About Dr. Jen

Dr. Jennifer Lin is a board-certified, fellowship trained pediatric ophthalmologist.  Dr. Jen specializes in medical and surgical eye care for children and teens, including treatment of lazy eye, strabismus, tear duct obstruction and other childhood eye issues.  Dr. Jen also sees adult patients with strabismus or double vision from medical conditions such as thyroid eye disease or cranial nerve palsies.  

Dr. Jen received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania Scheie Eye Institute and fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.  Dr. Jen was recruited by Kaiser Permanente as the first pediatric ophthalmologist at the West Los Angeles facility, where she worked for ten years. After moving to the San Fernando Valley, Dr. Jen fulfilled her dream of opening her own practice, where she could serve the children in her local community.  

Dr. Jen is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. 

Your First Visit

COVID-19 Update: The safety and health of our patients and their families is our utmost priority. Please note that everyone is required to wear a mask in our office, including children age 2 years and older. This is a city and state mandate which we are strictly enforcing, for everyone’s safety.

Welcome!  

You may be wondering how we will be able to examine a young child’s eyes.  Do they need to be able to read the letters off an eye chart? What about infants?  Will there be dilating eye drops?

Rest assured that we are trained to see infants and children of all ages, from premature newborns through teenagers.  Your child’s eye exam will be tailored to their age and ability.  

A few tips to make sure that your child’s eye exam goes as smoothly as possible:

Eye exams require a great deal of cooperation and sustained attention from the child. Please try your best to arrive with a happy, well-rested child. For children 8 years and under, we strongly recommend a morning or early afternoon appointment. Please arrange childcare for siblings, so we can focus all attention on your child. 

Please fill out the intake forms (below) prior to your appointment.

We also need your insurance information at least two days before your appointment, so we can verify your insurance. This is necessary even for PPOs.

Children under 18 years old should be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  If you will be sending your child with another caregiver, please send a written authorization for Dr. Lin to perform a complete eye examination, including use of dilating eye drops.

Dr. Jen will examine your child first and then determine if dilating eye drops are necessary. Dilating eye drops relax the muscle inside the eye to allow the doctor to check if your child needs glasses. Dilation also allows the doctor to examine the inside of the eye.  If your child needs dilating drops, you will be scheduled for a second (dilation) appointment, usually the next week.

NOTE TO PARENTS OF PREMATURE BABIES: If your baby (less than one year old) was born prematurely and you are bringing them for ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) eye exams, please tell us immediately when you schedule your appointment. The timing of ROP exams is critical. If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, you must notify our office that your baby is premature and your new appointment must be within three days of the original appointment.

If you have any questions please feel free to call our office at 818-906-6900.

We look forward to seeing you and your child!