Dexter Y L Leung

Dexter Leung BMedSci(Hons), MBChB, FRCOphth (Lond), FRCS RCPS (Glasg), MRCS (Ed), FCOphthHK, FHKAM(Ophthalmology) Former President, the Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society (2015-2017) Former Regional Secretary, Council of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (2017-2020) Honorary Consultant & Specialist in Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences The Chinese University of Hong Kong Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine Visiting Professor Shantou University Medical College, China Research interest: Normal-Tension Glaucoma and Angle-Closure Glaucoma. Leadership positions: Member of Associate Advisory Board, International Glaucoma Surgery Society (2012 -- ); Member of the Scientific Program Committee, World Glaucoma Congress (WGC) 2013, Asian Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress (2013 Hyderabad, 2012 Busan, 2011 Sydney, 2010 Beijing); World Ophthalmology Congress (2012 Abu Dhabi, 2008 HK); 5th International Congress on Glaucoma Surgery at New Delhi; Charter Member (2008- ) and Executive Director (2008-2012) of von Graefe Society; Chairman of organizing committee for World Glaucoma Day Hong Kong Chapter (2008- 2010); Council of Hong Kong Ophthalmological Society (2004--2017); Vice-President of Federation of Societies for Prevention of Blindness HK (2012--2014); Graduate of Leadership Development Program (LDP), APAO (2010). Selected Honors: Ho Hung-chiu Medical Foundation Fellowship (2006); SEAGIG Travel Grant Award (2006); Action for Vision Foundation Exemplary Eye Specialist Award (2007); the Best Paper Award in Glaucoma, American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting (2007); International Ophthalmologist Education Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2008); Outstanding Service Provider Award, Hong Kong Eye Hospital (2008); Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Travel Grant Award (2009, 2010); Action for Vision Foundation Best Researcher Award (2009); Outstanding Award (Oral Paper), Kowloon Central Cluster Convention, Hospital Authority of Hong Kong (2010); APAO Achievement Award (2010); the Ten Outstanding Persons of the Year 2010 Hong Kong Award; Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology (2011), Distinguished Service Award, APAO (2012), Outstanding Prevention of Blindness Award, APAO (2018), CUHK Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award (2019).