Dr. Joanne Jin earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and Vision Science in 2024. Since then, she has been part of a joint residency program between the Waterloo Eye Institute and Bolton Optometry Clinic where every week she spends two days on direct care and one day on vision therapy in Bolton and then two days at Waterloo either doing direct care or supervising fourth-year interns. As her 13-month residency wraps up this August, Dr. Jin is preparing to transition into private practice, bringing with her a strong foundation in advanced patient care.
Why did you decide to pursue a residency in pediatric optometry?
I decided to pursue this residency program because I was looking for a condensed and mentored learning experience before delving into private practice all on my own. Optometry school prepares you for all sorts of patients, but after fourth-year rotations it still felt a bit daunting to treat and manage specialty pediatric or binocular vision cases on my own. I particularly wanted to see what I could do to help children's vision and development beyond annual eye exams, which pointed me in the direction of binocular vision.
