Linus Shen MD

Anterior Segment Related, Glaucoma Related, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Retinal Disease

Resident Physician

Summary

Dr. Linus Shen is an ophthalmologist based in San Francisco, CA, specializing in various subspecialties including anterior segment related issues, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, and retinal diseases. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the University of California, San Francisco, in 2025. He holds an MD from Yale School of Medicine and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Dr. Shen has multiple publications in the field of ophthalmology, covering topics such as geographic atrophy progression and the natural history of retinal diseases. His work has been recognized with awards such as the Best Medical Student Research Award and accolades for scientific posters at various conferences.

Top 10 Poster Award 38th American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) Annual Meeting, 2020
Best Medical Student Research Award in 2020 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale School of Medicine, 2020
2nd Place in the Scientific Poster Contest The New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Meeting, 2020

PubMed

Improving Efficiency in Geographic Atrophy Clinical Trials Using Run-In Phases or Single-Arm Designs.
Jintong Hou, Leon von der Emde, Souvick Mukherjee, Emily Vance, Tharindu de Silva
JAMA Ophthalmology. 2026-05-14
Simultaneous Segmentation of Geographic Atrophy in Longitudinally Acquired Fundus Autofluorescence Images.
Souvick Mukherjee, Emily Chew, Tiarnán D L Keenan, Zhiyong Lu, Noha Sherif
Ophthalmology Science. 2026-04-01
Association between Baseline Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness and Anatomical and Functional Outcomes in Geographic Atrophy.
Alythia Vo, Liangbo Linus Shen, Irene Pak, Abu Tahir Taha, Antonio Z Diaz
Ophthalmology Science. 2026-02-01

Journal Articles

Birth Weight Is a Significant Predictor of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness at 36 Weeks Postmenstrual Age in Preterm Infants
1. Shen LL, Mangalesh S, McGeehan B, Tai V, Sarin N, El-Dairi MA, Freedman SF, Maguire M, Toth CA, American Journal of Ophthalmology, 9/4/2020
Central geographic atrophy vs. neovascular age–related macular degeneration: differences in longitudinal vision-related quality of life
Ahluwalia A, Shen LL, Del Priore LV, Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 8/19/2020
Long-term natural history of visual acuity in eyes with choroideremia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 1004 individual eyes
Liangbo L Shen, Aneesha Ahluwalia, Mengyuan Sun, Benjamin K Young, Holly K Grossetta Nardini, Lucian V Del Priore, British Journal of Ophthalmology, 5/2020

Abstracts/Posters

Determining the Long-term Natural History of Atrophy in Patients with Choroideremia: An Meta-analysis of Individual-level Data
Liangbo L. Shen, 38th American Society of Retina Specialist (ASRS) Annual Meeting, 7/2020
Oral AREDS supplements (antioxidants and zinc) do not significantly affect the geographic atrophy growth rate in the central zone
Liangbo L. Shen, New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) Virtual Meeting, 6/2020
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness at 36 weeks postmenstrual age in preterm infants
Liangbo L. Shen, Virtual Duke Ophthalmology Trainee Day Scientific Conference, 6/2020