Carol Lin

Bio

Dr. Carol Lin is a residency-trained Clinical Instructor and PhD Candidate at the SUNY College of Optometry. Dr. Lin is originally from San Jose, California, and received her Bachelors of Science in Neuroscience from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), with a minor in French Language and Linguistics. She then completed her OD and MS at SUNY Optometry in 2020, and subsequent completed the Combined Residency/PhD program at SUNY in 2022. Her residency emphasis was in primary care, ocular disease, and myopia control. Her MS and PhD supervisor is Dr. Alexandra Benavente-Perez, and her project studies myopic changes to the retinal neurovascular unit and it may increase glaucoma susceptibility. In her free time, Dr. Lin likes to explore NYC, try new restaurants, and spend time outdoors with friends and family.