Dr. Lappin received his Doctor of Optometry degree from The Ohio State University College of Optometry, where he concurrently earned his Master of Science degree in Vision Science and served as Class President.
He then continued his training by completing a residency in Ocular Disease at the renowned Cincinnati Eye Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Lappin practices at Phoenix Eye Care and the Dry Eye Center of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona, where he treats a wide variety of ocular diseases, with a primary focus on dry eye and ocular surface disease.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, a member of the American Optometric Association, and serves as secretary on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Optometric Association. He is also a member of the editorial board for the online eye care publication Eyes On Eyecare.
Dr. Lappin received the American Academy of Optometry Foundation Practice Excellence Award and was named the 2023 Young Optometrist of the Year by the Arizona Optometric Association. Dr. Lappin is also a graduate of the AOA Leadership Institute.