Dr. James Lin, MD

Dr. Lin is extremely thorough. After the detailed examination of my complicated issues, he explained his findings very clearly. He is very patient and courteous. I am very impressed with him and all the staff at the Island Eye Care in Port Townsend, and highly recommend him and their services.

My visits in the past were satisfactory. The most recent on 11-6-24, was an example of both extremely poor care and a sense of rushing patients through. I felt I was on an assembly line: no diopter, peripheral vision nor color-blind checks. When given dilation eye drops, I questioned why the drops were different from those used in the past. The tech, was not wearing gloves. That initial check was rushed.Then Dr. Lin saw me for less than 10 minutes, seemingly irritated with my questions. I wear prism lenses and had two eye surgeries years ago. I do not feel that I had a thorough exam. Within 2 hours, both eyes became swollen and very RED. A case of raging conjunctivitis, caused by either contaminated instruments or a severe allergic reaction.After multiple calls, and being put-off, as techs were unwilling to bother Dr. Lin, saying 'he is busy in clinic' he eventually prescribed eye drops, providing some relief. My eyes are still red and irritated after 4 weeks. NEVER AGAIN!

He has performed surgery on both of my eyes with very good results. He is a joy to work with and his staff are wonderful helpful people. I highly recommend him.

STAY AWAY, he is a horrible Neurologist and his front office receptionists are very rude and unprofessional with there work and patients

My first visit was also my last. In my 70's, it was by far the lifetime-worst experience I've had as a patient. Dr Lin is a competent technician but his ability to relate to patients is marginal. The practice is set up to make money more than to provide good care. They run you through a workup for optometry presuming they will sell you corrective lenses even if you made the appointment for something else. So you get the whole workup twice, once for each department. I was seeking care for multiple eye health issues including both corneal and retinal. They had already shown me a video selling correction for cataracts when Lin walked into the room 60 minutes after I arrived on time. He just redid the workup assuming I was there for cataracts. My real concern is about retinopathy but he didn't ask me why I came in until I stopped his momentum. Then he got angry and verbally abusive. His horrid manner ruined the relationship. You can't trust him. Don't go there!

i have seen and been treated by dr. lin and his fantastic group of technologists for 3+ years….recently had cataract surgery and am progressing well….am scheduling other eye soon…..5 stars,,,,

Dr. Lin has been our eye doctor many years and has seen us through some serious eye issues as well as annual checkups. We appreciate his professionalism, knowledge and expertise in the field of eye care. We trust him totally with our vision care.

Mixed experience. Dr. Lin can be very pleasant, but a bit arrogant it seems. Some recommendations were fine, others just plain bad. Ended up getting a 2nd opinion and got much different results that were accurate and resolved vision problem. Had I used Dr. Lin's prescription I would have spent lots of money and continued to have issues. In addition, the 2nd opinion cost less. In my opinion Dr. Lin needs to learn to really listen and empathize -- work on real problem solution.

I have seen Dr Linn for nerve damage and nerology problems with my eyes and am very pleased with the care received.