EYECARE: Optometry AAOF Announces Recipients of the 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grants By Staff Monday, May 9, 2022 12:15 AM ORLANDO, Fla.—The American Academy of Optometry Foundation (AAOF) announced the 2022 Johnson & Johnson Vision Award of Excellence in Contact Lens Patient Care Grant recipients. This award recognizes outstanding fourth-year student clinicians who have demonstrated skillful knowledge of the contact lens field. Each winner will receive a $500 educational award and a personalized plaque commemorating their accomplishment. “Johnson & Johnson Vision’s outstanding support to raise the bar of optometric education to a new level is a remarkable reminder of their ongoing commitment to the industry’s high standards,” the AAOF said in a statement.2022 Recipients and Institutions Attended:● William Robison, Illinois College of Optometry● Kora Amunrud, Indiana University School of Optometry● Stephanie Silvagnoli, Inter American University of Puerto Rico College of Optometry● Vincent Thoren, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences● Jordan Marentette, Michigan College of Optometry● Gavin Walters, Midwestern University Arizona College of Optometry● Natalie Roth, Chicago College of Optometry Midwestern University● Evelyn Zhang, New England College of Optometry● Sarah Rawlings, Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry● Melynda Gagliardi, Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry● Chi Huyen Thi, Nguyen Pacific University College of Optometry● Jennifer Ashens, Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University● Theresa Tran, Southern California College at Marshall B. Ketchum University● Sean Adams, Southern College of Optometry● Julie Song, State University of New York College of Optometry● Richard Wan, The Ohio State University College of Optometry● Sonya Apinyavat, University of California Berkeley School of Optometry● Justin Cloutier, University of Montreal College of Optometry● Lindsay Snow, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry● Lawrence Nguyen, University of Houston College of Optometry● Christine James, University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Optometry● Laura Keith, University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Optometry● Erika Bendert, University of the Incarnate at Rosenberg School of Optometry● Emily Gottschalk, University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science● Amelene Bartlett, Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry