Jason Chin, O.D., F.A.A.O
Assistant Chief of Cornea and Contact Lens Services
As Assistant Chief of Cornea and Contact Lens Service at New England Eye Dr. Chin's area of expertise is specialty fit contact lenses, which includes lenses for keratoconus, orthokeratology, gas permeable and soft multi-focal lenses, macro and scleral lenses, contact lenses that are fitted to patients with irregularly shaped corneas and contact lenses fitted to patients post refractive surgery. He also specializes in pre and post refractive surgery management.
Dr. Chin earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from The New England College of Optometry in 2004 and was that year's recipient of the Alcon Award for Clinical Excellence. He completed a residency in Contact Lenses and Cornea at The College, which earned him the Dr. George Mertz Contact Lens Residency Award in 2005. At the time, the Dr. Mertz Award was one of only two national awards presented to a Contact Lens Resident in the United States each year.
Dr. Chin was awarded Fellowship to the American Academy of Optometry in 2006. He is a Member and Fellow of the Academy in their Cornea and Contact Lens Section. Dr. Chin is also a Member of the Association for Research in Visual Ophthalmology (ARVO), the Association of Optometric Contact Lens Educators, the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists and the Cornea and Contact Lens Section of the American Optometric Association.