Prof. Gemmy Cheung

Professor Gemmy Cheung is currently the Arthur Lim Professor in Ophthalmology at Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore (NUS). She is the Head of the Medical Retina Department at the Singapore National Eye Center and Director of Translation Clinic Research at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). Her research interests focus on Asian retinal diseases, specifically age-related macular degeneration (AMD), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and myopic macular degeneration.

Professor Cheung has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, mostly on age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. She has contributed to major clinical trials in therapies for AMD and PCV. She serves on the executive committee of the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS), the International Retinal Imaging Society (IntRIS) and the Macula Society.

Professor Cheung has received several prestigious awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat award, the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement award, the Nakajima Award and Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award.