Optometry & Vision Science

Julia Pulliam attended Indiana University College of Optometry and graduated with Doctor of Optometry degree. Dr. Julia is staff Optometrists at the St. Louis VA Medical

Centre. Julia is an active member of the Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS), the American Optometric Society (AOA), the American Academy of Optometry

(AAO), and the St. Louis Optometric Society (SLOS). At St. Louis VA, she served as both Optometry Residency and Externship Coordinator in addition to Contact Lens

Coordinator. Currently, she is serving as the Acting Chief of Optometry.

Angelina Bonner earned her Bachelor of Science from Bradley University and her Doctor of Optometry degree from Indiana University. As a doctoral candidate, Dr. Bonner

performed contact lens research and presented on developing a method to assess on eye contact lens wettability at the 2009 Academy of Optometry meeting. During her

residency at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center(VAMC), she specialized in ocular disease, specialty contact lenses, and primary care. Dr. Bonner has presented

on several complex ocular disease cases both locally and nationally during her career. Following residency, Dr. Bonner’s passion for serving veterans led her to the Dallas

VAMC where she managed complex ocular disease, traumatic brain injury cases, and specialty contact lens care. Dr. Bonner currently enjoys working as the Director of

Specialty Contact Lenses, staff optometrist, and attending at the VA Iliana Healthcare System in Danville, IL. In addition to educating students and residents with didactic

activities and clinical training, Dr. Bonner holds adjunct faculty positions at several universities. In fall 2017, she earned the distinguished title of Fellow of the American

Academy of Optometry. Dr. Bonner is currently licensed in Texas, Illinois, and Missouri.