Undergraduate Education: Penn State University. Optometry School: Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By delivering quality eye care in an environment that patients feel comfortable returning to in the future. Hobbies/Interests: spending time with family, reading, traveling.

Dr. Hilversum’s interest in eyes started when she was a child listening to stories on how her great grandmother lost her sight due to glaucoma. As the years went by and more family members developed this condition her fascination grew. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in chemistry and an AA degree in Opticianry, she worked as an optician for a few years before going back to school. In 1995, she received her doctorate degree in optometry from Nova Southern University. Afterwards, she did a residency in primary care optometry at the VA in Brockton and Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hilversum had her own practice in Panama City, FL, and also in Suriname, South America. She likes to help people see better and enjoys her work. She speaks several languages including English, Dutch, Spanish and Sranan Tongo (a dialect spoken in Suriname). In her spare time, she likes spending time with her husband and to do word puzzles, Sudoku and exercise.

Undergraduate Education: University of Texas at Austin. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Residency in Refractive and Ocular Surgery and Ocular Disease, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Therapeutic Optometrist, and Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? I strive to give the best care to my patients by properly educating them about how their ocular health can be directly influenced by their systemic health. I make it a priority to provide my patients with the tools and resources they need to improve and maintain their ocular health as well as their overall well-being. I also love creating meaningful connections with my patients to understand who they are and what they do to ensure that their needs are being met. Hobbies/Interests: Teaching yoga and Pilates, hiking, traveling, eating good food, and finding new coffee shops.

Undergraduate Education: Texas A&M University. Optometry School: University College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: Posse Foundation Alumni, Alcon Laboratories Excellence Award 2023, Young OD Connect Scholarship, Texas A&M Buck Weirus Spirit Award 2017. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By connecting with patients, I strive to provide the best possible care that I can. I am actively reading about the newest advancements, participating in research, and attending conferences so I can better serve my patients and community. Hobbies/Interests: Watching sports, especially Houston sports!

Undergraduate Education: Tulane University. Optometry School: University of Houston College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? As a licensed therapeutic optometrist, Dr. Sherry Cui is passionate about taking the time to provide comprehensive eye care for children and adults. She optimizes your daily lifestyle to create the best treatment option for you. Hobbies/Interests: Pilates, traveling.

Undergraduate Education: University of Illinois at Chicago. Optometry School: Chicago College of Optometry. Certifications/Awards: MiSight Certified. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By providing personalized comprehensive eye exams for adults and children of all ages, contact lens fitting, diabetic eye exams, and managing dry eye disease. Hobbies/Interests: Baking, watching football, hiking.

Undergraduate Education: Ohio State University. Optometry School: Southern College of Optometry. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By getting to know my patients and enhancing their lives by ensuring that their vision and ocular health are of the highest quality. Hobbies/Interests: Reading, traveling, watching sports.

Undergraduate Education: University of South Florida. Optometry School: Midwestern University-Arizona. Certifications/Awards: Clinical Externship Honors, Clinical Excellence Award in Contact Lenses. How are you impacting your local community or helping your patients live their best lives? By focusing on my patients’ needs and concerns, I can provide a standard of care that is uniquely catered to them. With this positive impact, patients have more of an opportunity to enjoy the wonders of life. Hobbies/Interests: Rollercoaster enthusiast; Community volunteering.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in biology from State University of New York in Oneonta, NY, Dr. Kristina Skoljarev earned a Doctor of Optometry, from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Skoljarev provides a specialized course of treatment for each patient, combining expert application of medical and optical techniques to seek the best possible outcome for each patient. When not treating patients, Dr. Skoljarev loves spending free time with family and catching up with friends. She loves going back to Croatia, where most of her family still lives, to keep up with her cultural heritage. She is organized, confident, focused, and very empathetic to her patients to make sure they feel cared for both medically and mentally.