Jeffrey Walline
Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD, is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. He received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Optometry and his Master’s and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University College of Optometry. Dr. Walline has led several pediatric contact lens studies, and he is the Study Chair of the Bifocal Lenses In Nearsighted Kids (BLINK and BLINK2) Studies, a National Eye Institute (NEI)-sponsored study of soft multifocal contact lens myopia control, and Co-Chair of the Delaying the Onset of Nearsightedness Until Treatment (DONUT) Study, an NEI-sponsored planning grant to prepare an application for a study to determine whether low concentration atropine can delay myopia onset.
- Netto AL and Walline JJ. Contact Lens Fitting in Aphakia. In: Mannis MJ, Zadnik K, Coral-Ghanem C, Kara-José N. Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice. New York, NY:Springer-Verlag;2003:125-129.
- Coral-Ghanem C and Walline JJ. Pediatric Contact Lenses. In: Mannis MJ, Zadnik K, Coral-Ghanem C, Kara-José N. Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice. New York, NY:Springer-Verlag;2003:130-135.
- de Oliveira PR and Walline JJ. Cosmetic and Prosthetic Contact Lenses. In: Mannis MJ, Zadnik K, Coral-Ghanem C, Kara-José N. Contact Lenses in Ophthalmic Practice. New York, NY:Springer-Verlag;2003:191-6.
- Bullimore MA, Walline JJ, Mutti DO. Hyperopia: Etiology and Epidemiology. In: Sher NA. Surgery for Hyperopia. Thorofare, NJ:SLACK, Incorporated;2003:3-10.
- Walline JJ, Rah MJ, Sindt CW, and Bennett ES. Children and Contact Lenses. In: Bennett ES and Henry VA. Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses: 4th Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 2014.
- Walline JJ. Myopia Control. In: Rosenfield M, Myung Lee E, Goodwin D. Clinical Cases in Eye Care. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 2018.
- Walline JJ. Myopia control. In: Bennett ES and Henry VA. Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses: 5th Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 2019.
- Walline JJ and Lee EM. In: Schnell PH, Taub MB, Duckman RH. Visual Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the Pediatric Patient 2nd Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. 2020.
- Walline JJ. Myopia Management and Treatment Methods: Spectacles, Specialty Contact Lenses, and Environmental Factors In: Fadel D and Barnett M. Specialty Contact Lenses. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. 2025.
- Optometric Educator of the Year: 2024
- Distinguished Professor of Optometry and Vision Science: 2023
- Donald Korb Award from the Contact Lens and Cornea Section of the American Optometric Association: 2021
- Max Schapero Memorial Award from the Cornea, Contact Lens, and Refractive Technologies Section of AAO: 2020
- Gas Permeable Lens Institute Practitioner of the Year: 2020
- Ohio Optometric Association Optometrist of the Year: 2018
- Garland W. Clay Award: 2017
- Multicultural Center Award for Faculty: 2009
- Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award: 2002
- Outstanding Scientific Paper Award from the Vision Care Section of the American Public Health Association: 2001
- William C. Ezell Fellowship: 1999, 2000, and 2001
- Gold Retinoscope Award: 1996
- Walline JJ, Zadnik K, Mutti DO. The validity of surveys reporting myopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Optom Vis Sci 1996;73:376-81.
- Walline JJ, Mutti DO, Zadnik K. Development of phoria in children. Optom Vis Sci 1998;8:605-10.
- Walline JJ, Kinney KA, Mutti DO, Zadnik K. Repeatability and validity of astigmatism measurements. J Refract Surg 1999;15:23-31.
- Moore BM, Lyons SA, Walline JJ, and The Hyperopic Infants Study (THIS) Group. A clinical review of hyperopia in young children. J Am Optom Assoc 1999;70:215-24.
- Walline JJ, Bailey MD, Zadnik K. Vision-specific quality of life and modes of refractive error correction. Optom Vis Sci 2000;77:648-52.
- Walline JJ, Mutti DO, Jones LA, Rah MJ, Nichols KK, Watson R, Zadnik K. The Contact Lens and Myopia Progression (CLAMP) Study: design and baseline data. Optom Vis Sci 2001;78:223-233.
- Bailey MD, Walline JJ, Zadnik K. Visual acuity in contact lens wearers. Optom Vis Sci 2001;78:726-31.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Mutti DO, Zadnik K. Use of a run-in period to decrease loss to follow-up in the Contact Lens and Myopia Progression (CLAMP) Study. Control Clin Trials 2003;24:711-718.
- Edrington TB, Gundel RE, Libassi DP, Wagner H, Pierce GE, Walline JJ, Barr JT, Olafsson HE, Steger-May K, Achtenberg J, Wilson BS, Gordon MO, Zadnik K, and the CLEK Study Group. Variables affecting rigid contact lens comfort in the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81:182-8.
- Lyons SA, Jones LA, Walline JJ, Bartolone AG, Carlson NB, Kattouf V, Moore BD, Mutti DO, Twelker JD. A Survey of Clinical Prescribing Philosophies for Hyperopia. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81:233-7.
- Walline JJ, Long S, Zadnik K. Daily disposable contact lens wear in myopic children. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81:255-9.
- Walline JJ, Rah MJ, Jones LA. The Children’s Overnight Orthokeratology (COOKI) Pilot Study. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81:407-13.
- Kymes SM, Walline JJ, Karla Zadnik K, Gordon MO, and Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study Group.
- Quality of life in keratoconus. Am J Ophthalmol 2004;138:527-535.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Mutti DO, Zadnik K. A randomized trial of the effects of rigid contact lenses on myopia progression. Arch Ophthalmol 2004;122:1760-6.
- Walline JJ, Holden BA, Bullimore MA, Rah MJ, Asbell PA, Barr JT, Caroline PJ, Cavanagh HD, Despotidis N, Desmond F, Koffler BH, Reeder K, Swarbrick HA, Wohl LG. The Current State of Corneal Reshaping. Eye Contact Lens 2005;31:209-14.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Chitkara M, Coffey B, Jackson JM, Manny RE, Rah MJ, Prinstein MJ, Zadnik K, ACHIEVE Study Group. The Adolescent and Child Health Initiative to Encourage Vision Empowerment (ACHIEVE) Study Design and Baseline Data. Optom Vis Sci. 2006;83:37-45.
- Rah MJ, Walline JJ, Mitchell GL, Zadnik K. Comparison of the Experience Sampling Method and Questionnaires to Assess Visual Activities in Pre-Teen and Adolescent Children. Ophthal Physio Opt 2006;26:483-9.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Rah MJ, Manny RE, Berntsen DA, Chitkara M, Gaume A, Kim A, Quinn N. Contact Lenses in Pediatrics (CLIP) Study: chair time and ocular health. Optom Vis Sci 2007;84:896-902.
- Walline JJ, Gaume A, Jones LA, Rah MJ, Manny RE, Berntsen DA, Chitkara M, Kim A, Quinn N. Benefits of Contact Lens Wear for Children and Teens. Eye Contact Lens 2007;33:317-21.
- Kymes SM, Walline JJ, Zadnik K, Sterling J, Gordon MO. Changes in the quality-of-life of people with keratoconus. Am J Ophthalmol 2008;145:611-7.
- Walline JJ, Sinnott L, Johnson ED, Ticak A, Jones SL, Jones LA. What do kids think about kids with eyeglasses? Ophthalmol Physio Optics 2008;28:218-24.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Sinnott L, Manny RE, Gaume A, Rah MJ, Chitkara M, Lyons S. A randomized trial of the effect of soft contact lenses on myopia progression in children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008;49:4702-6.
- Walline JJ, Jones LA, Sinnott L, Chitkara M, Coffey B, Jackson JM, Manny RE, Rah MJ, Prinstein MJ, ACHIEVE Study Group. A randomized trial of the effect of contact lens wear on self-perception in children. Optom Vis Sci 2009;86:222-32.
- Jones LA, Walline JJ, Gaume AG, Rah MJ, Manny RE, Berntsen DA, Chitkara M, Kim A, Quinn N, and CLIP Study Group. Purchase of contact lenses and contact lens-related symptoms following the Contact Lenses in Pediatrics (CLIP) Study. Contact Lens & Ant Eye 2009;32:157–63.
- Walline JJ, Jones L, Sinnott L. Corneal Reshaping and Myopia Progression. British Journal of Ophthalmology 2009;93:1181-5.
- Rah MJ, Walline JJ, Jones-Jordan LA, Sinnott LT, Jackson JM, Manny RE, Coffey B, Lyons S. Vision specific quality of life of pediatric contact lens wearers. Optom Vis Sci 2010;87:560-6.
- Jones-Jordan LA, Chitkara M, Coffey B, Jackson JM, Manny RE, Rah MJ, Walline JJ. A comparison of spectacle and contact lens wearing times in the ACHIEVE study. Clin Exp Optom 2010;93:157-63.
- Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ, Mutti DO, Rah MJ, Nichols KK, Nichols JJ, Zadnik K. Gas permeable and soft contact lens wear in children. Optom Vis Sci 2010;87:414-20.
- Greiner KL, Walline JJ. Dry eye in pediatric contact lens wearers. Eye Contact Lens 2010;36:352-5.
- Walline JJ, Lindsley K, Vedula SS, Cotter SA, Mutti DO, Twelker JD. Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children.
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Vol 2011, No. 12.
- Rebenitsch RL, Kymes SM, Walline JJ, and Gordon MO. The lifetime economic burden of keratoconus: a Markov decision model analysis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011;151:768-773.
- Walline JJ, Carder EJ. Vision Problems of Children with Individual Education Programs. J Behav Optom. 2012;23:87-93.
- Tićak A, Walline JJ. Peripheral optics with bifocal soft and corneal reshaping contact lenses. Optom Vis Sci 2013;90:3-8.
- Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ, Sinnott LT, Kymes SM, Zadnik K. Asymmetry in keratoconus and vision-related quality of life. Cornea 2013;32:267-72.
- Walline JJ, Lorenz KO, and Nichols JJ. Long-term contact lens wear of children and teens. Eye Contact Lens 2013;39:283-9.
- Walline JJ, Greiner KL, McVey ME, Jones-Jordan LA. Multifocal contact lens myopia control. Optom Vis Sci 2013;90:1207-14.
- Gardner DJ, Walline JJ, Mutti DO. Choroidal Thickness and Peripheral Myopic Defocus during Orthokeratology. Optom Vis Sci 2015;92:579-88.
- Smith MJ, Walline JJ. Controlling myopia progression in children and adolescents. Adolesc Health Med Ther. 2015;6:133-40.
- Walline JJ. Myopia Control: A Review. Eye Contact Lens 2016;42:3-8
- Szczotka-Flynn LB, Jiang Y, Stiegemeier MJ, Mutti DO, Walline JJ, Wilson T, Debanne S, and the Mucin Ball Study Group. Mucin Balls Influence Corneal Infiltrative Events. Optom Vis Sci 2017;94:448-57.
- Walline JJ, Gaume Giannoni A, Sinnott LT, Chandler MA, Huang J, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, Berntsen DA, and the BLINK Study Group. A Randomized Trial of Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses for Myopia Control: Baseline Data and Methods. Optom Vis Sci. 2017; 94:856-66.
- El-Nimri N and Walline JJ. Centration and Decentration of Contact Lenses During Peripheral Gaze. Optom Vis Sci. 2017;94:1029-35.
- Schulle KL, Berntsen DA, Sinnott LT, Bickle KM, Gostović AT, Pierce GE, Jones-Jordan LA, Mutti DO, Walline JJ, and the BLINK Study Group. Visual Acuity and Over-refraction in Myopic Children Fitted with Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses. Optom Vis Sci. 2018;95(4):292-298.
- Walline JJ, Robboy MW, Hilmantel G, Tarver ME, Afshari NA, Dhaliwal DK, Morse CL, Quinn CJ, Repka MX, Eydelman MB. Food and Drug Administration, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Academy of Optometry, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Optometric Association, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists Co-Sponsored Workshop: Controlling the Progression of Myopia: Contact Lenses and Future Medical Devices. Eye Contact Lens 2018; 44(4): 205-11.
- Wildsoet CF, Chia A, Cho P, Guggenheim JA, Polling JR, Read S, Sankaridurg P, Saw SM, Trier K, Walline JJ, Wu PC, and Wolffsohn JS. IMI- Interventions Myopia Institute: Interventions for Controlling Myopia Onset and Progression Report. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019;60:M106-131.
- Mutti DO, Sinnott LT, Reuter KS, Walker MK, Berntsen DA, Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ, and the BLINK Study Group. Peripheral Refraction and Eye Lengths in Myopic Children in the Bifocal Lenses in Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2019;8:17.
- Huang J, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, and Walline JJ. Bifocal & Atropine in Myopia Study: Baseline Data and Methods. Optom Vis Sci 2019;96:335-44.
- Walline JJ, Lindsley KB, Vedula SS, Cotter SA, Mutti DO, Ng SM, Twelker JD. Interventions to slow progression of myopia in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD004916. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004916.pub4.
- Walline JJ, Walker MK, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, Sinnott LT, Giannoni AG, Bickle KM, Schulle KL, Nixon A, Pierce GE, Berntsen DA, and the BLINK Study Group. Effect of High Add Power, Medium Add Power, or Single-Vision Contact Lenses on Myopia Progression in Children: The BLINK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020;324:571-80.
- Pucker AD, Steele K, Rueff E, Franklin QX, McClure K, Savla K, Walline JJ. Contact Lens Adaption in Neophytes. Optom Vis Sci 2021;98:266-71.
- Sankaridurg P, Tahhan N, Kandel H, Naduvilath T, Zou H, Frick K, D, Marmamula S, Friedman DS, Lamoureux E, Keeffe J, Walline JJ, Fricke TR, Kovai V, Resnikoff S. IMI Impact of Myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021;62:2.
- Jonas JB, Ang M, Cho P, Guggenheim JA, He M. G, Jong M, Logan N. S, Liu M, Morgan I, Ohno-Matsui K, Parssinen O, Resnikoff S, Sankaridurg P, Saw SM, Smith EL 3rd, Tan DTH, Walline JJ, Wildsoet CF, Wu PC, Zhu X, Wolffsohn JS, IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021;62:6.
- Bickle KM, Mitchell GL, Walline JJ. Visual Performance with Spherical and Multifocal Contact Lenses in a Pediatric Population. Optom Vis Sci 2021;98:483-9.
- Mutti DO, Sinnott LT, Berntsen DA, Jones-Jordan LA, Orr DJ, Walline JJ, and the BLINK Study Group. The Effect of Multifocal Soft Contact Lens Wear on Axial and Peripheral Eye Elongation in the Blink Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022;63:17.
- Lawrenson JG, Dhakal R, Verkicharla PK, Shah R, Huntjens B, Downie LE, Kernohan A, Li T, Virgili G, Walline JJ. Interventions for Myopia Control in Children: A Living Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2021.
- Jones JH, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ. Effect of Combining 0.01% Atropine with Soft Multifocal Contact Lenses on Myopia Progression in Children. Optom Vis Sci 2022;99:434-42.
- Giannoni AG, Robich M, Berntsen DA, Jones-Jordan LA, Mutti DO, Myers J, Shaw K, Walker MK, Walline JJ, and the BLINK Study Group. Ocular and Non-Ocular Adverse Events During Three Years of Soft Contact Lens Wear in Children. Optom Vis Sci 2022
- Cyphers B, Huang J, Walline JJ. Symptoms and Ocular Findings Associated with Administration of 0.01% Atropine in Young Adults. Clin Exp Optom 2023:1-11.
- Chandler MA, Robich ML, Jordan LA, Mutti DO, Berntsen DA, Fenton R, Day E, Walline JJ, and the BLINK Study Group. Accommodation in Children after 4.7 Years of Multifocal Contact Lens Wear in the Blink Study Randomized Clinical Trial. Optom Vis Sci 2023;100:425-31.
- Ticak A, Walline JJ, Berntsen DA, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, Cardenas L, Day E, Dougherty BE, and the BLINK Study Group. Quality of life after wearing multifocal contact lenses for myopia control for 2 weeks in the BLINK Study. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2023; 00: 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13216
- Berntsen DA, Ticak A, Sinnott LT, Chandler MA, Jones JH, Morrison A, Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ, Mutti DO, for the BLINK Study Group. Peripheral defocus, pupil size, and axial eye growth in children wearing soft multifocal contact lenses in the BLINK Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2023;64(14):3.
- Guggenheim JA, Walline JJ. Identifying Non-Responders to Treatments for Myopia. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2023;43:945-6. Melnyk BM, Walline JJ, Hsieh AP, and Helsabeck NP. Workplace wellness support enhances health and mental well-being in optometrists. Clinical Optometry. 2025;17:21–35.
- Lawrenson JG, Huntjens B, Virgili G, Ng S, Dhakal R, Downie LE, Verkicharla PK, Kernohan A, Li T, Walline JJ. Interventions for Myopia Control in Children: A Living Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2025.
- Walker MK, Berntsen DA, Robich ML, Fenton RL, Ticak A, Assaad JR, Queener HM, Chiu SJ, Farsiu S, Mutti DO, Jones-Jordan LA, Walline JJ, for the BLINK Study Group. Three-Year Change in Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness and Area With Multifocal Contact Lens Wear in the Bifocal Lenses in Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2025;66: doi:https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.5.5
- Flitcroft I, Bullimore MA, Gifford KL, Jonas JB, Jones D, Jones LW, Kang P, Resnikoff S, Walline JJ, Wildsoet CF, for the International Myopia Institute. Myopia Correction, Myopia Control and Myopia Management: Definitions and Recommended Usage. IOVS. 2025;66: doi:https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.6.41
- Schulle KL, Sinnott LT, Orr DJ, Fenton RL, Jones-Jordan LA, Berntsen DA, Mutti DO, Walline JJ, for the BLINK Study Group. Frequency of retinal findings after 8 years in the Bifocal Lenses in Nearsighted Kids (BLINK) Study. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13537
- Mutti DO, Sinnott LT, Jones-Jordan LA, Berntsen DA, Giannoni AG, Orr DJ, Holmberg DM, Walline JJ, for the BLINK Study Group. Compensation for axial elongation during multifocal soft contact lens wear: Results from the BLINK Study. Optom Vis Sci. 2026;e70029. https://doi.org/10.1002/ovs2.70029