Chase joined the lab in 2018. He completed his undergraduate degree at Duke University and then his medical school training, a Master's in Epidemiology and ophthalmology residency, at Stanford University Medical School. He is interested in understanding the mechanisms of myopia and improving treatment and prevention of the resulting pathology. He worked with Dr. Mahajan as a resident and completed his surgical fellowship at Harvard's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute. Chase is a Vitreoretinal Surgeon and Assistant Professor in Ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute, at Stanford University and continues to work with Dr. Mahajan on the molecular genetics of myopia and biomarkers of vitreoretinal disease.