Mark Lin, MD
Dr. Mark Lin is an ophthalmologist in West Covina, CA, serving the San Gabriel Valley and Greater Los Angeles Area.
REFRACTIVE and Complex Cataract Specialist
During his training at the UCSD Shiley Eye Institute, Dr. Lin completed more cataract surgeries than most residents in the country. He has extensive experience in complex cataract surgery, presbyopia correction, astigmatism correction, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery.
In addition, he obtained state-of-the-art training in laser assisted refractive surgeries including LASIK and PRK at the Balboa Naval Medical Center.
Comprehensive Eye Care Specialist
Dr. Lin provides a full spectrum of diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases. His interests include dry eye syndrome, thyroid eye disease, eyelid lesions, eyelid malposition, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disease, macular degeneration, glaucoma, uveitis, and neuro-ophthalmic/optic nerve disease.
In addition to medical therapy, he routinely performs laser glaucoma procedures, eyelid procedures, and retinal injections to address those problems.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Many eye problems can arise from issues affecting the entire body and require a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Lin routinely collaborates with local colleagues in optometry, oculoplastic surgery, retinal surgery, pediatric ophthalmology, endocrinology, rheumatology, cardiology, and primary care physicians to offer a comprehensive spectrum of care.
It is our mission to take care of the whole person to help provide each patient with the best vision possible.
About Dr. Mark Lin
Dr. Mark Lin is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and eye surgeon in West Covina and the greater San Gabriel Valley. He treats most common diseases of the eyes, and has special interests in the retina, eyelids, neuro-ophthalmology, uveitis, and external eye diseases.
Dr. Lin was born here in the San Gabriel Valley to immigrant parents. He grew up in Taiwan for most of his childhood, and has fond memories of growing up with his siblings in his grandparents’ home.
Dr. Lin’s first encounter with the field of ophthalmology was in medical school, when a family friend underwent cataract surgery. He realized that being an eye physician and surgeon encompasses his main interests: taking care of the elderly, working with precise tools, and improving patients’ quality of life. By committing himself to providing the best care possible to his patients, he was able to mature these interests into passions.
Dr. Lin led and participated in various volunteering efforts throughout his career. While at UCLA, he piloted a local homeless youth outreach program focusing on early education. As a medical student, he helped lead the formation of a student-run clinic in Anaheim, and participated in an ultrasound outreach program in Vietnam. Locally, he engages with his community through vision screening events and educational seminars.
A southern California native, Dr. Lin believes in finding balance between wellness and work. He seeks the outdoors through hiking, snowboarding, and surfing. He enjoys traveling, and his favorite place to explore locally is the Sierra Nevada mountains
Education and Training
Mark Lin, MD
Dr. Mark Lin attended his undergraduate at UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude in biomedical engineering and was elected to the Tau Beta Pi honors society. Between undergraduate and medical school, he joined a biofuel start-up company. While he enjoyed his brief time in engineering, his desire to directly work with people drew him to a career in medicine.
He attended medical school at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. Additionally, he pursued a year of clinical research with the UCLA Stein Eye Institute Glaucoma Division. During his internship training, he took care of inpatients at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, a safety net county hospital.
Dr. Lin completed his residency training at the Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego. In his final year, he served as Chief Resident and received the Lamont Ericson Award for outstanding patient care at UCSD. He took care of patients from the Greater San Diego area, the Veterans Affairs Hospital, and the Naval Medical Center. His surgical training focused on cataract surgery, astigmatism correction, presbyopia correction, Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGs), Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK), photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), blepharoplasty, and other oculoplastics and cornea surgeries.
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
Research - Dr. Mark Lin
Peer-reviewed Scientific Publications
Chen J.S., Lin M.C., Yiu G., Thorne C., Kulasa K., Steward J., Nudleman E., Freeby M., Han M.A., Bater S.L., Barriers to Implementation of Teleretinal Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programs across the University of California. Telemedicine and e-Health. Accepted Dec 2022.
Mahmoudinezhad G., Lin M., Rabiolo A., Morales E., Hirunpatravong P., Sharifipour F., Caprioli J. Rate of Visual Field Decay in Glaucomatous Eyes with Acquired Pits of the Optic Nerve. British Journal of Ophthalmology Published Online First: 13 May 2020. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-315980
Salazar D., Morales E., Rabiolo A., Capistrano V., Lin M., Afifi A., Yu F., Nouri-Mahdavi K., Caprioli J. Pointwise Methods to Measure Long-term Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmology. 2020;138(5):536-543. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.0647
Lin M., Alizadeh R., Law SK. “Evaluation of Hypertensive Phase and Outcomes in Concurrent Trabeculectomy Revision and Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation”. Journal of Glaucoma. 28(5):404-419, May 2019
Alizadeh R., Vickers L., Hirunpatravong P., Romero R., Lin MC., Sharifipour F., Caprioli J. A Phenotype of Primary Open-angle Glaucoma with Systemic Vasospasm. Journal of Glaucoma. 27(11):987-992, November 2018.
Lin M., Schmutz M., & Mosaed S. Latanoprost-Induced Skin Depigmentation. Journal of Glaucoma. 26(11):e246-e248, November 2017.
Cirineo N., Morales E., Lee J.M., Ramanathan M., Hirunpatravong P., Lin M., Capistrano V., Abdelmonen A., Yu F., Nouri-Mahdavi K., Coleman A.L., & Caprioli J. Expert Evaluation of Visual Field Decay in Glaucoma Correlates with the Fast Component of Visual Field Loss. Journal of Glaucoma. 26(10):902-910, October 2017.
Lin M.C., Streja E., Soohoo M., Hanna M., Savoj J., Kalantar-Zadeh K., & Lau WL. Warfarin Use and Increased Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease. American Journal of Nephrology. 2017 Sep 15;46(4):249-256. doi: 10.1159/000481207.
Lin M., Bhatt A., Haider A., Kim G., Farid M., Schmutz M., & Mosaed S. Vision retention in early versus delayed glaucoma surgical intervention in patients with Boston Keratoprosthesis type 1. PLOS ONE. 2017, Aug; 12(8): e0182190.
Walsh, NC., Waters, LR., Fowler, JA., Lin, M., Cunningham, CR, Brooks, DG., Rehg, JE., Morse III, HC., & Teitell, M.A. “LKB1 Inhibition of NF-kB in B Cells Prevents T Follicular Helper Cell Differentiation and Germinal Center Formation”. EMBO Reports, 2015 June 1; 16: 753-768
Presentations and Abstracts
Lin M., Huang A., Weinreb RN., Afshari NA. A Case of Trauma. American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Grand Rounds. May 2022.
Salazar D., Morales E., Rabiolo A., Capistrano V., Lin M., Yu F., Caprioli J. Pointwise Methods to Assess Long-term Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. July 2019.
Lin M., Alizadeh R., Kim J., Sudhakaran S., Morales E., Pradtana H., Sharifipour F., & Caprioli J. Rate of Visual Field Decay in Glaucomatous Eyes with Acquired Pits of the Optic Nerve. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. May 2018.
Lin M., Alizadeh R., Law SK, “Evaluation of Hypertensive Phase and Outcomes in Concurrent Trabeculectomy Revision and Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation”. American Glaucoma Society Meeting. March 2018
Lin M., Yonkers M., & Tao JP. Acellular Porcine Dermal Collagen Implant for Eyelid Surgery: A Retrospective Case Series Poster presented at: American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery Annual Fall Meeting. November 2017
Lin M., Streja E., Shoohoo M., Hanna M., Kalantar Zadeh K., & Lau WL. “Mortality outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease associated with warfarin use: a retrospective cohort study” Institute of Clinical and Translational Science Research Day. May 2017
Sears N., Lin M., Morales E., & Caprioli J. “An Exponential Regression Model to Measure Perimetric Rates of Decay in Glaucoma”. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. May 2017.
Lin M., Schmutz MA., & Mosaed S. “Impact of Glaucoma Intervention in Patients Undergoing Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis”. American Glaucoma Society Annual Meeting. March 2017.
Lin M., Hanna M., Streja E., Soohoo M., & Lau WL. “Warfarin and increased mortality risk in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease”. American College of Physicians Southern California Conference. October 2016.
Lin, M., Kokubun, B., Lee, H.S., Portman, N., & Grundeen, S. “Shear Stress and Biofilm Infections in Catheters”, Bioengineering Capstone Symposium. Los Angeles. May 2012.
Lin, M., “A Role for Liver Kinase B1 (LKB1) in Germinal Center B Cell Development and Function”, UCLA Science Poster Day. Los Angeles. March 2012.