12/02/2025
I am very excited to announce that Dr. Katelyn Steen will begin seeing patients in my office in early 2026. Initially she will be seeing patients on Thursdays from 8:45am to 5:00pm.
Doctor Steen has been living in Wisconsin for the past 6 years. She moved here in 2019 after graduating from the Illinois College of Optometry. While studying in Chicago, she was able to gain experience at the Illinois Eye Institute – one of the largest eye care providers in the United States, that features a large patient volume and complex eye diseases. Before optometry school, she graduated from Rockford University majoring in Biochemistry.
Dr. Steen enjoys seeing a variety of patients and is particularly excited to help patients of all ages, from young children to patients in their 90’s. She also is passionate about myopia control, which helps her young patients, who are nearsighted, by decreasing the amount of prescription progression from year to year and also decreasing their risk of eye diseases in the future.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with friends and family. She and her husband, Devin, love to be outdoors golfing, biking, walking, kayaking, and riding their mopeds.
I have had many patients ask me when I’m going to retire over the last year or so. Well, you can rest assured that I’m going to keep practicing for the foreseeable future. I don’t think that Carmen would be able to stand having me home full time! But I will be changing my schedule a little bit to make room for Dr. Steen.
I will be seeing patients on Monday and Tuesday from 8:45am to 5:00pm and on Wednesdays from 11am until 6:00pm. Carmen and I will be taking a few longer vacations throughout the year now with Dr. Steen able to easily care for any patients who need to be seen while we’re gone. In fact, she has been helping out in that capacity for the last 9-12 months.
Dr. Steen also has a practice in the area and will still be seeing patients at that location. Having Dr. Steen joining me now will allow for more patient contact time in my office and will set the stage for my eventual retirement, several years down the road, and an easy patient transition in the future. I’m sure that when you meet Dr. Steen you will be impressed with her friendly personality and professional skills.
If you have a future appointment with me on a Thursday morning that needs to be rescheduled, the staff will be reaching out to you to reschedule your appointment with me. If need to have your appointment on a Thursday, you are welcome to see Dr. Steen.
