Dr. David Shin

Medical Director

• Professional Certification

Meet Dr.David Shin (Gig Harbor, WA)

Diplomate, American Board of Optometry. Fellow, Scleral Lens Education Society. Certified EyePrint Practitioner. Certified Treehouse Eyes Provider. Approved National Keratoconus Foundation Provider. Scleral Center of Excellence.

Dr. Shin received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and his Doctor of Optometry from Marshall B. Ketchum University, where he received 11 distinct awards for clinical excellence and community leadership.

He is board-certified by the National Board of Examiners and the American Board of Optometry, is a fellow of the Scleral Lens Society, and is an approved provider on the Keratoconus specialist list of the National Keratoconus Foundation, a distinction that no other optometrist in Washington state holds.

Dr. Shin is the medical director of Gig Harbor Eye Care. He specializes in advanced contact lenses for conditions such as keratoconus and corneal transplants. He is certified in many specialty contact lens technologies, including Euclid, NovaKone, Paragon, and WAVE. He is recognized as a Scleral Lens Center of Excellence by Visionary Optics and works closely with Treehouse Eyes to provide best-in-class myopia management care.

"I love my profession because it allows me to meaningfully improve the quality of someone’s life every hour of every day. I get to meet interesting people, talk about eyeballs (my favorite subject), and provide the best care possible to my friends and community."

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