Dr. Cheong Fook Meng

MBBS(London), MRCOphth(London), FRCS(Edinburgh), AAM

Cataracts, glaucoma, pterygium, diabetic retinopathy, refractive errors and squints, dry eyes and allergy, cornea and conjunctival conditions, eyelid conditions, retinopathy of prematurity

Refractive cataract surgery, routine and complex cataract surgery, glaucoma surgery, conjunctival and pterygium surgery, eyelid surgery, laser treatment for cataract, glaucoma and retinal conditions, intravitreal injections

• Dr. Cheong is a comprehensive ophthalmologist with a predominant interest in refractive cataract surgery and specialty interest in glaucoma and external eye conditions such as pterygium.
• He graduated from University College London (UCL). He started his ophthalmology training in Moorfields Eye Hospital and obtained his higher surgical training in the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals training rotation in London.
• He is one of the pioneers in Malaysia for sutureless small incision cataract surgery and sutureless conjunctival grafting in pterygium surgery, both performed under eyedrop anaesthesia.
• He is the first in Asia-Pacific to implant the PanOptix trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) and first in Asia to implant the Clareon intraocular lens with a novel fully automated hand-held IOL delivery device.
• He is also the first in Malaysia and among the first in the region to implant a variety of toric monofocal and multifocal intraocular lenses to reduce pre-existing astigmatism and spectacle dependence, for far and near vision, at the time of cataract surgery.
• He is involved in the teaching of cataract surgery in the region and participates actively in international meetings. He is invited on a regular basis by industry partners to speak on advanced technology intraocular lenses and other aspects of cataract surgery.