Prof. Tien Wong National University of Singapore, Singapore

Professor Tien Y Wong is Director of the Singapore Eye Research Institute and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at National University of Singapore. He is concurrently Professor at the Centre for Eye Research Australia, the University of Melbourne. Prof Wong leads a broad-based research program focused on retinal vascular... read morediseases, including hypertensive and diabetic retinopathy, and the use of retinal imaging to predict cardiovascular risk. He has published >500 papers, including papers in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Lancet, and JAMA. For his research, Prof Wong has been recognized internationally with numerous awards, including the Alcon Research Institute Award (2006), the Novartis Prize in Diabetes (2006), the Australian Society of Medical Research Medical Research of the Year Award (2006), the Singapore National Clinician Scientist Award (2010) and the Singapore President's Science Award (2010).