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Dr Jason Cheng Ophthalmologist

Dr Jason Cheng BSc MBBS FRCOphth FEBO FAMS FRANZCO

Dr Jason Cheng
BSc MBBS FRCOphth FEBO FAMS FRANZCO

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Expertise

Glaucoma

Cataract & lens surgery

Dr Jason Cheng is a fellowship-trained glaucoma specialist with over 15 years of experience. He is a highly skilled surgeon who performs complex glaucoma surgeries, including trabeculectomy, tube drainage implants, angle surgery and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).

In addition to his expertise in glaucoma, he is also an accomplished cataract surgeon and frequently combines cataract surgery with glaucoma procedures.

Dr Cheng serves as the Managing Partner at Vision Eye Institute Hurstville and holds public appointments at Sydney Eye Hospital, St George Hospital and Liverpool Hospital.

He speaks fluent Cantonese and basic Mandarin, enhancing his ability to communicate effectively with a diverse patient population.

Download a copy of Dr Jason Cheng’s web profile.

Career highlights

Teaching

  • Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales and University of Sydney
  • Visiting faculty, Pacific Eye Institute/Fiji National University, Fiji
  • Joint Examiner-in-Charge OBCK Exam 2023, RANZCO
  • Faculty, MIGS Course, Sydney Eye Hospital
  • Term Supervisor, Sydney Eye Hospital

Board and committee memberships

  • Board Director, Sight For All
  • Secretary, Gateway Committee, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
  • A/Member, Congress Committee, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Member, Clinical Care Committee, Vision Eye Institute
  • Member, Review Panel Scientific Program Committee, RANZCO
  • Member, Global Eye Health Committee, RANZCO
  • Member, Working Group for Collaborative Glaucoma Care, RANZCO

Other professional achievements

  • Consultant Glaucoma Specialist at Sydney Eye Hospital, St George and Liverpool Hospital
  • Editorial Board, Eye (official journal of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London)
  • Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Graduate, 2022
  • Co-author of the children's book Amazing Amber and her Lazy Laser Eye, promoting eye health to children. Available in English, Swedish and Spanish
  • Co-author of the book Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Chinese Patients and four other textbook chapters on glaucoma surgery

Professional memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
  • Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
  • Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmology, London
  • Member of the American Glaucoma Society
  • Member of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society
  • Member of the European Glaucoma Society

Community involvement & charitable work

Dr Cheng is committed to enhancing access to eye health services in underserved areas internationally. He serves as a Board Director of Sight For All, Secretary of the Gateway Committee (Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology) and a member of the Global Eye Health Committee (RANZCO). These roles share a common goal of enhancing and developing sustainable international eye care services through policy, education, capacity-building and collaboration.

He has also volunteered his services in Indonesia, Vietnam, Ghana, Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Fiji and China through organisations such as the Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, Orbis, Sight For All and China Vision Australia.

Awards

  • Clinical Dean Teaching Award UNSW (2020)
  • Teaching Excellence Award, National University of Singapore (2015)
  • Science-Translational and Applied Research (STAR) Award, Singapore (2015)
  • Stephen Drance Award for Excellence in Glaucoma Research, Canadian Ophthalmology Society (team member, 2015)
  • Health IT Excellence Award: IT Excellence in Providing Quality of Care, Singapore Ministry of Health (team member, 2014)
  • European Board of Ophthalmology Residency Grant (2013)
  • Pfizer Fellowship Award, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (2012)
  • Ethicon Travel Award, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (2011)
  • Sir William Lister Travel Award Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (2010)
  • Goldberg-Schachmann Award, Imperial College London (2001)

Education & training

  • Bachelor of Science, Imperial College London, UK
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Imperial College London, UK
  • Specialist ophthalmology training, Western Eye Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK
  • Fellowship in glaucoma, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, UK
  • Fellowship in glaucoma, Toronto Western Hospital, Canada

Additional languages spoken

  • Cantonese – 广东话
  • Mandarin (basic) – 普通话

Personal life

Dr Cheng enjoys snowboarding, scuba diving, hiking and photography.

Research & publications

Dr Cheng has strong research interests – he has been awarded over 14 research grants since 2012 – and has a special interest in improving glaucoma laser and surgery outcomes.

He is on the editorial board of the journal Eye, sits on the advisory board of a number of glaucoma surgery device companies and is part of several commercial and multicentre trials as both principal and co-investigator. He has authored multiple scientific articles and book chapters.

Publications Congress posters and lectures
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  • Pilot post-surgery automated text follow up program: characteristics, acceptability and role in Ophthalmic patient care.

    Cheng J, Kalofonos G, Bennett K, To J, Binios E.
    Poster presented at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO) Congress, Adelaide, 2024.
  • Eye on the horizon: Mapping the carbon footprint of our multi-state workforce

    Cheng J, Loprieto K, Cranage A, Levitz L, Hodge C, Pham S, To J.
    Poster presented at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO) Congress, Adelaide, 2024.
  • Safety and efficacy of Ab-interno Canaloplasty (ABiC) using the iTrack in angle closure glaucoma: 12-month results

    Cheng J, et al.
    APAO, 2024.
  • Angle-based MIGS for the cataract surgeon – which one should I use?

    Cheng J (session Chair).
    RANZCO, 2023.
  • iTrack Advance: Treating the whole physiological drainage pathway, not just bypassing the meshwork

    Cheng J.
    RANZCO, 2023 (oral presentation).
  • Utility of portable perimetry in ophthalmic emergency: A pilot study on usability & integration into workflow

    Ong EL, Jain N, Li J, Lai M, Lim R, Cheng J.
    RANZCO, 2023.
  • Portable perimetry in the emergency department

    Jain N, Ong EL, Li J, Lai M, Lim R, Cheng J
    ANZGS, 2023 – Best Presentation Award
  • A needle in a haystack

    Brown S, Lee A, Cheng J, Hendon P.
    ANZGS, 2021
  • Isolated ocular relapse of acute myeloid leukaemia precipitating secondary angle closure glaucoma

    Walsh A, Heydon P, Bhardwaj G, Lee A, Cheng J.
    ANZGS, 2021.
  • Trabeculectomy as initial management of uncontrolled pigmentary glaucoma secondary to cosmetic iris implants: Respecting the patient's wishes

    Downie C, Cheng J, Lee A.
    ANZGS, 2021.
  • Glaucoma teaching in the Pacific: diagnosis and treatment

    Cheng J.
    RANZCO International Development Workshop 2018 (oral presentation)
  • Effect of Phacoemulsification on Intraocular pressure in Angle Closure Disease.

    Ng A, Tam YS, Cheng J.
    APAO, 2017 and RCOphth, 2017.
  • Visual field defects and retinal nerve fibre layer thickness changes in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

    Chee WK, Ong EL, Chan T, Seet E, Chia A, Wang JX, Cheng J.
    RANZCO, 2016.
  • The Effect of a Diving Mask on Intraocular Pressure in a Healthy Population.

    Goenadi CJ, Law DZ, Ong E L, Lee J W, Chee W K, Cheng J.
    EGS, 2016.
  • Safety And Efficacy Of Phacoemulsification Combined With Goniosynechialysis In Primary Angle Closure And Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma.

    Ng J, Yong KYV, Thomas A, Sangtam T, Cheng J.
    EGS, 2016.
  • Predictors of Visual Outcome in Open Globe Injuries.

    Li K, Ong EL, Goh E, Goenadi C, Chee WK, Cheng J.
    Society for Emergency Medicine Singapore Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, ARVO 2016, and AHF 2016 – Commendation Award.
  • A comparison of undergraduate clinical ophthalmology learning methods: Smart phone television display versus slit lamp teaching tube.

    Zhou WT, Samin MM, Srinivasan S, Neelan K, George SM, Chang S, Cheng J.
    SOE, 2015 and APMEC, 2016.
  • Can the Hypertensive Phase be predicted using a pre-implantation test?

    Moss EB, Cheng J, Beltran-Agullo L, Buys YM, Gonzalez J, Trope GE.
    ARVO, 2015 and COS, 2015.
  • The 'Eye Gallery App' (EGA): an Innovative Application to Manage Digital Ophthalmic Images of the Slit Lamp Bio-microscope Taken with a Smartphone.

    Ong GH, Cheng J, Yip CC.
    NHGI IOS-HK, 2014.
  • What should be included in a Glaucoma Referral letter? A survey of Canadian and American Glaucoma Specialists.

    Cheng J, Basilious A, Buys YM.
    WOC, Tokyo, 2014.
  • The priming process of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Drainage Device: What is the pressure required to prime the valve and can the device be damaged during the priming process?

    Cheng J, Beltran-Agullo L, Buys YM, Trope GE.
    WOC Tokyo, ICGS, Singapore, 2015 and AHF, Singapore, 2014. Commendation Award.
  • Glaucoma knowledge and referral practices among family physicians compared to ophthalmologists expectations.

    Basilious A, Cheng J, Buys YM.
    AGS, 2014 and COS, 2014.
  • Effect of Obesity on Postural Intraocular Pressure Changes.

    Lam C, Beltran-Agullo L, Cheng J, Trope GE, Buys YM. ARVO, 2014, COS, 2014 and AGS, 2014.
  • Comparison short term post operative hypotony rates of 23 gauge versus 25 gauge needle size in the formation of a cornea-scleral track for Baerveldt tube insertion into the anterior chamber.

    Muthusamy K, Cheng J, Beltran-Agullo L, Barton K, Lim KS. ARVO, Seattle, USA, 2013.
  • 24-hour IOP monitoring with the SENSIMED Triggerfish contact lens: effect of sleep position and assessment of upward drift.

    Beltran-Augullo L, Buys Y, Jahan F, Naheed, Cheng J, Simon-Zoula S, Shapiro CM, Flanagan JG, Trope GE. ARVO, Seattle, USA, 2013.

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