MBBS
M.Med (Ophth)
FRCS (Ed)
FAMS

Speciality
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Cataract Surgery, LASIK, Presbyopia Treatment & Refractive Surgery

Graduated with an MBBS degree from the National University of Singapore in 1995. He went on to specialise in the field of Ophthalmology and obtained the MMED (Ophth) in 2003 and postgraduate qualifications from Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd).

He is a Consultant Surgeon in Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology and subspecialises in the field of Vitreoretinal Diseases. His main expertise is in the fields of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular diseases, inherited retinal disorders and diagnostic visual electrophysiology. He has also performed numerous advanced small incision cataract (phaco-refractive) surgeries with wavefront, toric and multifocal intraocular lenses, and femto-laser bladeless LASIK & Epi-LASIK procedures.

Dr Cheng also has special interest in electrophysiology, having trained with Professor Graham Holder at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital. He has been invited to give lectures and teaching workshops at many meetings around the region on areas of medical retina and retinal imaging. Dr Cheng is also an adjunct research scientist with the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), clinical teacher with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and part-time consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC).

He is involved in many pioneering research projects in drugs and in collaboration with many international instituitions for research. He has also published in many peer-reviewed scientific papers. Recently, Dr Cheng was appointed into the Vitreo-retina subspecialty committe, College of Ophthalmologists and representative for Ophthalmology Mount Alvernia operation committee. He is also a member of the Mount Alvernia Medical Advisory Board.

Accolades and Achievements

  • Consultant Surgeon in Cataract, LASIK and Comprehensive Ophthalmology
  • First to describe slow vision (Bradyopsia) in an Asian patient and Cephalic Vein Thrombosis after Fluorescein Angiography
  • Award Winner of TEI-Pfizer Research Prize 2006
  • Authored several articles in peer-reviewed journals (e.g. Archives Ophthalmology and American Journal of Ophthalmology and Retina)

CLINIC
Eagle Eye Centre Pte Ltd @ Mt Alvernia
820 Thomson Road, Mount Alvernia Hospital, Medical Centre D, #06-57/58/59/60/61/62, Singapore 574623
Tel: (65) 6456 1000

Eagle Eye Centre (Mt Elizabeth Orchard)
3 Mount Elizabeth #08-02 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 228510
Tel: (65) 6836 0001

Eagle Eye Centre (Parkway East)
319 Joo Chiat Place, #05-03 Parkway East Medical Centre, Singapore 427989
Tel: (65) 6348 1000

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38 Irawaddy Road, Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, #08-22/23/24, Singapore 329563
Tel: (65) 6570 1000

Eagle Eye Centre (Gleneagles)
6 Napier Road, #06-16 Gleneagles Medical Centre, Singapore 258499
Tel: (65) 6475 1000

Eagle Eye Centre (Westgate)
3 Gateway Drive, #02-42A Westgate Mall, Singapore 608532
Tel: (65) 6255 0002

Address & Contact

Our Address

820 Thomson Road, Mount Alvernia Hospital, Medical Centre D, #06-57/58/59/60/61/62, Singapore 574623

GPS

1.3415259494585, 103.83767891369

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