Gemmy Cheung, MBBS, FRCOphth, FAMS, MCI,is the Arthur Lim Professor in Ophthalmology at Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore (NUS). She is the Head of the Medical Retina Department, Singapore National Eye Center, and Director of Translation Clinic Research at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). Her research interests focus on Asian retinal diseases, specifically age-related macular degeneration (AMD), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and myopic macular degeneration.
Professor Cheung has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles mostly in age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. She has contributed to major clinical trials with anti-VEGF therapies in AMD and PCV. She serves on the executive committee of the Asia-Pacific Vitreoretinal Society, the International Retinal Imaging Society and the Macula Society. She has given >200 invited lectures internationally, including the Gabriel Coscas Lecture, the Neil Della Lecture, Optic UK Lecture and the APVRS Constable Lecture. Professor Cheung has received several prestigious awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Secretariat Award, the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, the Nakajima Award, and the Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award.