Tien-Yin Wong

About Tien-Yin Wong

Chair Professor & Founding Head, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Professor & Senior Advisor, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore

Why did you decide to pursue ophthalmology/your subspecialty?

The perfect balance between “medicine” and “surgery.”

Who is someone in ophthalmology/your subspecialty that you feel has been particularly influential over the past 10 years?

Prof Neil Bressler, Johns Hopkins University.

What’s been the biggest breakthrough in ophthalmology/your specific field over the last 10 years?

A few years ago, it would have been anti-VEGF treatment. Now, without a doubt it's artificial intelligence (AI). It’s a revolution not just in ophthalmology, but in medicine and all industries.

Is there a particular tool, technological advance, or instrument you would not have been able to live without over the past 10 years?

OCT has been critical for diagnosis, prognosis, and management.

Do you have any personal missions for the next 10 years?

To provide seeds for a major transformation in ophthalmology in China, where there are still too many people who do not have access to reasonable quality eye care.