Professor Gemmy Cheung is currently 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 Head of the Retina Research Group 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.

Prof Cheung has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles mostly in age-related macular degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. She has held leadership roles in international collaborations including the APOIS PCV workgroup and major clinical trials in anti-VEGF for AMD and PCV. She has been given >200 invited lectures internationally, including the Optic UK Lecture and the APVRS Constable Lecture.

Professor Cheung has received several prestigious awards, including Secretariat Award and Achievement Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Macula Society Young Investigator Award, the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement award, Nakajima Award and Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award.