Jennifer Liao, OD, FAAO, FSLS

  • Associate Professor of Optometry
  • Director, Cornea and Contact Lens Concentration Program
  • Residency Coordinator, Cornea and Contact Lens Residency Program
  • Attending Optometrist, NECO Center for Eye Care, Commonwealth

Credentials

FAAO, Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
FSLS, Fellow, Scleral Lens Education Society
Fellowship, Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem, BostonSight
Residency, Cornea and Contact Lenses, New England College of Optometry
OD, New England College of Optometry
BS, Honours, Human Biology and Anthropology, University of Toronto, Trinity College

Areas of Expertise

Professional Honors & Awards

2022 Preceptor of the Year Award, New England College of Optometry
2019 Fellow, American Academy of Optometry
2019 Fellow, Scleral Lens Education Society

Practice Locations

NECO Center for Eye Care, Commonwealth
Contact Lens Service, Myopia Control Clinic, Dry Eye Clinic

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Optometry (AAO), Fellow
American Optometric Association (AOA), Cornea and Contact Lens Committee, Board Member
Massachusetts Society of Optometrists
National Keratoconus Foundation (NKCF)
Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), Fellow

Research Interests

Contact Lenses
Myopia
Scleral Lenses

Research Involvement

Scleral Lens Multi-Center Study, Dec 2023 – present
Principal Investigator at NECO, Clinical investigator

Multicenter Evaluation of Near Vision and Outdoor Time in Kids Study, Nov 2023 – present
Clinical Investigator

MiSight 1-Day Post-Approval Study for Effectiveness and Visual Symptoms, June 2022 – present
Clinical Investigator

Publications & Presentations

  1. Liao, J. Asghari,B., Carrasquillo, K. Regression of corneal opacity and neovascularization in Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis with the use of prosthetic replacement of the ocular surface ecosystem (PROSE) treatment. American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports 2022. Jun(26)
  2. Garg, A, Trinh, T, Wong, B, Mimouni, M, Ramdass, S, Liao, J, Manokarananthan, C, Chan, C, Slomovic, A. Economic appraisal of prosthetic replacement of ocular surface ecosystem in Canada. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 2021. Oct.1; S0008-4182(21)00349-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2021.09.004
  3. Wong, B., Garg, A., Trinh, T., Ramdass, R., Liao, J., Mimouni, M., Chandrakumar, M., Slomovic, A., Chan, C. Diagnoses and Outcomes of Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystems (PROSE) Treatment – A Canadian Experience. Eye and Contact Lens 2021, Jul. 47(7):394-400
  4. Sklar, J., Thakrar, V., Stein, R., Caffery, B., Liao, J., Chan, C.  Management of patients with ocular neurotrophic pain. Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology 2020, Mar. Correspondence.

  5. Liao, J and Michaud, L. Scleral Lens Troubleshooting Q&A. Canadian Journal Optometry 2016, March.78 (1).