Vinita Henry serves as an instructor in contact lens courses along with Dr. Bennett and Dr. DeKinder. She completed her Doctor of Optometry and residency in contact lens at UMSL. Her area of clinical specialization is contact lenses. Dr. Henry conducts contact lens research including FDA investigational contact lenses and solutions, special contact lens designs, and lens comparison studies. She is co-instructor of the contact lens courses. She is a fellow in the American Academy of Optometry and a diplomate in the cornea and contact lens section.