Dr. Daniel Bastian, FAAO, joined the faculty of New England College of Optometry, (NECO), in 2014 as an Assistant Professor of Optometry in the department of Primary Care. Dr. Bastian was an Instructor of Record for the first year Principles and Practices of Optometry (PPO) I, II, and III courses. In June of 2018, Dr. Bastian became the new clinical director and residency director at Lynn Community Health Center. As the clinical director he coordinates all aspects of patient care and optical services. Dr. Bastian also serves as a clinical preceptor to interns in their second, third and fourth year clinical rotations from NECO. In addition to his responsibilities as a clinical preceptor, he also serves as the Residency Director in Community Health Optometry at Lynn Community Health Center in conjunction with NECO. Dr. Bastian is also the instructor of record for the Special Topics course, a third-year clinical roundtable course. In addition, Dr. Bastian is one of the instructors in the advanced ocular disease course at NECO.