2025 Dr. Edward S. Bennett GPLI Educator of the Year
Presented to Dr. Vinita Henry
“For outstanding achievement as an educator in the area of GP and custom soft contact lenses.”
About the Recipient
Dr. Vinita Henry is a prolific GP lecturer, writer, innovator, educator, and GPLI advocate. She has been an educator at UMSL for 35+ years, and during that time she has had a significant impact on contact lens education as related to research, clinical and didactic education, and continuing education lectures. She is co-author of the “Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses”, which has five editions. At UMSL she served as CCL residency coordinator and chief of contact lens services. She has shared her knowledge in the classroom, clinical and lab with each graduate of the program, since she completed a contact lens residency at USML. She has received numerous awards for her leadership and excellence in education.
Vinita Henry, OD, FAAO
University of Missouri-St. Louis
(314) 516-6532
vhenry@umsl.edu
Previous Recipients of the Award
2025 – Vinita Henry, OD, FAAO umsl.edu
2024 – Jason Jedlicka, OD, FAAO, FCLSA, FSLS optometry.iu.edu
2023 – Langis Michaud, OD, MS, FAAO, FBCLA, FSLS umontreal.ca