Contact Lens Institute announces 18 new 2025 Visionaries

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The Contact Lens Institute (CLI) has announced 18 Visionaries for 2025.¹ The new Visionaries will work to “participate in initiatives that promote best practices, tools, new data, and clinical and practice management insights” through the CLI’s The EASY Way and See Tomorrow initiatives, as stated in a news release.

“Through extensive peer-to-peer sharing, our Visionaries play an important role in advancing the role of soft contact lenses in eye care practices in the US and Canada,” said Stan Rogaski, CLI’s executive director, in the release. “This diverse group of optometrists and opticians have demonstrated a mastery of clinical skills to give patients optimal contact lens experiences, as well as a passion to share their knowledge and enthusiasm across the eye care world.”

Of the 18 new Visionaries, 8 are returning to the program after previous service, with the other 10 being newly appointed this year.¹ The 2025 honorees are as follows (* indicates a returning Visionary):

• Roxanne Achong-Coan OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FSLS, Dip CCLRT, Coan Eye Care and Optical Boutique, Ocoee, Fla.
• Shelby Brogdon, OD, McFarland Eye Care, Little Rock, Ark.*
• Andrew Bruce, LDO, ABOM, NCLEM, FCLSA, Opticianry Education Services, Vancouver, Wash.*
• Jennifer M. Seymour Brusven, LDO, NCLE-AC, ABO-AC, AAS, Yesnick Vision Center, Las Vegas, Nev.*
• Jason E. Compton, OD, FAAO, Compton Eye Associates, New York, N.Y.*
• Ryan Corte, OD, Northlake Eye, Charlotte and Asheville, N.C.
• Melanie Frogozo, OD, FSLS, FAAO, Dipl AAO, Alamo Eye Care, San Antonio, Texas.
• Susan J. Gromacki, OD, MS, FAAO, FSLS, Dipl AAO, First Sight Vision Care, Fulton, Md.
• Lisa Hornick, OD, MBA, FAAO, Stanford Ranch Optometry, Rocklin, Calif.*
• Jennifer Liao, OD, FAAO, FSLS, New England College of Optometry (NECO) Center for Eye Care, Boston
• Scott Moscow, OD, Roswell Eye Clinic, Roswell, Ga.*
• Shalu Pal, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA, FIAOMC, Dr. Shalu Pal & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*
• Nishan Pressley, OD, Essential Eyecare & Optical, Apopka, Fla.
• Adam Ramsey, OD, Socialite Vision, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.*
• Harbir Sian, OD, Highstreet Eyecare Center and Clarity Eyecare, British Columbia, Canada
• Jennifer Stewart, OD, Look New Canaan, New Canaan, Conn.
• Shauna Thornhill, OD, Amarillo Vision Specialists, Amarillo, Texas
• Christopher Wolfe, OD, FAAO, Dipl. ABO, Exclusively Eyecare and Practice Performance Partners, Omaha, Neb.

Reference:

1. Contact Lens Institute names 2025 Visionaries. News release. Contact Lens Institute. January 29, 2025. Accessed January 30, 2025.