS

Dr. Victoria specializes in Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Her practice is located in Miami, FL. He lecture will focus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of various oculoplastics-related conditions.

Nataliya Yakovleva, OD

Dr. Yakovleva is the owner and founder of InOptix Eyecare in Jacksonville, FL. Her specialties include Myopia Management, Ocular Surface Disorders, Dry Eye disease and aesthetics. Her lecture will teach you the fundamentals for launching a Myopia Management specialty.