Singapore
I am a clinically trained-optometrist with PhD training in ocular epidemiology from the National University of Singapore (NUS). I am currently an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. My other positions and portfolios include: Population Data Science Co-lead and Optometry Education Program Director for the Centre of Innovation & Precision Eye Health, NUS; and Clinician Scientist at the Singapore Eye Research Institute. My research scope focuses on visual impairment, age-related eye diseases, ocular imaging and deep learning. As project PI, I drive new AI-related projects, develop new AI solutions to screen for visual impairment and major age-related eye diseases in the community. These AI projects involve both upstream development and downstream implementation evaluations. I am one of the founding members of the Asian Eye Epidemiology Consortium (AEEC), and a core member of the landmark Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases (SEED) study. To date, I have more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers in journals such as Lancet Digital Health, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Aging, Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology etc. My accolades include the NUS' President Graduate Fellowship Award, and the National Medical Research Council's Transition Award (TA) and HPHSR Clinician Scientist Award (HCSA).
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