Rate My Professor Ching-Yu Cheng

Professor Ching-Yu Cheng is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He serves as Director of the Centre for Innovation and Precision Eye Health at NUS and holds concurrent appointments including Assistant Dean (Research) at NUS Medicine. His academic background includes an MD degree obtained in 1995 and specialist accreditation in Ophthalmology in 2001 from Taiwan, followed by fellowship training in Preventive Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute in the United States. He earned an MPH and a PhD in Genetic Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University.

Professor Cheng’s research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of major eye diseases, including glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration, with extensive work in population-based studies, imaging, and genetic analyses through the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) program. He has authored or co-authored over 600 publications in high-impact journals such as NEJM, JAMA, Nature Genetics, and The Lancet Global Health. His career includes serving as a glaucoma consultant in Taipei from 2003 to 2011 before relocating to Singapore. Notable honors include the National Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist Award in 2012 and Senior Investigator awards in 2017 and 2023, as well as Achievement Awards from the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He contributes to editorial boards of journals including the British Journal of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Epidemiology, and directs large-scale research initiatives advancing knowledge in eye disease prevention and precision health.