JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Johnson & Johnson’s Vision Care Institute recently added its sixth partner institution: the Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry now hosts a Vision Care Institute satellite learning center.

“The satellite learning centers provide a direct link between the main campus of The Vision Care Institute in Jacksonville, Fla., and the optometry schools, enhancing students’ experiences with even more information and contact lens-related skills useful for their careers,” said Richard Clompus, OD, director of the Institute. “Educational programming at the satellite centers includes distance learning programs for first- through fourth-year optometry students, using video conferencing technologies from the Jacksonville headquarters. Additional satellite centers will be opened at other optometry schools in the future.”

The Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry was founded in 1981; in 1992, it became a separate, autonomous academic unit within the university. ■