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2022 Speakers

Speakers & Chairpersons

We are pleased to announce the below speakers for the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress 2022.
Browse through their profiles, by clicking on their photo for more information.

Prof Dr Luis Abegao Pinto

Prof Dr Luis Abegao Pinto
Centro Hospitalar E Universitário Lisboa Norte, Portugal

Prof Dr Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin

Prof Dr Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin
Universiti Sains Malaysia

MD, PhD Makoto Aihara
University of Tokyo, Japan

Dr Sharifah Zainah Alsagoff

Dr Sharifah Zainah Alsagoff
Singapore National Eye Centre

Dr Bryan Ang
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

A/Prof Marcus Ang

A/Prof Marcus Ang
Singapore National Eye Center

Dr Ishtiaque Anwar

Dr Ishtiaque Anwar
Bangladesh Eye Hospital & Institute

A/Prof Anshu Arundhati

A/Prof Anshu Arundhati
Singapore National Eye Center

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Leon Au

Prof Tin Aung
Singapore National Eye Centre

A/Prof Hyoung Won Bae

A/Prof Hyoung Won Bae
Yonsei University, South Korea

Mr Keith Barton
 Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom

Prof Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Prof Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Prof James Brandt

Prof James Brandt
University of California, Davis, United States


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Pratap Challa

Hwei-Wuen--Chan

Dr. Hwei Wuen Chan
National University Hospital, Singapore

A/Prof Dr Jemaima Che Hamzah

A/Prof Dr Jemaima Che Hamzah
Department Of Ophthalmology, Malaysia

Professor Paul Chew

Prof Paul Chew
National University Hospital, Singapore

Professor Paul Chew

Prof Paul Chew
National University Hospital, Singapore

May-May-Choo

Prof Dr May May Choo
University Malaya, Malaysia

Dr Lan-Hsin Chuang

Dr Lan-Hsin Chuang
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Dr Tun Wang CH’NG

Dr Tun Wang CH’NG
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Malaysia

Dr Colin Clement

Dr Colin Clement
Eye Associates, Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor Michael Coote

A/Prof Michael Coote
Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital, Australia

Prof Vital Costa

Prof Vital Costa
University Of Campinas, Brazil

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Andy Crichton

Tanuj Dada
RPCENTRE, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

Dr Siti Nor Roha Daman Huri

Dr Siti Nor Roha Daman Huri
Moh, Malaysia

Dr Che Mahiran Daud

Dr Che Mahiran Daud
Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

Dr Seng Kheong Fang

Dr Seng Kheong Fang
Isec Kl, Malaysia

Prof John Fingert

Prof John Fingert
University of Iowa, United States

Prof Takeo Fukuchi

Prof Takeo Fukuchi
Niigata University, Japan

Dr Eng Hui Gan

Dr Eng Hui Gan
International Specialist Eye Centre, KL, Malaysia

Dr Tara Mary George

Dr Tara Mary George
Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia

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Stelios Georgoulas
United Kingdom

Dr Michael Girard
Singapore Eye Research Institute

Alana
Alana Grajewski
Dr Norhafizah Hamzah

Dr Norhafizah Hamzah
Hospital Tunku Azizah, Malaysia

Dr Fam Han Bor

Dr Fam Han Bor
Nhg Eye Institute @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Prof Dr Mingguang He
Centre for Eye Research, Australia

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Prof Paul Healey
Australia

Clin A/Prof ChingLin Ho

Clin A/Prof ChingLin Ho
Singapore National Eye Centre

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni
Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Malaysia

Dr Md Nazrul Islam
 Bangladesh Eye Hospital & Institute

Prof. Dr. Shatriah Ismail

Prof. Dr. Shatriah Ismail
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Prof Jin Wook Jeoung
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Dr Barkeh Hanim Jumaat

Dr Barkeh Hanim Jumaat
International Specialist Eye Centre Kuala Lumpur

Dr Stylianos Kandarakis

Dr Stylianos Kandarakis
1st Opthhalmology Department, “g.gennimatas” Hospital, National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Sir Peng Khaw

Dr Chan Yun Kim

Dr Chan Yun Kim
Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, South Korea

Prof Joon Kim

Prof Joon Kim
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, South Korea

Dr Nathan Kerr

Dr Nathan Kerr
Centre for Eye Research, Australia

Associate Professor Victor Koh

A/Prof Victor Koh
National University Hospital, Singapore

Dr Evgenia Konstantakopoulou

Dr Evgenia Konstantakopoulou
Moorfields Eye Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

Dr Yien Lai

Dr Yien Lai
National University Health System, Singapore

Dr Mun Wai Lee

Dr Mun Wai Lee
LEC Eye Centre, Malaysia

Dr On Heong Liew

Dr On Heong Liew
Synergy Specialist Eye Centre, Malaysia

Dr Shan Lin

Dr Shan Lin
Glaucoma Center Of San Francisco, United States

Dr Vijaya Lingam

Dr Vijaya Lingam
Sankara Nethralaya, India

Professor Catherine Liu

Prof Catherine Liu
National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan

Prof Da Wen Lu

Prof Da Wen Lu
Tri-service General Hospital, Taiwan

Dr Muiz Mahyudin

Dr Muiz Mahyudin
Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital, Malaysia

Kaweh Mansouri

Dr Kaweh Mansouri
 Clinique de Montchoisi – Lausanne, Switzerland

Prof Keith Martin

Prof Keith Martin
University Of Melbourne, Australia

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Jose Martinez de la Casa

Dr K John Mathen

Dr K John Mathen
Oasiseye Specialists, Malaysia

A/Prof Dr Norshamsiah Md Din

A/Prof Dr Norshamsiah Md Din
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Felipe Medeiros

Felipe Medeiros
USA

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Andre Mermoud

Dr Jelinar Mohamed Noor

Dr Jelinar Mohamed Noor
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A/Prof Khairidzan Mohd Kamal

A/Prof Khairidzan Mohd Kamal
International Islamic University Malaysia

Dr Safinaz Mohd Khialdin

Dr Safinaz Mohd Khialdin
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

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Giovanni Montesano

Dr Hong Kong Kee Ng

Dr Hong Kong Kee Ng
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun

Dr Norfariza Ngah

Dr Norfariza Ngah
Hospital Shah Alam, Malaysia

Dr Shelina Oli Mohamad

Dr Shelina Oli Mohamad
Hospital Shah Alam, Malaysia

Dr Virna Dwi Oktariana

Dr Virna Dwi Oktariana
Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/ Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia

Professor Paul Palmberg

Prof Paul Palmberg
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States

Dr Surinder Pandav

Dr Surinder Pandav
Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

Prof Ki Ho Park
Seoul National University, Korea

A/Prof Shamira Perera

A/Prof Shamira Perera
Singapore National Eye Centre

Dr Fazilawati Qamarruddin

Dr Fazilawati Qamarruddin
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Malaysia

Dr Norazah Abdul Rahman

Dr Norazah Abdul Rahman
Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Centre, Malaysia

Dr Jamalia Rahmat

Dr Jamalia Rahmat
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Puspha Raman

Dr Puspha Raman
Hospital Selayang, Malaysia

Speaker – Dr Azura Ramlee

Dr Azura Ramlee
Prince Court Medical Centre, Malaysia

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Pradeep Ramulu

A/Prof Reza Razeghinejad

A/Prof Reza Razeghinejad
Wills Eye Hospital, United States

Dr Seungsoo Rho

Dr Seungsoo Rho
Cha Bundang Medical Center, Cha University, South Korea

Professor Prin Rojanapongpun

Prof Prin Rojanapongpun
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

A/Prof Mohamad Rosman

A/Prof Mohamad Rosman
Singapore National Eye Centre

Dr Rei Sakata

Dr Rei Sakata
University of Tokyo, Japan

Prof Joel Schuman

Prof Joel Schuman
NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman SoM, United States

Sirisha Sentihil

Dr Sirisha Senthil
L V Prasad Eye Institute, India

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Tarek Shaarawy
 Switzerland

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Arsham Sheybani

A/Prof Lee Shu Yen

A/Prof Lee Shu Yen
Singapore National Eye Centre

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Inder Paul Singh

Prof Kazuhisa Sugiyama

Prof Kazuhisa Sugiyama
Kanazawa University, Japan

Prof Dr widya artini Ikke Sumantri

Prof Dr widya artini Ikke Sumantri
Indonesia Glaucoma Society

Kyung Rim Sung

Kyung Rim Sung

Dr Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan

Dr Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan
Hospital Sungai Buloh, Ministry Of Health, Malaysia

Md. Phd. Do Tan

Md. Phd. Do Tan
Vietnam National Eye Hospital

A/Prof Gavin Tan

A/Prof Gavin Tan
Singapore National Eye Centre

Prof Masaki Tanito

Prof Masaki Tanito
Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

A/Prof Visanee Tantisevi

A/Prof Visanee Tantisevi
Department Of Ophthalmology, Faculty Of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr Wee Min Teh

Dr Wee Min Teh
Oasiseye Specialists, Malaysia

Professor Clement Tham

Prof Clement Tham
 The Chinese University of Hong Kong

A/Prof Daniel Ting

A/Prof Daniel Ting
Singapore National Eye Center/Singapore Eye Research Institute

A/Prof Joseph Anthony Tumbocon

A/Prof Joseph Anthony Tumbocon
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Philippines

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Tsiang Ung

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Ananth Viswanathan

A/Prof Wan Haslina

A/Prof Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim
Ophthalmology Department, Ukm Medical Center, Malaysia

Prof Ningli Wang

Prof Ningli Wang
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital；Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Laboratory

Dr David Wen Wei Woo

Dr David Wen Wei Woo
International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC), Malaysia

Hon Seng Wong

Hon Seng Wong

Dr Jun Shyan Wong

Dr Jun Shyan Wong
International Specialist Eye Centre (isec)

Dr Chen Xin

Dr Chen Xin
Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, China

Assistant Professor Benjamin Xu

Asst Prof Benjamin Xu
University of Southern California, United States

MD, PhD Tetsuya Yamamoto

MD, PhD Tetsuya Yamamoto
Kaiya Eye Hospital, Japan

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Shuang-An Yang

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Prof Mimiwati Zahari
University Of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia

Professor Xiulan Zhang

Prof Xiulan Zhang
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, China

Prof Embong Zunaina

Prof Embong Zunaina
Universiti Sains Malaysia

Prof Dr Luis Abegao Pinto

Prof Dr Luis Abegao Pinto

Centro Hospitalar E Universitário Lisboa Norte, Portugal

Luis Abegão Pinto is a Professor at Faculty of Medicine at Lisbon University and Head of the Glaucoma Clinic
Main research interests are Glaucoma Surgery and Imaging, with 90 pubmed-indexed papers.
Currently serves as European Glaucoma Society Secretary

Prof Dr Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin

Prof Liza-Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Professor Dr Liza Sharmini Ahmad Tajudin is an ophthalmologist, and lecturer in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Her main research area is clinical and molecular research on glaucoma. She has nearly 20 years-experience in conducting clinical and molecular research and has completed 20 international, national and university research grants. She has published more than 100 manuscripts in various scientific journals. She is also the senior consultant ophthalmologist and head of service for glaucoma in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. She is vice president of Malaysian Glaucoma Society, committee member of Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology and member of Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology fellowship standing committee. She is also a member of Malaysia Society of Human Genetics (MSHG), Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society, College of Ophthalmologists (Malaysia), Academy of Medicine Malaysia, Asia Eye Genetic Consortium and Asia Pacific Eye Genetic Society. She is the founding editor for the Malaysian Journal of Ophthalmology and editorial board member of Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology and The Open Ophthalmology Journal.

MD, PhD Makoto Aihara

University Of Tokyo, Japan

Prof. Makoto Aihara is Head of the Glaucoma Division and Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Tokyo, and Invited Professor of Tokyo Medical Dental University. Outside of ophthalmology, he has majored in neuroscience and molecular biology.

Prof. Aihara’s research interests include the mechanisms of intraocular pressure regulation, glaucoma animal models, lipid mediators, and the development of glaucoma drugs and new surgeries. He is a member of the Executive Directors of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, President of Japan Glaucoma Society, a Board member of World Glaucoma Association, Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Societies, the Japanese Neuro-Ophthalmology Society, Japanese Society for Ocular Pharmacology, and a member of Glaucoma Research Society.

Dr Sharifah Zainah Alsagoff

Dr Sharifah Zainah Alsagoff

SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE

Dr Bryan Ang

Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Dr Bryan Ang is a Consultant with the Glaucoma Service at the Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. As a medical undergraduate, Dr Ang was placed on the Dean’s List for multiple years, and upon graduation, was awarded Distinction in Surgery and 2nd best candidate in Surgery. Dr Ang further received the Gold Medal as the best candidate in the Masters in Medicine (Ophthalmology) examinations. Dr Ang’s special interest is in glaucoma surgery and Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS). His surgical techniques, particularly in MIGS, have won him prestigious awards such as the 2nd Best Surgical Film Award at the World Glaucoma Congress 2019 and Best Video at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting 2021.

A/Prof Marcus Ang

A/Prof Marcus Ang

Singapore National Eye Center

“A/Prof/Dr Marcus Ang, MBBS, MMED, MCI, FRCS, PhD is Head of Cornea and External Eye Disease Service and Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist, Refractive Service, Singapore National Eye Center (SNEC). He also serves as Clinical Director of the SNEC Myopia Center.

He has currently more than 186 peer-reviewed publications (H-index=46), majority of which are first or corresponding author with JIF>2.0, focusing on translational research. He has published a few important articles in the LANCET, PRER and Ophthalmology; and everal book chapters such as the seminal textbook CORNEA. He has more than 10 Academic Awards, >$4.5M of competitive research grant funding, and filed 5 patents. He is a regular invited speaker at international conferences recognized by his international awards such as the APAO Achievement Award (2018) and AAO Achievement Award (2019).

He has been commended with the President’s Award for Philanthropy in Singapore (2017), and Outstanding Service in the Prevention of Blindness Award from APAO (2019). His contributions and achievements as a young ophthalmologist have led to him being awarded the Artemis Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2019 and Vision Excellence Award (IAPB) in 2020.”

Dr Ishtiaque Anwar

Dr Ishtiaque Anwar

Bangladesh Eye Hospital & Institute

Dr. Ishtiaque Anwar is a fellowship trained Glaucoma, Cataract and Refractive Surgeon.

He did his Post Graduate Degree FCPS from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons. His Cataract and Refractive Surgery fellowship from Iladevi Cataract & IOL Center, India where he had the opportunity to work under Dr. Abhay Vasavada. Then he did his Glaucoma Short term fellowship from Aravind Eye Hospital and Institute and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA where he had the opportunity to work under Prof. Rober Ritch.

Experience: He has served in different capacities in different Hospitals which includes 500 Bed National Institute of Ophthalmology, Dhaka.

Interests: Practice of new technologies in Ophthalmology, education and community outreach programs. He has special interest in teaching. He is the trainer of Phacoemulsification in Bangladesh Eye Trust Hospital, a non-profitable sister concern of Bangladesh Eye Hospital. He does Phacoemulsification, Glaucoma Surgeries and LASIK routinely. But his special interest is in managing complex Cataract and Glaucoma cases.

A/Prof Anshu Arundhati

A/Prof Anshu Arundhati

Singapore National Eye Centre

Clinical Associate Professor Arundhati Anshu graduated from SCB Medical College, Utkal University, India in 1997 and was awarded Honours and Gold Medal in General Surgery, Pharmacology and Pathology. She completed her Masters in Surgery (Ophthalmology) from Utkal University in 2001 and Master of Medicine from National University of Singapore in 2003. She was appointed Member of Royal College of Edinburgh in 2002 and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2008. Clin Assoc Prof Arundhati Anshu subsequently underwent further sub-specialized fellowship training in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at Singapore National Eye Centre and Price Vision Group, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. In addition to management of cataract and anterior segment disorders, her clinical interests are in the areas of corneal transplantation, corneal infections and LASIK refractive surgery. She has authored several manuscripts in international peer reviewed journals.

A/Prof Arundhati Anshu is currently a senior consultant in cornea and external eye disease as well as refractive surgery services of the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). She is the Deputy CEO, Education as well as the Vice Chair (Education), Eye ACP. She is also the program director of fellowships at SNEC and the clinical director of Singapore Eye Bank.

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Leon Au

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Professor Tin Aung

Singapore National Eye Centre

MBBS (Singapore), FRCS(Ed), FRCOphth (UK), MMed (Ophth) (Singapore), FAM (Singapore), PhD (London)

Professor Aung is currently:
1.Chief Executive Officer, Singapore National Eye Centre
2.Academic Chair, Eye Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School
3.‘Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple’ Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Duke-NUS Medical School
4.Senior Consultant, Glaucoma Department, Singapore National Eye Centre
5.Principal Investigator and Chairman of Board, Singapore Eye Research Institute

Having obtained his MBBS from the National University of Singapore, Prof Aung obtained the Fellowships of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 1997. He completed a glaucoma fellowship in the Singapore National Eye Centre from 1999-2000, and from 2000-2003, he trained at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital; and was awarded a PhD in Molecular Genetics from University College London in 2004.

Professor Aung is a clinician scientist, with clinical practice focusing on glaucoma and research interests in angle closure glaucoma and glaucoma genetics. With >650 publications, Professor Aung has been awarded >US$20 million in competitive research grant funding. Prof Aung has set up multinational international consortia that have identified novel genes associated with primary angle closure and open angle glaucoma as well as exfoliation syndrome, with multiple publications in Nature Genetics and JAMA. He has received numerous awards including the Singapore Translational Research (STaR) Investigator Award, the Singapore National Medical Research Council-Clinician Scientist Award, the President’s Science Award, the Nakajima and De Campo Awards from the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, the Alcon Research Institute Award and the Robert Ritch Award for Excellence and Innovation in Glaucoma from the Glaucoma Foundation.

Professor Aung is a member of the Editorial Boards of the following journals: Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Glaucoma, Eye, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, and 6 other journals. He is a past President of the World Glaucoma Association and also serves as a Board member of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society and President of the Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma Club.

A/Prof Hyoung Won Bae

A/Prof Hyoung Won Bae

Yonsei University, South Korea

2005 Graduated from Yonsei university, College of Medicine
2021 Doctor’s degree from Yonsei university, College of Medicine

May/2006~ Feb /2010Residency at Yonsei University Severance Hospital, South Korea
Mar/2010~ April/2013Military service at ROKAF 19th Fighter Wing, South Korea
May/2013~ Sep/2014Fellowship at Yonsei University Severance Hospital, South Korea
Oct/2014~ Feb/2016Clinical doctor at Yonsei University Severance Hospital, South Korea
March/2016~Feb/2021Assistant professor at Yonsei University Severance Hospital, South Korea
March/2021~current Associate professor at Yonsei University Severance Hospital, South Korea

Mr Keith Barton

Moorfields Eye Hospital, United Kingdom

Keith Barton is a Professor of Ophthalmology, University College London, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Co-chair of Ophthalmology Futures Forums, and formerly Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

His areas of interest are the surgical management of glaucoma, especially surgical devices and secondary glaucomas, specifically the management of glaucoma in uveitis, for which he runs a dedicated clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He is currently a member of the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (PTVT) Study Steering Committee, Chief Investigator in the Corneal Ancillary Study to the PTVT Study and a member of the Trial Management Committees of both the NIHR HTA-funded Treatment of Advanced Glaucoma (TAGS) and Lasers in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LIGHT) Studies.

Prof Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Prof Mae-Lynn Catherine Bastion

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Professor Dr Mae-Lynn Bastion is Professor of Vitreoretina from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. A former Head of UKM Ophthalmology Department, she is now its Postgraduate and Fellowship Coordinator. She has also published widely with over 70 publications, and has interest in diabetic retinopathy, AMD, stem cell therapy, vitreoretinal surgical teaching and wound healing. She is also the elected Treasurer of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology for 2021/23. A mother of 3 she finely juggles work, family life and various hobbies which include gardening, travelling, pets and audiobook reading.

Prof James Brandt

Prof James Brandt

University of California, Davis, United States

James Brandt is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis. He studied biology at Yale and medicine at Harvard. After a post-doctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard, ophthalmology residency at the Doheny Eye Institute /LA County/USC Medical Center in Los Angeles and glaucoma fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital he joined the UC Davis faculty in 1989.

Dr. Brandt has served as the primary investigator in multiple clinical trials. As a PI in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study, Dr. Brandt initiated the investigation of central corneal thickness (CCT) as a potential predictive factor for the development of glaucoma. Dr. Brandt specializes in medical and surgical care of glaucoma with a particular interest in the disease in infants and children.

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Dr. Hwei Wuen Chan

National University Hospital, Singapore

Dr Chan is a Consultant at the Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital and Alexandra Hospital leading the Inherited Retinal Diseases and Ophthalmic Genetics service. She currently serves as the Programme Director of the NUHS Ophthalmology Residency Programme and is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Dr Chan received formal medical training at the University College London (UCL) and completed residency training in Ophthalmology at the National University Hospital, Singapore, in June 2016. Thereafter, she undertook overseas fellowship training in Ophthalmic Genetics, Visual Electrophysiology, Medical Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Ghent University Hospital under world experts including Prof Andrew Webster and Prof Bart Leroy. She was directly involved in several gene therapy trials including Luxturna for the treatment of RPE65-related inherited retinal dystrophy and Sepofarsen for CEP290-associated Leber Congenital Amaurosis.

A/Prof Dr Jemaima Che Hamzah

A/Prof Dr Jemaima Che Hamzah

Department Of Ophthalmology, Malaysia

Jemaima is an Associate Professor and a senior consultant in the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She graduated in 1996 from UKM and served the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) for 3 years. She later joined UKM as a trainee lecturer and obtained her Master of Surgery (Ophthal) in 2003 from the same university. She pursued her PhD in University of Aberdeen, UK from 2008 to 2012, while practising as a glaucoma fellow in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary at the same time. She. She did her attachment at the Belfast Reading Centre (Belfast RC) and CARF (the Central Angiographic Resource Facility) imaging centre in Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2018. Her main research interests are health services research in ophthalmology particularly outcome research in glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy as well as delivery of service through internet of things. She is currently the Deputy Dean of Undergraduate, Faculty of Medicine, UKM and a council member of the College of Ophthalmologists Academy of Medicine Malaysia. Apart from that, she has served on many national ophthalmology committees and involved in many national ophthalmology conferences.

Professor Paul Chew

Professor Paul Chew

National University Hospital, Singapore

Professor Paul Chew is an Academic staff in the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) since 1989.

He was appointed as the Head, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, NUHS in 2008 till 2010.

He is an editorial reviewer for numerous medical journals, Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, and Editorial Board of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology as “Glaucoma” Section Editor and has published more than 100 publications.

Professor Paul Chew’s specialty is in glaucoma surgery and research. He is the Director, Glaucoma Division in the Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, NUHS. He has been principal investigator in numerous glaucoma clinical trials. He invented and commercialised the now globally available Glaucoma MP3 Therapy Laser. He also heads the glaucoma drainage implant research, which provides enhanced safety and success in the
treatment of severe glaucoma disease. These new implants were designed in NUH and are currently in an advanced state of manufacture.

May-May-Choo

Prof. Dr May May Choo

University Malaya, Malaysia

Dr Choo is a senior academic lecturer at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur. She qualified as a Paediatric Ophthalmologist in 2003 upon completion of fellowship training at Royal Alexandra Childrens Hospital in Australia. In 2014 she completed a second fellowship in Glaucoma at Westmead Childrens Hospital. Having also completed 3 courses in Genetics and Genomics at University of Sydney recently, she is still involved with Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney with several research collaborations started in 2017. She is a founding member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team for craniofacial syndromes at University of Malaya Medical Centre that was initiated in 2012 for the special care of these children.

Dr Tun Wang CH’NG

Dr Tun Wang CH’NG

Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Malaysia

Dr CH’NG Tun Wang is an ophthalmologist & glaucoma surgeon at Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh Malaysia. He graduated from Universiti Sains Malaysia and completed his Glaucoma Fellowship at Clinique De Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland. He received Certificate of Completion for Fellowship Training (CCFT) in Glaucoma from the Ministry of Health Malaysia. He was an Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology International Fellowship Programme (APAO-IFP) award recipient at the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Japan in Glaucoma. Dr Ch’ng has special interest in ophthalmic photography, complex cataract and glaucoma surgery. He has an opportunity to work in the cities and served in the rural area, active in community outreached programmed and Flying Doctor services during his residency.

Dr Colin Clement

Dr Colin Clement

Eye Associates, Sydney, Australia

Ophthalmologist with interest in glaucoma and cataract surgery. Director of glaucoma surgery training at the sight for life Wet Lab (Sydney) and co-director of the Australian MIGS wet-lab course. Board of directors, Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society.

Associate Professor Michael Coote

Professor Michael Coote

Royal Victorian Eye And Ear Hospital, Australia

Associate Professor Michael Coote MBBS FRANZCO GAICD

Michael is an active glaucoma surgeon, researcher and has administrative roles. He is a serial creator: he developed a disposable tonometer, a tele-ophthalmology platform, a new problem based electronic medical record for ophthalmology, a new ophthalmic speculum and a new electrode for ERG recording. He developed the “CERA model” of bleb porosity testing and is the founder of a start-up developing a new drainage device based upon the insights. He developed the GONE program for ONH examination, and has co-authored a text-book on the Optic Nerve in Glaucoma. He has published over 50 peer reviewed manuscripts, authored 8 books and chapters and has given over 60 international lectures. He lives in Melbourne Australia.

Prof Vital Costa

Prof Vital Costa

University Of Campinas, Brazil

Prof. Vital P. Costa is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of Glaucoma Service at University of Campinas, Brazil. He is also Director of Post Graduation in Ophthalmology at the same University. Vital P. Costa has been involved in the research of diverse fields in glaucoma, including genetics, structure and function, surgery, and blood flow. He published more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited 9 books, and wrote 44 chapters in books published in Brazil and abroad. His book on Computerized Perimetry is on the 5th Edition in Brazil. Google Scholar identifies 8357 citations of his publications, resulting in an h index of 42 and an 1-10 index of 107.

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Tanuj Dada

RPCENTRE, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

Dr Tanuj Dada is currently Professor of Ophthalmology at RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He has over 300 research publications in peer reviewed indexed journals and has authored 5 textbooks on glaucoma. He is currently the Secretary General of the International Society of Glaucoma Surgery, Senior Chair of the Associate Advisory Board of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), Co-Chair Education Committee of WGA and Serves on Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society. He is the Chief Editor of the Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice and Associate Editor of the Journal of Glaucoma.

Dr Siti Nor Roha Daman Huri

Dr Siti Nor Roha Daman Huri

Moh, Malaysia

Dr Siti Nor Roha graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. She obtained her Masters in Opthalmology, University Malaya 14 years ago. She had her general ophthalmic training in Sungai Buloh Hospital and subspecialized training in cornea and external eye diseases in the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK. She provide comprehensive services in the field of cornea and external eye diseases.

Dr Che Mahiran Daud

Dr Che Mahiran Daud

Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia

Dr Mahiran graduated from University Science Malaysia. She had her general ophthalmic training in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, University Science Malaysia and subspecialised training in Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Hospital Sg Buloh and Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

Prof John Fingert

Prof John Fingert

University of Iowa, United States

Dr. Fingert is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Iowa, where he is Director of the Glaucoma Service and Director of a Glaucoma Genetics Laboratory.

Prof Takeo Fukuchi

Prof Takeo Fukuchi

Niigata University, Japan

1985 M.D., School of Medicine, Niigata University
1991 Ph.D., Niigata University,
1991Assistant, Niigata University Hospital
1992-94Research fellow, the University of Illinois at Chicago
2005Lecturer, Niigata University
2012-presentProfessor, Niigata University

Board member
Japan Ophthalmology Society, Japan Glaucoma Society, Japan Imaging and Perimetry Society

Recent Publications
1) Fukuchi T, et al. The relationship between the mean deviation slope and follow-up intraocular pressure in open-angle glaucoma patients. J Glaucoma. 2013; 22: 689-97.
2)　Igarashi R, et al. Foveal Avascular Zone Measurement Via Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and its Relationship J Glaucoma. 2020; 29: 492-497.
3)　Iikawa R, et al. Estimation of the central 10-degree visual field using en-face images obtained by optical coherence tomography. PLoS One. 2020; 15: e0229867.

Dr Eng Hui Gan

Dr Eng Hui Gan

International Specialist Eye Centre, KL, Malaysia

Dr GAN ENG HUI graduated with his medical degree (M.D.) from Putra University of Malaysia (UPM) in 2003 and obtained his Master of Medicine (M.Med.) in Ophthalmology from Science University of Malaysia (USM).

He continued to pursue advanced sub-specialty training in Glaucoma and completed a three-year Glaucoma Sub-specialty Fellowship Training, including one-year Clinical Fellowship in Singapore.

He managed medical/ surgical cases pertaining to cataract, glaucoma and other eye diseases. He also functioned as medical/ surgical supervisor, visiting cataract surgeon and glaucoma consultant at few government hospitals.

Dr Gan is frequently invited as a speaker for ophthalmology conferences, both locally and internationally. He is involved in research and publication of his clinical studies and also a reviewer for both regional and international ophthalmic journals.

Dr Tara Mary George

Dr Tara Mary George

Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia

Dr Tara George obtained her primary medical degree with the B Braun gold medal award from the Science University Malaysia in 1993 and in 2001 the Masters in Ophthalmology from National University of Malaysia .She commenced practise as an ophthalmologist in Hospital Kuala Lumpur adn Hospital Selayang. She trained as a Fellow in Medical Retina and Uveitis at the Moorfields Eye Hospital London and was certified as a Medical Retina Subspecialist by the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2007.

Her expertise lies in the management of medical retina diseases, complicated ocular infections and uveitis. She currently practises at the Sunway Medical Centre and work closely with other ophthalmologists, infectious disease specialists and rheumatologists .She also has special interest the in electrophysiology and the diagnosis and management of age related macular degeneration, polypoidal vasculopathy ,diabetic retinopathy and other macular diseases.

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Stelios Georgoulas

United Kingdom

Dr Michael Girard

Singapore Eye Research Institute

Dr Girard is currently an Associate Professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School, and Principal Investigator I at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) where he heads the Ophthalmic Engineering & Innovation Laboratory (OEIL), and co-heads the Bioengineering & Devices Research Group. Dr Girard has strong expertise in Ophthalmic Engineering with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Imaging, Ocular Biomechanics, and Ophthalmic Devices. His research has especially focused on optic neuropathies (including glaucoma), but also myopia, corneal disorders, and cataract. Dr Girard’s research has remained translational, and he is the founder of the Singapore start-up company Abyss Processing Pte Ltd, that provides 3D AI solutions to simplify and improve glaucoma diagnosis & prognosis. Dr Girard has authored 140+ papers in top Ophthalmology and Engineering journals, has given 70+ invited talks, has received 40+ research grants & 25+ research awards. As a PI, he has received more than $8M in research funding, and he has licensed 5 technologies to local and international MedTech companies.

Alana

Alana Grajewski

Alana L. Grajewski, M.D. is Professor & Kolokotrones Chair in Ophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is the founder and Director of The Samuel & Ethel Balkan International Pediatric Glaucoma Center at Bascom Palmer. Dr. Grajewski is president of the Childhood Glaucoma Research Network (CGRN), a network dedicated to the physicians and scientists who care for children with glaucoma worldwide. Grajewski received her undergraduate education at Stanford University where she graduated with Honors and attended the Chicago Medical School, graduating summa cum laude. She completed her ophthalmology training at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia followed by a two-year fellowship in glaucoma at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Grajewski is a recipient of the Honor and Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the President’s Award from the American Glaucoma Society. She has been recognized nationally and internationally for her work in childhood glaucoma. Dr. Grajewski’s vision to provide an integrated care model for the treatment of childhood glaucoma, and a comprehensive center to coordinate research and train young physicians at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, has resulted in saving the vision of thousands of children in South Florida, the United States, and throughout the world.

Dr Norhafizah Hamzah

Dr. Norhafizah Hamzah

Hospital Tunku Azizah (Women And Children Hosp Kl), Malaysia

Dr Norhafizah is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist in Hospital Tunku Azizah, a quartenary centre in Kuala Lumpur. Had fellowship training locally in Hospital Selayang and Kuala Lumpur as well as abroad, The Childrens’ Hospital at Westmead, Sydney .She has special interest in managing Retinoblastoma and and Retinopathy of Prematurity. Has been involved in co-managing retinoblastoma with interventional radiology team in the same centre and shared Malaysian experience in invited talks at the local and regional level and also contributed in international publication. She is a mother of 5, enjoys travelling, gardening and cooking.

Dr Fam Han Bor

Dr Fam Han Bor

Nhg Eye Institute @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Dr Fam Han Bor is the Senior Consultant and Head of Cataract, Implant and Anterior Segment Service and a Senior Consultant in the Refractive Surgery Service at The Eye Institute @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He is the founding head of the sub-specialty of anterior segment in The Eye Institute.

Dr FAM is an APACRS Certified Educator (A.C.E) and has given more than 600 presentations in cataract and refractive surgery in various international and regional conferences. As an educator, he has conducted more than 50 instructional courses, including MasterClasses in cataract and refractive surgery, medical-in-service and live surgeries throughout Asia. He has sat in more than 70 expert panels related to cataract and refractive surgery.

He has published in leading peer-reviewed ophthalmology journals such as the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, the Journal of Refractive Surgery, the American Journal of Ophthalmology and the British Journal of Ophthalmology. He is a co-author of the book “A Clinician’s Guide to Slit-Scanning Corneal Topography” and a contributor to the book “Corneal topography – From Theory to Practice”.

Prof Dr Mingguang He

Centre for Eye Research, Australia

Professor Mingguang He is the Professor of Ophthalmic Epidemiology at the University of Melbourne.

He undertook his medical training in China and holds a Master of Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and PhD in ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.

Professor He is a global expert in vision-related clinical and epidemiologic research. He has led some important epidemiological studies and clinical trials, including the first population-based study on myopia in China, the first population-based study on glaucoma in China, a clinical trial to prove the efficacy of increased outdoor time on myopia prevention published in JAMA 2015 and a prophylactic clinical trial on angle closure glaucoma published in Lancet 2019. His publications have attracted more than 13K citations.

He has received > $10 million in major research grants in Australia, including the prestigious NHMRC investigator Grant and Medical Research Future Fund for his research on artificial intelligence.

He founded and served as the first president of the Asia Pacific Tele-Ophthalmology Society, and is a founding council member of Asia Pacific Myopia Society and Deputy Secretary-General for Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

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Prof Paul Healey

Australia

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Clin A/Prof ChingLin Ho

Clin A/Prof ChingLin Ho

Singapore National Eye Centre

Clin Assoc Prof Ho is a Senior Consultant and the immediate past Head of Glaucoma Service in Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC), a position she held for almost a decade. During her tenure she helped developed one of the largest departments in SNEC with specialised comprehensive services for all types of glaucoma including childhood glaucoma, as well as the step-down Eye Clinic models of care for the management of stable glaucoma patients. She holds both a Paediatrics as well as an Ophthalmology specialist degrees. She was awarded the Wong Hock Boon Gold Medal for being the most outstanding candidate in the Master of Medicine (Paeds) Examinations.

She specialises in both adult and paediatric glaucoma. Besides a large clinical practice, she is actively involved in clinical teaching and research, as well as community service. She is a recipient of multiple local and international awards for her work in ophthalmology and blindness prevention.
 
She is also the Director of Strategic Development and Philanthropy, Ophthalmology Academic Clinical Program and chairs several charity and philanthropic committees in aid of VisionSave and other non-profit organizations.
 
Clin Assoc Prof Ho’s research interests include paediatric glaucoma, glaucoma therapeutics, surgery techniques and devices, lasers in glaucoma, angle closure glaucoma and anterior segment imaging.

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni

Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Malaysia

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni did his basic medical and postgraduate ophthalmology training in Malaysia. He did his clinical glaucoma fellowship at Dunedin Hospital and the University of Otago, New Zealand with Professor Anthony Molteno in 2009. He later did his Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from Newcastle University.

Dr Mohd Aziz Husni is currently the Deputy Head of Malaysia MOH Ophthalmology service and heads the MOH glaucoma service. He currently chairs the MOH Ophthalmology Postgraduate Training Subcommittee.

He is a council member of the College of Ophthalmology, Academy of Medicine Malaysia since 2019. He is a member of the Malaysian Medical Council, Specialty Education Subcommittee for Ophthalmology, Malaysian Universities Conjoint Committee of Ophthalmology (MUCCO) and the MOH Subspecialty Training Committee.

Dr Md Nazrul Islam

Bangladesh Eye Hospital & Institute

DR. M. NAZRUL ISLAM is the Professor & Chairman, Glaucoma Faculty at Bangladesh Eye Hospital & Institute in Dhaka. He is a former President of Bangladesh Glaucoma Society. Prof. Islam is President of Bangladesh Eye Care Society (BECS). He is a Board Member of Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS) and Imm Past President of Bangladesh Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (BSCRS)

Dr. Nazrul is the Editor in Chief, Journal of Bangladesh Glaucoma Society (JBGS). He has 70 articles and editorial published in different peer reviewed Ophthalmic Journal. He is author & co- author of six books including ‘Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma’ from Springer Publications. Prof. Nazrul Islam received multiple Gold Medal and awards from home & abroad.

Prof. Dr. Shatriah Ismail

Prof. Dr. Shatriah Ismail

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Professor Dr Shatriah is current the Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Universiti Sains Malaysia. And also the Chairperson, Malaysian Universities Conjoint Committee of Ophthalmology. Has published more than 100 articles in various international and local medical journals. Main interests are strabismus, myopia and amblyopia. Have been in involved actively in ophthalmology training in Malaysia for more than 15 years.

Prof Jin Wook Jeoung

Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

Jin Wook Jeoung is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. Dr. Jeoung has published more than 200 papers in international peer-reviewed SCI journals.

His current research interests include RNFL and ganglion cell imaging, pathophysiology of glaucoma, risk factors for glaucoma, and glaucoma genetics. He is a ‘Secretary General’ of the Korean Glaucoma Society. He served as a ‘Director of Strategic Planning’ of the Korean Glaucoma Society. He also served as a committee member of Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress Program Committee.

He was the awardee of “HanGil Academic Award from the Korean Ophthalmological Society (2018)”, “Yun-Am Academic Award from Korean Glaucoma Society (2017)”, and “APGS Young Investigator Award (2016)”.

Dr Barkeh Hanim Jumaat

Dr Barkeh Ismail

International Specialist Eye Centre Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Barkeh graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya and completed her post graduate studies in ophthalmology from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia.

She was awarded Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Master in Medicine (Ophthalmology) from the National University of Singapore in 2001.

Dr. Barkeh’s clinical skills were further fine tuned when she was awarded the post of Senior Fellow in the Surgical and Medical Retina Units at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia for one year (2002).

Currently, Dr. Barkeh is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at the International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC) Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at Hospital PUSRAWI and Visiting Consultant Vitreoretinal Surgeon at the Prince Court Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur.

Dr Stylianos Kandarakis

Dr Stylianos Kandarakis

1st Opthhalmology Department, “g.gennimatas” Hospital, National And Kapodistrian University Of Athens, Athens, Greece.

S. Kandarakis is a glaucoma consultant currently practicing in Athens, Greece. He had his Opthalmology training in LSU, New Orleans and his Glaucoma surgical training in Mount Sinai New York in United States. He has published multiple articles and his main interest include glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery.

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Dr Chan Yun Kim

Dr Chan Yun Kim

Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, South Korea

1984 – 1990Pre-Medicine & Medical Course : College of Medicine Yonsei University
1991 – 1993Postgraduate (Master of Medical Scienece) Yonsei University Graduate School
1994 – 2000Postgraduate (Doctor of Medical Science) Yonsei University Graduate School
1991 – 1995 Resident : Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital. Yonsei University. College of Medicine
1998 – 1999Clinical Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine
1999 – 2001Instructor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Sacred Heart Hospital. Hallym University, College of Medicine
2004 – 2006 Research fellow, Dept. of Ophthalmology and visual science. University of Iowa, Iowa, U.S.A.
2001 – 2006Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine
2007 – 2011 Associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine
2012 – Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, College of Medicine

2007 – 2010 Secretary General in Korean Glaucoma Society
2009 – 2011 Secretary General in Korean Optometry Society
2016 – 2018 Secretary General in Korean Ophthalmological Society
2019 – Editor-in-chief in Korean Journal of Ophthalmology

2010 – 2012 Director of academic affair in Yonsei University, College of Medicine
2012 – 2014 Director, Division of Planning and Management in Severance Hospital
2014 – 2016 Vice director of Planning and coordination in Yonsei University Health System.
2016 – 2018 Vice dean of academic affair in Yonsei University, College of Medicine
2020 – 2021 Director, Department of Ophthalmology in Yonsei University, College of Medicine
2021 – Director, Administration of Yonsei University Health System

Prof Joon Kim

Prof Joon Kim

Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University College of Medicine, South Korea

Joon Mo Kim is an Professor of Ophthalmology at the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. He was an International Fellow in the Glaucoma Division at the Jules Stein Eye

Institute, University of California Los Angeles between 2011 and 2012. He served as secretary general of Korean glaucoma society, and his research focuses on the IOP and risk factor of the development and progression of glaucoma.

Dr Nathan Kerr

Dr Nathan Kerr

Centre for Eye Research, Australia

Dr Nathan Kerr is a fellowship-trained glaucoma subspecialist in Melbourne, Australia. He completed a prestigious glaucoma fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Dr Kerr has a special interest in the surgical management of glaucoma and is at the forefront of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. He serves as a Glaucoma Section Editor for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology and is a Principal Investigator in Glaucoma at the Centre for Eye Research Australia.

Associate Professor Victor Koh

A/Prof Victor Koh

National University Hospital, Singapore

A/Prof Victor Koh is currently the Head for Department of Ophthalmology at National University Hospital (NUH) and National Univesity of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also an Associate Professor at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

A/Prof Koh graduated from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2007 and completed his basic and advanced Ophthalmology specialist training in 2016. In the specialist accreditation exams, he passed with several distinction awards and subsequently also obtained his MRCSEd (Ophthalmology) from the Royal College of Ophthalmology, Edinburgh. He finished a three-year glaucoma fellowship under his mentor, Prof Paul Chew. In 2018 to 2019, he underwent further sub-specialisation into childhood glaucoma and complex glaucoma management under Prof Sir Peng Khaw at Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK, the largest tertiary referral centre in Europe. His clinical expertise is in adult and childhood glaucoma management and complex cataract surgery. He is proficient in a broad range of cataract surgical techniques including femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery, premium intraocular lens implantation and sutureless techniques for the scleral fixation of intraocular lenses.

Dr Evgenia Konstantakopoulou

Dr Evgenia Konstantakopoulou

Moorfields Eye Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust, United Kingdom

Evgenia Konstantakopoulou is an Optometrist, specialising in Glaucoma and is currently a Research Fellow at Moorfields Eye Hospital, an Honorary Lecturer at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and an Assistant Professor in Optometry at the University of West Attica, Greece. Evgenia’s research focuses on the delivery of glaucoma care in primary and secondary settings; she has been part of the Centre for Public Health Research at City University of London, researching the effectiveness of community glaucoma filtering schemes. For the past 10 years Evgenia has been based at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL’s Institute of Ophthalmology, pursuing research into SLT and the delivery of glaucoma care. Evgenia is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical and research teaching.

Dr Yien Lai

Dr Yien Lai

National University Health System, Singapore

Dr Yien Lai completed her undergraduate medical training at National University of Singapore in 2012 and was awarded Masters of Medicine (Ophthalmology) in 2018. She was inducted a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) upon successful completion of her residency training in 2020.  

She has co-authored scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and presented in Ophthalmology conferences both locally and internationally. She was part of a team that worked on a system to improve medication adherence and has won several grants, as well as a patent for the device.  

Dr Lai is currently the clinical lead for the department in the national project to provide an integrated system across Singapore’s healthcare organisations for managing patient care. She has a special interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology.

Dr Mun Wai Lee

Dr Mun Wai Lee

LEC Eye Centre, Malaysia

Dr Lee Mun Wai is a Vitreoretinal Surgeon and is currently the Medical Director at LEC Eye Centre in Ipoh, Malaysia and also the Chair of the Malaysian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

He has published several papers in peer reviewed journals as well as contributed book chapters to allied health textbooks and also authored an eye care book for the general public. He is currently a Reviewer for the American Journal of Ophthalmology, Eye, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology and Malaysian Journal of Ophthalmology.

Dr Lee has conducted numerous teaching courses as well as demonstrated Live Surgery at the Annual Congresses of the Asia Pacific Association of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and the ASEAN Ophthalmology Society.

Dr On Heong Liew

Dr On Heong Liew

Synergy Specialist Eye Centre, Malaysia

Dr. Liew On Heong is the corneal consultant in Kota Kinabalu currently working with Synergy Specialist Eye Centre and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He obtained his medical degree in 2006 and Master of Ophthalmology in 2015 respectively. He also completed his corneal subspecialty training under Ministry of Health in Malaysia and The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2020. He has performed more than 30 corneal transplants in Sabah since completion of his subspecialty training.

Dr Shan Lin

Dr Shan Lin

Glaucoma Center Of San Francisco, United States

Dr. Lin is Co-Director of Research at the Glaucoma Center of San Francisco. His post-graduate training was at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the former director of the glaucoma service at UCSF.

He is an author on over 250 peer-reviewed publications. His areas of research interest include angle-closure glaucoma, anterior segment imaging, and cyclodestructive procedures. He is currently Executive VP of the World Glaucoma Association. His past honors include the American Glaucoma Society Clinician-Scientist Award and the Mid-Career Award by the AGS. He has also been funded as PI by the NIH, including as a PI for the OHTS study. He is currently on the editorial boards for the American Journal of Ophthalmology and Journal of Glaucoma.

Dr Vijaya Lingam

Dr Vijaya Lingam

Sankara Nethralaya, India

Is working at Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India for more than three decades, she headed the Smt Jadhavabai Nathmal Singhvee glaucoma services at Sankara Nethralaya for twenty years and trained many glaucoma specialists in the country. She is currently working as distinguished senior consultant. She is a member of board of governors of the World Glaucoma Association and the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society. She is a chair for the World Glaucoma Association global outreach program. She also is a member of the Glaucoma research society. She is past president of the Glaucoma Society of India. Received numerous honors that includes achievement award from AAO and APAO. She received AIOS IJO Platinum Award, for the best paper published in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology as well as LC Dutta Award, given for best publication in Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Principal investigator for the large population-based studies – the “Chennai Glaucoma Study” and the ‘‘Chennai Eye Disease Incidence Study’’. Published 166 (135 indexed and 31 non-indexed) papers, authored ten chapters, delivered 180 lectures including 10 orations.

Professor Catherine Liu

Professor Catherine Liu

National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taiwan

Dr. Catherine Jui-Ling Liu is professor of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine in National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan. She has been the chairperson of the Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital from 2015 to 2022, as well as President of the Ophthalmological Society of Taiwan from 2017 to 2020. Now she serves as a superior level attending staff in the same hospital.

Prof. Liu was part of the steering committee that developed the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society, having previously been a key committee member of the Asia-Oceanic Glaucoma Society. She has been dedicated to practice and research in the field of glaucoma, as well as medical education and prevention of blindness, for more than 30 years. Dr. Liu has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, and has served as a reviewer for several prestigious journals including Ophthalmology, Archives of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology and Eye, a commentator in International Glaucoma Review and now the Associate Editor-in-Chief in Taiwan journal of Ophthalmology.

Prof Da Wen Lu

Prof Da Wen Lu

Tri-service General Hospital, Taiwan

DA-WEN LU, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor at Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center in Taipei, Taiwan. He is now the Director of Ophthalmology Department at Tri-Service General Hospital. He currently also serves as the president of Taiwan Glaucoma Society.

Dr. Lu received his medical education and Ph.D. program at Medical School of National Defense University, Taipei, Taiwan. His fellowship in glaucoma was with Dr. Spaeth at Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lu has special interests and expertise in the areas of glaucoma surgery, ocular pharmacology and experimental research.

Dr. Lu has authored over 165 published papers, appearing in numerous medical and scientific journals. He received Outstanding Performance Awards from National Science Council of Taiwan and Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award and Distinguished Service Award from Asian-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. He is now board member of Asian Pacific Glaucoma Society and member of Glaucoma Research Society. His current areas of research interest include investigation in the causes of glaucoma, glaucoma filtering surgery, clinical trials and neuroprotection.

Dr Muiz Mahyudin

Dr Muiz Mahyudin

Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital, Malaysia

After graduating from the University of Otago in 2001, Dr. Muiz chose to specialize in ophthalmology in University Malaya and completed his Masters in 2010. Having worked as an ophthalmologist in various public hospital including the UiTM Medical Center, Hospital Sg. Buloh and Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan, he now practices in the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital. Dr. Muiz is experienced in correcting refractive errors through the use of LASIK and ReLEx SMILE. He also does a lot refractive cataract surgery, and is the current Vice President of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO) for committee 2017 – 2023.

Kaweh Mansouri

Dr Kaweh Mansouri

Clinique de Montchoisi – Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr Kaweh Mansouri, MD, MPH, Clinique de Montchoisi – Lausanne (Switzerland)

Kaweh Mansouri, M.D., M.P.H, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Glaucoma Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Lausanne and Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr Mansouri is the Associate Executive Vice President of the World Glaucoma Association.

Dr Mansouri is a glaucoma specialist and a clinician-scientist. He has co-authored over 167 peer reviewed publications and has an h-index of 57 (google scholar). He is on the editorial board of the “Journal of Glaucoma”, an associate editor of “Acta Ophthalmologica”, and is a contributing editor to the “International Glaucoma Review”. He directs an active fellowship program which trains candidates from all continents and is a host to ICO fellows from developing countries.

Dr Mansouri was the first ophthalmologist to give a TEDx talk, with the aim of improving glaucoma awareness. He has been ranked twice in the top 40 under 40 power list by the journal “The Ophthalmologist”. He has recently been named as one of the Top 20 Glaucoma Specialists and one of the Top 3 under 50 years of age in the world (Expertscape). Dr Mansouri has been the recipient of several international awards, including the prestigious Boberg-Ans from the Danish Ophthalmological Society, the MGS Alcon International Lecture, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Achievement Award and AAO International Scholar Award, among others.

Dr. Kaweh Mansouri is a pioneer and expert in the use of intraocular pressure monitoring technology. His research activities are focused on advancing 24-h IOP monitoring, as well as the development of new technologies in the field of glaucoma imaging and surgery.

Kaweh Mansouri, M.D., M.P.H, is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at the Glaucoma Center, Montchoisi Clinic, Lausanne and Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver. Dr Mansouri is the Associate Executive Vice President of the World Glaucoma Association. Dr Mansouri was the first ophthalmologist to give a TEDx talk. He has been ranked twice in the top 40 under 40 power list by the journal “The Ophthalmologist”. He has been named as one of the Top 20 Glaucoma Specialists in the world (Expertscape).

Prof Keith Martin

Prof Keith Martin

University Of Melbourne, Australia

Keith Martin is Director of the Centre for Eye Research Australia and Ringland Anderson Professor and Head of Ophthalmology at the University of Melbourne. Until 2019, he was Head of Ophthalmology at the University of Cambridge, Deputy Director of the University’s John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair. He was also Academic Lead for Ophthalmology and Lead Clinician for Glaucoma at Cambridge University Hospital.

Professor Martin is working to develop new treatments for eye disease using gene therapy and other techniques. His other current main research interest is in regeneration and repair of the optic nerve. He is co-founder of Quethera, a Cambridge-based gene therapy company which has developed a gene therapy for glaucoma currently in advanced pre-clinical development by a major pharmaceutical company. He is also co-founder of Ikarovec, a second gene therapy spin out company developing gene therapies for common retinal diseases.

Clinically, Professor Martin specialises in the medical and surgical management of complex glaucoma. He was President of the World Glaucoma Association from 2018-20 and is currently Chair of the Australia and New Zealand Glaucoma Society.

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Dr K John Mathen

Dr K John Mathen

Oasiseye Specialists, Malaysia

Dr K John Mathen received his undergraduate medical training in Manipal, India. He then underwent Ophthalmology Specialist training at the University of Malaya and subsequently pursued sub specialisation in Cornea and Anterior Segment Diseases at Hospital Sungai Buloh, Malaysia.

He has a wide range of experience in general ophthalmology and in cornea and anterior segment conditions. He is a member of the Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology. Currently he practises at Pantai Hospital and OasisEye Specialists Kuala Lumpur. He has a keen clinical interest in anterior segment conditions such as dry eyes and ocular surface diseases, corneal ectasia and microbial keratitis to mention a few.
He specialises in cataract surgery, corneal transplantation and anterior segment procedures.

A/Prof Dr Norshamsiah Md Din

A/Prof Dr Norshamsiah Md Din

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Associate Professor Dr Norshamsiah Md Din is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist in UKM Medical Center. She received Ophthalmology training from UKM and a doctorate degree in uveitic glaucoma from University College London. She received training in glaucoma and uveitis from Moorfields Eye Hospital and has special interest in research on treatment of complex glaucoma cases and MIGS. She has more than 50 publications under her name and has delivered lectures across the Asia Pacific region. She is also involved in training of glaucoma fellows and general ophthalmogist in Malaysia.

Felipe Medeiros

Felipe Medeiros

USA

Felipe A. Medeiros, M.D., Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and the Joseph AC Wadsworth Endowed Chair at Duke University. He is also Vice-Chair for Technology and the Director of the Clinical Research Unit, where he leads clinical research efforts in the Department of Ophthalmology. He is also Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Pratt School of Engineering and Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at Duke School of Medicine.

Dr. Medeiros graduated from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he also completed residency and a PhD. Before moving to Duke University, he was Professor of Ophthalmology and the Ben and Wanda Hildyard Chair at University of California San Diego. Dr. Medeiros’ research has been focused on the development of innovative methods and technologies for early diagnosis and detection of glaucoma progression, the main cause of irreversible blindness in the world. More recently, his work has focused on how artificial intelligence can improve screening, diagnosis and monitoring of eye diseases. He has published over 400 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 6 books in ophthalmology. His publications have received over 20,000 citations, for an h-index of 84. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and through many other public and private institutions.

Dr. Medeiros has been the recipient of several international awards, including the Cogan Award from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), the World Glaucoma Association Research Award, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Senior Achievement Award, the Moacyr Alvaro Gold Medal, Ronald Lowe Medal, the American Glaucoma Society Clinician-Scientist and Mid-Career Awards, among many others. He has trained numerous students, fellows and postdocs from many parts of the world.

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Dr Jelinar Mohamed Noor

Dr Jelinar Mohamed Noor

Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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A/Prof Khairidzan Mohd Kamal

A/Prof Khairidzan Mohd Kamal

International Islamic University Malaysia

Dr Khairidzan is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology in the Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

Dr Khairidzan received his MBBS from the University of Queensland in 1997, and obtained the Masters of Surgery (Ophthalmology) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2004. He then joined the IIUM as a lecturer, and was appointed to his current post of Head of Department of Ophthalmology the following year. Dr Khairidzan spent a year as an Adjunct Clinical Instructor and International Fellow in Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery at the UCLA in 2008. Dr Khairidzan has published number of articles in scientific journals and made more than two hundreds scientific presentations. In addition to receiving 7 awards from the IIUM for quality research, he also has been appointed as key opinion leader by several multinational pharmacological and surgical companies. He contributes his expertise on the Malaysia Dry Eye Advisory Board and was an invited member to Ministry of Health taskforce meetings on postgraduate training modules and subspecialty training. He was also one of the member of Asia Pacific Ocular Surface Disease caucusing committee.

Dr Safinaz Mohd Khialdin

Dr Safinaz Mohd Khialdin

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Dr Safinaz Mohd Khialdin is a Senior Lecturer, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and the Head of Paediatric Ophthalmology Unit (Childhood Eye Diseases) in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

She is currently appointed as the Chairperson of the Malaysian Advocacy for Myopia Prevention (MAMP), a national taskforce which advocates the important issue of myopia to both the public as well as to the health practitioner.

She is actively involved in research and has a number on going external and internal grants. She has published several academic and research books and more than 50 peer-reviewed articles on eye research.

She is heavily involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate education. She is the Director of the Clinical Fellowship Training for Paediatric Ophthalmology in UKM.

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Dr Hong Kong Kee Ng

Dr Hong Kong Kee Ng

Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Malaysia

Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kee Ng graduated in medicine from the Universiti Sains Malaysia. He completed his Ophthalmology specialist training and a Master of Medicine in Ophthalmology at the Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2015. He completed his Glaucoma Fellowship at the Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia. He received the Certificate of Completion for Fellowship Training (CCFT) in Glaucoma from the Malaysia Ministry of Health in 2021. He is an Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma surgeon in Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh, Malaysia. Dr Ng has been consistently involved in ophthalmology-related research, conference presentations and publications. He is particularly interested in complex glaucoma surgery and using new technology in his glaucoma patients’ management.

Dr Norfariza Ngah

Dr Norfariza Ngah

Hospital Shah Alam, Malaysia

Dr Nor Fariza is a Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist in Shah Alam Hospital with extensive experienced in her expertise; Medical Retina and Uveitis. She trained in medical retinal and uveitis subspecialty at Moorfield Eye London and obtained her Master of Ophthalmology from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Leading the Ophthalmology Community Malaysia as the National Head of Ophthalmology Service for Ministry of Health Malaysia since 2014, as well as the President of College of Ophthalmologist Malaysia since 2018, she is very committed to provide the best of ophthalmology service in Malaysia.

Dr Fariza is also a passionate researcher Her area of research interest is in Diabetic Retinopathy, age related macular degeneration, retinal hereditary disease as well as uveitis related condition.

Dr Shelina Oli Mohamad

Dr Shelina Oli Mohamad

Hospital Shah Alam, Malaysia

She is a senior consultant in uveitis and medical retina. She underwent local training in uveitis and medical retina and subsequently a uveitis fellowship in Moorfields Eye Hospital London in 2011. Currently serves in Hospital Shah Alam a tertiary referral centre for uveitis and medical retina in MOH.

Dr Virna Dwi Oktariana

Dr Virna Dwi Oktariana Asrory

Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/ Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia

I graduated my medical doctor on 1999, ophthalmologist on 2004 and PhD on 2016 in Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia. I had fellowship and short courses in several institution such as Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Melbourne on 2007 and Royal Perth Hospital/Lions Eye Institute Perth on 2011, also short course in University Hospital Basel on 2011. On 2012 I had Ultrasound Biomicroscopy on National University Hospital Singapore. As completing PhD program, I had patent for Virna Glaucoma Implant and now this implant has been used as glaucoma treatment in Indonesia.

I am the lecturer in Ophthalmology Department FMUI for medical students, registrars and fellows. I am also visiting lecturer in University of Sam Ratulangi – North Sulawesi. Nowadays I become the chairs of Indonesian Glaucoma society. She has been doing researches and publications. The IGS is actively doing conferences and webinars to spread glaucoma awareness in Indonesia.

Professor Paul Palmberg

Prof Paul Palmberg

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, United States

Paul Palmberg, MD, PhD is Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. His contributions center on understanding the relationship between IOP and the risk of glaucoma progression and help in choosing “target pressures”, and also on techniques for avoiding or fixing surgical complications. He has trained 108 Fellows and 107 Observer Fellows.

Dr Surinder Pandav

Dr Surinder Pandav

Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute Of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India

Dr. Surinder Singh Pandav is Professor and Head of Advanced Eye Centre, at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. India. His main spheres of work are patient care, medical education and research. Dr. Pandav did Glaucoma Fellowship in 2005 – 2006 at Perth, Australia (Lions Eye Institute and Royal Perth Hospital). He was visiting Professor at Center for Eye Research Australia, Melbourne Australia, from 2014 to 2016 where was involved in basic research on understanding functioning of Glaucoma Drainage Devices. He has been the President of the Chandigarh Ophthalmology Society, General Secretary North Zone Ophthalmological Society and General Secretary Glaucoma Society of India. Dr. Pandav is currently the president of the Glaucoma Society of India.

Professor Ki Ho Park

Seoul National University, Korea

Ki Ho Park is a professor of ophthalmology at Seoul National University and the President of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS) and the President-Elect of the Glaucoma Research Society (GRS). He is Associate editor of Journal of Glaucoma and International Glaucoma Review (IGR); Section editor of the British Journal of Ophthalmology, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, and Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology; Editorial board member of IOVS and Korean Journal of Ophthalmology.

He has been served as the immediate past president of Korean Ophthalmological Society (KOS), Board of Governors of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) and as co-chair of WGC 2017 Scientific Program Committee and Convener of WOC 2020 and 2022.
He has published more than 400 papers in SCI journals. He was awarded the AAO Senior Achievement Award and APAO Senior Achievement Award.

A/Prof Shamira Perera

A/Prof Shamira Perera

Singapore National Eye Centre
A/Prof Shamira Perera is a Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist in the Glaucoma Service at SNEC. At SERI he is the Co Head of Bioengineering and Devices works closely with Business Development team to commercialize devices in glaucoma and cataract. His most recent role as the deputy director of the Med Tech office for SingHealth seeks to promote this promising area to other specialties and has disbursed >S$6M for innovation. Supported by competitive research grants totaling over S$4.0M as PI, his core work has yielded 8 patents. A/Prof Perera has been an invited lecturer for over 90 conferences, written 5 book chapters and >150 peer reviewed publications.
Dr Fazilawati Qamarruddin

Dr Fazilawati Qamarruddin

Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Malaysia

Dr Fazilawati is Head of Department Ophthalmology, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Paediatric Ophthalmologist from Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang. She joined University Malaya to pursue Masters training in Ophthalmology. After obtaining her Masters Degree, she then went on to do a 1 year Fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology at the prestigious Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada.

Upon returning to Malaysia, she was posted to Hospital Selayang where she held the position as Head of Unit in Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus Services for 5 years before joining Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang as the head till present.

Dr Fazilawati is a member of the Council of Ophthalmology Academy of Medicine Malaysia; an international member of the American Academy of Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus, World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus and the International Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Council.

Dr Norazah Abdul Rahman

Dr Norazah Abdul Rahman

Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Centre, Malaysia

Dr Norazah Abdul Rahman is a consultant ophthalmologist, Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Strabismus surgeon currently attached with Ramsay Sime Darby Medical Centre. She obtained her MBBS and masters in ophthalmology from University of Malaya. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and obtained certificate of fellowship training (CCFT) with the Ministry of Health Malaysia in 2013.

She has gathered a vast experienced in her capacity as a pediatric ophthalmologist having served at various government hospitals before joining the Ramsay hospital. Dr Norazah is the committee member of Malaysia Myopia Advisory Board and actively involved in promoting myopia prevention among children in Malaysia. She is passionate in helping children to improve eye health and functionality through preventative and corrective care.

Dr Jamalia Rahmat

Dr Jamalia Rahmat

Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr Jamalia is a Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist and Head of Ophthalmology Department Hospital Kuala Lumpur. She had her Fellowship training in Paediatric Ophthalmology at Alberta Children Hospital, Calgary Canada and CCFT (Certificate of Completion in Fellowship Training Ministry of Health(MOH), Malaysia. She’s involved in Ophthalmology training at various level, and a panelist in several committees in MOH Ophthalmology Services.

Dr Puspha Raman

Dr Puspha Raman

Hospital Selayang, Malaysia

Dr. Puspha Raman is Glaucoma Specialist at Hospital Selayang, affiliated with Malaysian Ministry of Health. She completed her medical degree at the National University of Ireland with a valedictorian award. She pursued her Masters in Ophthalmology at the University of Malaya and fellowship in glaucoma at the Sydney Eye Hospital in Australia. Dr. Raman is in the editorial board of Malaysian Journal of Ophthalmology and also an higher committee member of Malaysian Glaucoma Society. Dr. Raman has published in a number of peer reviewed journals on topics that include complicated cataract surgery management, the association between visual field reliability indices and cognitive impairment in glaucoma patients, and diastolic ocular perfusion pressure as a risk factor for normal tension glaucoma progression. She also regularly presents at national and international ophthalmic meetings. She has been honoured with excellence award for ophthalmology research and publication by College of Ophthalmologist Malaysia and Young Investigator award by Japanese Ophthalmologist Society.

Speaker – Dr Azura Ramlee

Dr Azura Ramlee

Prince Court Medical Centre, Malaysia

Dr. Azura Ramlee is a consultant ophthalmologist currently practising at Prince Court Medical Centre and ISEC Kuala Lumpur.

Besides her established subspecialty work in Paediatric ophthalmology & Strabismus, she is known for her vast experience in refractive cataract surgery and phakic IOL.

An experienced phaco-trainer she had coached post-graduate trainees and fellows when she helmed the Cataract Services and Paediatric Ophthalmology unit in Hospital Selayang; a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Her work in the field of Paediatric Ophthalmology and cataract are published in peer reviewed journals.

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A/Prof Reza Razeghinejad

A/Prof Reza Razeghinejad

Wills Eye Hospital, United States

Reza Razeghinejad is Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Director of clinical glaucoma fellowship program at Glaucoma Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Interested in medical and surgical glaucoma intervention studies and have published more than 130 papers.

Dr Seungsoo Rho

Dr Seungsoo Rho

Cha Bundang Medical Center, Cha University, South Korea

EDUCATION

Hanyang University (College of Medicine) 1997-2003
& CAREER Internship, Yonsei University Medical Center 2003-2004
Residency, Ajou University Medical Center 2004-2008
Master’s degree, Ajou University (College of Medicine) 2005-2007
Korea Army Training Center 2008
Section chief, National Cancer Center, 2008-2011
Research Fellowship, Yonsei University Medical Center 2011-2012
Doctor’s degree, Ajou University (College of Medicine) 2011-2015
Deputy Secretary General, KGS 2017-2018
Research Fellowship, Cardiff University 2019-2020
Honorary Research Fellow, Cardiff University 2020-Now
Editorial Board Member, BMC Ophthalmology 2021-Now

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree (Medicine), 2003
Master’s degree (Ophthalmology), 2007
Doctor’s degree (Ophthalmology), 2015

Professor Prin Rojanapongpun

Prof Prin Rojanapongpun

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Prin Rojanapongpun is an immediate past chairman of the department of ophthalmology at Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. He is the director of the Eye Care Center at MedPark hospital, a consultant at Bumrungrad International, and Sukumvit Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He received his Medical Degree and Ophthalmology Residency from Chulalongkorn University. He completed a clinical fellowship in glaucoma at the University of British Columbia.

He is an executive board member and immediate past president of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society, council member of the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, an advisory board member of the World Glaucoma Association, a regional advisory committee of American Academy of Ophthalmology. His current research focuses on VR system, diagnostic AI in glaucoma, drainage implants, and micro-devices.

A/Prof Mohamad Rosman

A/Prof Mohamad Rosman

Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore

Clinical Assoc Prof Rosman is a senior consultant ophthalmologist, Head of the Refractive Surgery Service and Laser Vision Centre at the Singapore National Eye Centre. He is also the Clinical Director of the Private Patient Service and core faculty for residents training.

Dr Rosman completed his medical training in 1997 at the National University of Singapore and was the Valedictorian for his graduating class. After obtaining his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) and Fellowship of the Academy of Medicine in Ophthalmology in 2007, Dr Rosman subsequently went on to complete 2 advanced Fellowship Programmes on Refractive Surgery at the Singapore National Eye Centre and at the VISSUM Eye Institute in Spain.

Dr Rosman is actively involved in education for pre-university, university and post-grad students. He is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Duke-NUS Graduate School of Medicine and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the NUS-YLL School of Medicine. He is the key cataract surgery and refractive surgery trainer in SNEC.

Dr Rosman’s research interests include refractive surgery, cataracts and the epidemiology of eye diseases among Singaporean Malays. He has published papers in international peer-reviewed journals on these topics and written several book chapters on Refractive Surgery. In addition, he has participated in numerous local and international conferences and was involved in conducting instructional courses on Refractive Surgery both locally and overseas.

Dr Rei Sakata

Dr Rei Sakata

University Of Tokyo,
Japan

2002　Graduate from Chiba Univ.
2004~ The Univ. Tokyo Hospital
2011~ Tokyo metropolitan geriatric Hospital
2016~ Present　The Univ. Tokyo Hospital, Project Lecturer

Prof Joel Schuman

Prof Joel Schuman

NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman SoM, United States

Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS is the Elaine Langone Professor and Vice Chair for Ophthalmology Research and Professor of Neuroscience & Physiology at NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and Professor of Neural Science in the Center for Neural Science at NYU College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Schuman and his colleagues were first to identify a molecular marker for human glaucoma, (Nature Medicine, 2001). Continuously funded by the National Eye Institute as a principal investigator since 1995, he is an inventor of optical coherence tomography (OCT), used world-wide for ocular diagnostics. Dr. Schuman has published more than 450 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles.

Sirisha Sentihil

Dr Sirisha Sentihil

L V Prasad Eye Institute, India

Dr. Senthil did her MS in ophthalmology from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai from 1996-1999, she secured her FRCS in Ophthalmology from Edinburgh in 2000, followed by a fellowship in glaucoma at LVPEI.

She Joined LVPEI as glaucoma faculty in 2007. Currently, heads the Glaucoma service at L V Prasad Eye Institute from 2012 till date. She specializes in managing refractory adult and pediatric glaucomas. Her areas of interest are glaucoma drainage implants and secondary glaucomas. She is an investigator for several studies, has published over 158 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and authored over several book chapters.

She has several presentations at national and international fora.

Received Best Scientific paper awards and Best video awards at Glaucoma society of India, All India Ophthalmological society, Asia Pacific Congress and World Ophthalmology congress.

Received American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement award in 2018.

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Tarek Shaarawy

Switzerland

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A/Prof Lee Shu Yen

A/Prof Lee Shu Yen

Singapore National Eye Centre

Clinical Associate Professor Lee is the President of the Singapore Society of Ophthalmology as well as the Head of Surgical Retina at the Singapore National Eye Centre. She is also the clinical director of the retina clinic at the Diabetes and Metabolism Centre at the Singapore General Hospital. She has an active interest in retinal research and education.

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Prof Kazuhisa Sugiyama

Prof Kazuhisa Sugiyama

Kanazawa University, Japan

1984: Graduated from Kanazawa University School of Medicine
1990-92: Glaucoma Research Fellowship at Devers Eye Institute, Portland Oregon, U.S.A.
1996: Assistant Professor at Department of Ophthalmology Gifu University School of Medicine,
2000: Associate Professor at Department of Ophthalmology Gifu University School of Medicine
2002-present: Professor & Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology Kanazawa University School of Medicine
2020-present: Head, Kanazawa University School of Medicine

Prof Dr widya artini Ikke Sumantri

Prof Dr widya artini Ikke Sumantri

Indonesia Glaucoma Society

Staff in Dept of Ophthalmology Faculty of medicine Universitas Indonesia
Head of Service in JEC@hospital & clinics Jakarta Indonesia
Glaucoma fellowship : Lion eye Hospital Perth Australia
Board member of APGS
Member of Indonesia Glaucoma society, Association Ophthalmology Indonesia

Kyung Rim Sung

Kyung Rim Sung

“Kyung Rim Sung, MD, PhD

Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of medicine, Seoul, South Korea

She is Professor of Deparment of Ophthalmology at the Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of medicine. She is the current director of Scientific Program of Korean Glaucoma Society. She graduated Seoul National University, medical school and completed fellowship at Asan Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Her research interests include pathogenesis of angle-closure glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation, glaucoma imaging, and basic research related to gliosis and glaucoma.

She received several worldwide renowned awards including the AAO achievement award and published 159 peer reviewed articles in international journals.”

Dr Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan

Dr Chandramalar T. Santhirathelagan

Hospital Sungai Buloh, Ministry Of Health, Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr Chandramalar received her early undergraduate training in Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India in 1995 where she graduated with a distinction and completed her Ophthalmology masters training in Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2002.She proceeded with subspeciality training under Ministry of Health Malaysia /Adelaide Australia and was successfully exit certified as a corneal surgeon in 2008. Although her passion lies largely in the clinical world, she has published several research papers and has presented lectures both at the local and international arena of Ophthalmology with special emphasis on Tissue Transplantation and procurement. She also enjoys training the future generations at large to share her love for the field of Ophthalmology. She is currently based in Hospital Sungai Buloh as a Consultant Ophthalmologist/Corneal Surgeon/ Coordinator of the National Eye Bank Malaysia.

Md. Phd. Do Tan

Md. Phd. Do Tan

Vietnam National Eye Hospital

Do Tan is a chief of glaucoma department in Vietnam national institute of ophthalmology, He works as sub-specialty consultant (glaucoma) and also general consultant, vitreo-retinal consultant; he is capable of using many kinds of laser: ALT, SLT, Laser peripheral iridotomy, trans-scleral cyclodestruction, Laser iridoplasty… and at the same time, being a competent surgeon with various types of surgery; experience of about 15 000 phacos, 3 000 trabeculectomies, nearly 1000 deep sclerectomies, 500 scleral buckling, 2000 vitrectomies for Malgnant Glaucoma, RD, endophthalmitis, familiar with every kind of phaco machines: from simplest to very modern ones like: Millennium, Infinity, Sovereign, Centurion; vitrectomy machines: Nidek, Accurus, Constellation. Being an expert in using quick-chop technique for hard and very hard cataracts and in doing Endoscopy assisted vitrectomy for malignant glaucoma, intraocular infection and retinal detachment. In addition, he is also a enthusiatic researcher and is spending a lot of time involving in some regional and international studies as TVT Asia, QPI 1007, Genetics in glaucoma. He contributed as main authors and co-authors in some highly cited publications on Journal of Glaucoma, Clinical Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology and Nature Genetics.

A/Prof Gavin Tan

A/Prof Gavin Tan

Singapore National Eye Centre

“Dr Gavin Tan is a Senior consultant in the Surgical Retinal Department of the Singapore National Eye Centre and associate professor of ophthalmology with Duke NUS graduate medical school.

He is also visiting Senior Consultant for pediatric retina at the KK women and children’s hospital and a clinician scientist at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). Dr Gavin Tan is a trained surgical and medical vitreoretinal specialist with a clinical interest in diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, intraocular tumours, retinal detachments and pediatric vitreoretinal diseases. He set up the first ocular plaque brachytherapy service in Singapore in conjunction with the National Cancer Centre Singapore

Prof Masaki Tanito

Prof Masaki Tanito

Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

1996 M.D., Shimane Medical University; 2003 Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine; 2003 JSPS Research Fellow, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University
2004 JSPS Research Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine; 2014 Director General, Division of Ophthalmology, Matsue Red Cross Hospital; 2018 Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine

A/Prof Visanee Tantisevi

A/Prof Visanee Tantisevi

Department Of Ophthalmology, Faculty Of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Visanee Tantisevi obtained medical degree with honours from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and completed Diploma in Ophthalmology and Glaucoma Fellowship training at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok. Later, she received Certificate in Clinical Glaucoma Fellowship from The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), University of Melbourne, Australia.

Dr Tantisevi holds a number of appointments including Associate Professor of Ophthalmology; Deputy Chairman of International Affairs; Senior Instructor; Residents’ Advisory board & Postgraduates subcommittee; Chief and Consultant of Glaucoma unit at the Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand.

She is also Glaucoma Consultant at Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health and top-tier private hospital in Bangkok. She is the head of Public Relations and International Affairs for the Thai Glaucoma Society (ThGS), a sub-committee of academic affairs of The Royal college of Ophthalmologists of Thailand (RCOPT), a regular invited reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals in Ophthalmology.

In addition, Dr Tantisevi is the current Deputy Secretary General of Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society.

She also carries a lot of experiences in many fields. She has been doing, mentoring and participating in glaucoma diagnosis and therapeutic researches both locally and internationally.

Under her advisement, one of the advisees was granted Prince Mahidol Youth Award, the renowned prestigious fund for medical student project.

She has been entrusted to lead the organizing team of numerous national and international scientific meetings in which acclaimed at high success as well as being invited to speak and chair sessions in various national and international scientific conferences.

Dr Wee Min Teh

Dr Wee Min Teh

Oasiseye Specialists, Malaysia

Dr Teh Wee Min is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal Surgeon at OasisEye Specialists Seremban. He completed his vitreoretinal training in 2019 at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan and the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journal including American Journal of Ophthalmology and British Journal of Ophthalmology, and has also written chapters in 2 books. He is currently the Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology and also in the Local Organising Committee for the APAO Congress 2023.

Professor Clement Tham

Prof Clement Tham

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Clement C Tham is the Chairman of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and President of the College of Ophthalmologists of Hong Kong.

Prof. Tham has been the Vice President of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society since 2014. He was the Chair of Scientific Program Committee of the Inaugural Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress (APGC) 2012 in Bali, Indonesia, and Congress President of the 2nd APGC 2014 in Hong Kong.

Prof. Tham is a member of the Board of Governors of the World Glaucoma Association, and was the Organizing Committee Chair for the World Glaucoma Congress 2015 (WGC 2015) in Hong Kong.

Prof. Tham is the Secretary General and CEO of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), and Congress President of the 33rd APAO Congress 2018 in Hong Kong.

Prof. Tham is the Treasurer of the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), and Chair of the Scientific Program Committees of WOC2016 Guadalajara, and WOC2018 Barcelona

A/Prof Daniel Ting

A/Prof Daniel Ting

Singapore National Eye Center/Singapore Eye Research Institute

Dr Daniel Ting is a vitreo-retinal surgeon working in the Singapore National Eye Center, and the tenured-track Associate Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School. He is also the Director of Singapore Health Service (SingHealth) AI Program and the Head of AI and Digital Innovation in Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). To date, Daniel has published >200 peer reviewed publications in high-impact journals, such as JAMA, NEJM, Lancet, Nature Medicine, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Lancet Digital Health, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, Diabetes Care, Nature Digital Medicine, Ophthalmology and etc. In 2021 and 2022, he is also ranked the world’s most influential deep learning researcher across all domains (>55K researchers) in healthcare 2 years in a row for the past 10 years (2010-2021 and 2011-2022) by the ExpertScape.

A/Prof Joseph Anthony Tumbocon

A/Prof Joseph Anthony Tumbocon

St. Luke’s Medical Center, Philippines

Dr. Joseph Anthony Tumbocon is a consultant at St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City and Global City, Philippines; and is a professor at St. Luke’s College of Medicine. He is a board member of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society; trustee of the Philippine Board of Ophthalmology; and a past-president of the Philippine Glaucoma Society. Dr. Tumbocon obtained his medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and completed his ophthalmology residency training in the same institution. He underwent further training as a clinical fellow in glaucoma at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, USA from 2000 to 2001; and completed another year of clinical fellowship in cornea & external disease at the University of Toronto, Canada in 2002.

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United Kingdom

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A/Prof Wan Haslina

A/Prof Wan Haslina

Ophthalmology Department, Ukm Medical Center, Malaysia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wan Haslina is a consultant Ophthalmologist in Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HCTM UKM), specializing in Cornea and Anterior Segment. Her doctorate research at Aston University has exposed her to the clinical and surgical leadership of Prof. Dr Sunil Shah, a prominent corneal consultant at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre. She also completed her corneal and surgical training in HCTM under the tutelage of Dr Then Kong Yong and Dr Aida Zairani Zahidin. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience and skills in cataract, corneal transplant, and tissue and stem cell regeneration surgeries. She is currently the National Head of Phacoemulsification Worksyop Committee for Ophthalmology Trainee under the Malaysian Universities Conjoint Committee in Ophthalmology (MUCCO) since 2018.

Prof Ningli Wang

Prof Ningli Wang

Beijing Tongren Eye Center,beijing Tongren Hospital；Beijing Ophthalmology&Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, China

Prof. Wang Ningli serves as the Director of Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Dean of School of Ophthalmology, Capital Medical University, Head of National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, Advisory Board Member of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, President of Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), President of Chinese Ophthalmologist Association, President of Chinese Society of Public Health Ophthalmology, Chair LXXIV of Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis, Council Member of World Glaucoma Association, Board Member of Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society, Board Member of International Council of Ophthalmology.

Dr David Wen Wei Woo

Dr David Wen Wei Woo

International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC), Malaysia

Dr Woo is a Consultant Glaucoma Surgeon and Assistant Medical Director at International Specialist Eye Centre, Malaysia. He is also the Southeast Asian Lead Resource Coordinator for AIER Eye Hospital Group, China.

He has a particular interest in managing secondary glaucoma utilising Glaucoma Drainage Devices and retains a longstanding interest in Minimally-invasive Glaucoma Surgery.

Dr Woo has previously worked in UK as a Consultant at Sunderland Eye Infirmary and York Hospital. He received Glaucoma training in Sunderland and Newcastle before embarking on the Glaucoma Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital.

Dr Woo has a keen interest in Medical Education and is an Examiner for the UK Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is also a reviewer for several scientific journals in Ophthalmology.

Hon Seng Wong

Hon Seng Wong

DR. WONG HON SENG
MD(UKM), MS (Ophthal) (UKM)
Consultant Ophthalmologist & Medical Retina Specialist

Dr. Wong graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia and completed his postgraduate studies in Ophthalmology from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia in 2009.
Dr. Wong further underwent subspecialty training and completed fellowship training in Medical Retina at Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia in 2012. He was awarded the Professorial Uveitis fellow at Sydney Eye Hospital in 2013.

Currently, Dr. Wong is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Medical Retina & Uveitis specialist at the OasisEye Kuala Lumpur. He is also a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Gleneagles Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.

 

Dr Jun Shyan Wong

Dr Jun Shyan Wong

International Specialist Eye Centre (isec), Malaysia

Dr. Wong was both an ASEAN Scholar and Kuok Foundation scholar in his undergraduate years at the National University of Singapore. After receiving ophthalmic training from the National University of Singapore and Singapore National Eye Centre, he went on to pursue clinical fellowships in VitreoRetinal (VR) Disease at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne in 1998; and at Beetham Eye Institute of Joslin Diabetes Centre, Boston the following year. As a fellow at the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, he received advanced training at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Returning to Malaysia in 2000, Dr. Wong started the division of Vitreoretinal (VR) Diseases of the Department of Ophthalmology at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. There, he established a formal training structure in VR diseases, and transformed the unit into the largest VR centre in Malaysia at that time.

Dr. Wong had published more than 26 original articles in peer-reviewed ophthalmic journals, and had presented more than 80 papers, both as invited speaker and presenter, at international ophthalmic conferences. He was recently selected as the sole recipient from Asia-Pacific in the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Leadership Development Programme 2006-7. He is an executive member on many ad-hoc and national ophthalmic committees, and he sits on many consultative panels in the Ministry of Health Malaysia advising policies related to ophthalmology.

Dr. Wong was admitted as a member of the Retina Society in 2005. He is the senior partner and the founder of Retina Associates, Kuala Lumpur and currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ISEC Healthcare Ltd.

Dr Chen Xin

Dr Chen Xin

Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, China

Associate researcher and Associate Chief Physician in glaucoma department in Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, China.

Expert in glaucoma diagnosis, glaucoma treatment, study on aqueous outflow regulation and OCT imaging.
Publish more than 50 peer-reviewed papers.

Assistant Professor Benjamin Xu

Assistant Professor Benjamin Xu

University of Southern California, United States

Benjamin Xu, M.D., Ph.D. received his B.S. from Yale University and M.D. and Ph.D. in neuroscience from Columbia University. He then completed his ophthalmology residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center / USC Roski Eye Institute and glaucoma fellowship at the UCSD Shiley Eye Institute with Dr. Robert Weinreb. He is now acting chief of the glaucoma service at the USC Roski Eye Institute. His NIH-funded research focuses on developing new clinical tools to detect and care for patients with angle closure using artificial intelligence (AI) and anterior segment OCT (AS-OCT). He also studies the impact of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) on patient populations and healthcare systems in the United States using epidemiological and electronic healthcare data.

MD, PhD Tetsuya Yamamoto

MD, PhD Tetsuya Yamamoto

Kaiya Eye Hospital, Japan

Tetsuya Yamamoto, MD, PhD is Professor Emeritus, Gifu University, and currently, Head, Prof. Kazuo Iwata Memorial KAIJIN Glaucoma Center, KAIYA Eye Hospital, in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Professor Yamamoto is Past President of the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society, Past President of the Japan Glaucoma Society, and formerly, President, the Asian Angle-Closure Glaucoma Club. Professor Yamamoto also served as Board member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), Council member of the Japanese Ophthalmological Society, and Board member and Active member of Glaucoma Research Society.

His primary academic interest is management of glaucoma, including normal tension glaucoma, primary angle closure disease and glaucoma surgery. He has 339 peer-reviewed publications on ophthalmology, mainly on glaucoma. He also wrote a total of 210 book chapters on glaucoma.

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Shuang-An Yang

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Prof Mimiwati Zahari

University Of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia

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Professor Xiulan Zhang

Prof Xiulan Zhang

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, China

Prof of Ophthalmology
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Prof Embong Zunaina

Prof Embong Zunaina

Universiti Sains Malaysia

EMBONG ZUNAINA received a Medical Degree from University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia in 1990 and a Master of Medicine (MMed) in Ophthalmology from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia in 2003. She underwent both Medical Retina and Surgical Retina training at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia in 2005 and 2009 respectively. She underwent further training in Uveitis under the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) at Yamaguchi University, Japan in 2014. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at the School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Her research interests include retina diseases and retinal imaging especially diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.

Dr Seng Kheong Fang

Dr Seng Kheong Fang

Isec Kl, Malaysia

Presently Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma specialist at the International Specialist Eye Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Graduated with MBBS from University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 1986. Obtained Masters of Surgery in Ophthalmology, UKM in 1994. Clinical fellow in glaucoma at Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney under Dr Ivan Goldberg in 1995. Conferred Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia October 2017

Consultant Ophthalmologist in Hospital Kuala Lumpur and head the Glaucoma service between 1995 to 1999. Then Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist and Glaucoma Specialist at the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital from 1999 to May 2007.

Presently President Elect of Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society since 2020, previously Honorary Secretary since 2012. Committee member and founding member of the Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO) since 2008 and being its Past President from 2013 to 2017. Committee member of the College of Ophthalmologist, Academy of Medicine Malaysia since 2015. Received distinguished service award from Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) in 2007, the Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma Club in 2012, MSO in 2017, ASEAN Economic Community Ophthalmology Meeting in 2017 and Outstanding Service award from the APAO in 2016. Conferred Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia in October 2017. Also member of the IMAGE Asia Pacific Glaucoma Advisory Board since its inception. Elected Council member of the APAO since 2010 being regional secretary representing Malaysia. Chairman of the Young Ophthalmologist Standing Committee of the APAO since 2013. Board member of ASEAN Ophthalmology Society from 2013 to 2017. Editorial board of the International Glaucoma Review of the World Glaucoma Association, Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Surgery News APAO Edition and EyeWorld Asia Pacific. Also Chairman of the Medical Board of ISEC Healthcare Ltd, since 2014

Dr Lan-Hsin Chuang

Dr Lan-Hsin Chuang

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

1997~ August : Postdoctor fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, NY, USA.
2002~2003:Fellow, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkuo Medical Center, Taiwan.
2020~: chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.
2011~ 2014:Assistant professor, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.
2014~: Assistant professor, Chang Gung University, Taiwan.
2019~: Associate professor, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.

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Prof. Dr. Georg Schett

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Department of Medicine 3, Germany

Georg Schett is professor of Internal Medicine and since 2006 head of the Department of Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany.

Professor Schett graduated from the University of Innsbruck (Austria) in 1994. After his dissertation from medical school, he worked as scientist at the Institute of BioMedical Aging Research of the Austrian Academy of Science in Innsbruck. Two years later, he joined the Department of Medicine at the University of Vienna, where he completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and subsequently in Rheumatology. In 2003 he was promoted to professor of Internal Medicine. Before accepting his position as the chair of the Department of Internal Medicine 3 in Erlangen, he worked as a scientist in the United States of America for one year.

Georg Schett’s scientific work includes a broad spectrum of clinical and immunological issues, particularly the molecular basics of immune-inflammatory diseases. Initially, he investigated the immunology of atherosclerosis and focused on antibody-mediated endothelial cell damage. His research work led to the understanding of the phenomenon of LE-cells in 2007. He was awarded the renowned START Award in 2002 and established a research group for arthritis in Vienna. In 2008, he initiated in collaboration with colleagues the priority program IMMUNOBONE in Germany, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). IMMUNOBONE aims to elucidate the interactions between the skeletal and the immune systems. Since 2015, Prof. Schett has led the DFG collaborative research centre 1181 “Checkpoints for Resolution of Inflammation” in Erlangen. Additionally, he is spokesperson of the project METARTHROS, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which investigates the impact of the metabolism on arthritis. In 2019, he received funding for the ERC-Synergy grant “4D+ nanoSCOPE Advancing osteoporosis medicine by observing bone microstructure and remodelling using a four-dimensional nanoscope” of which he is spokesperson. 4D nanoSCOPE aims to develop tools and techniques to permit time-resolved imaging and characterization of bone in three spatial dimensions (both in vitro and in vivo), thereby permitting monitoring of bone remodelling and revolutionizing the understanding of bone morphology and its function.

In 2021, Prof. Schett was appointed Vice President Research of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg and also became a Leopoldina member of the National Academy of Sciences of Germany.

Professor Schett’s scientific work has been honored with several awards, including the Carol-Nachman Prize from Wiesbaden. He has published over 840 peer-reviewed papers.

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