Thomas Quinn, FAAO, MS, OD

 Dr. Quinn earned his OD degree in 1979 and a Masters in Physiological Optics in 1981, both from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. After serving on the school’s faculty for two years, Dr. Quinn and his wife, Susan Quinn, OD established a group practice in Athens, Ohio. 

Tom served as chair of the American Optometric Association’s Contact Lens and Cornea Section Council (2014-2015) and was honored to receive their Legend Award (2016) and Dr. Roger Kame Exceptional Service Award (2017). He served as chair of the Ohio Optometric Association’s EastWest Eye Conference (2012-2017) and was presented with the OOA’s Optometrist of the Year Award in 2016.

Dr. Quinn is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and a Diplomate of its Cornea, Contact Lens and Refractive Technologies Section.  He has served the Academy in various capacities over the years, but is currently chairing its Clinical Investigator Certification Program, leading the Mentorship section of the Flom Leadership Course Series, and serving as host of the Anterior Segment Portion of the Academy’s Clinical Podcast Series.  He was the 2019 Recipient of the American Academy of Optometry’s Vincent Ellerbrock Clinician Educator Award.

Dr. Quinn is a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society, an advisor to the Gas Permeable Lens Institute (GPLI) and past recipient of its GP Lens Practitioner of the Year Award.  He also directs the contact lens educational content for Vision Expo as a member of its Conference Advisory Board.

Dr. Quinn currently serves on the Ohio State University College of Optometry Alumni Newsletter’s Editorial Team and recently received its 2022 Distinguished Alumnus Award.