MB BCh BAO 2011 NU Ireland; FRANZCO 2023

Dr Hong is a Dunedin eye specialist (ophthalmologist). He was trained in Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Australia and is currently a Consultant Cornea & Anterior Segment Specialist at the Dunedin Hospital.  He is a sub-specialist in corneal disorders, corneal transplants, complex cataract surgeries, iris reconstruction, and eyelid diseases.  

Through oDocs Eye Care, he launched the world's first smartphone retinal imaging system.  Dr Hong is a pioneer of new surgical techniques and an innovator.  oDocs is also a research institution and have issued over a million dollar in grants and funding research ideas.

Surgical Interests:

• Corneal transplants : Penetrating Keratoplasty, Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK), Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK), Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK), all other forms of lamellar keratoplasty. 
• Keratoconus : The management of keratoconus & corneal cross-linking
• Cataract Surgery : Latest small-incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery.  Premium intraocular lenses, and presbyopic corrections.
• Iris reconstruction : Human Optics iris replacement, and Morcher Aniridic Intraocular lenses.
• Pterygium : Sutureless glue assisted rapid recovery pterygium excision and autoconjunctival glue. 
• Eyelid surgery: Entropion, ectropion, blepharoplasty, and lid lesion excisional biopsies.
• Lasers: Nd YAG Posterior Capsulotomy, Nd YAG peripheral iridotomy, Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)

Latest Advancement:

• Descemetorhexis without endothelial keratoplasty (DWEK) : A novel technique to treat Fuch's endothelial keratoplasty without the need for corneal transplant.
• Corneal limbal stem cell transplant  
• Corneal Perforation : Autologous scleral & tenon's patch graft.  Patch endothelial keratoplasrty (PEK)

• Corneal transplant (PKP, DALK, DSAEK, DMEK), and other forms of complex anterior segment surgeries including sutured lenses, open-sky procedures, and iris reconstruction.
• Cataract Surgery : Multifocal IOL, Toric IOL, EDOF IOL, Pin-hole IOL, Presbyopic corrections, bilateral sequential cataract surgery.
• Eyelid disorders : Lid cancers, Entropion, Ectropion, Cicatricial ectropion, trichiasis, dermatochalasis (Blepharoplasty), and ptosis
• Anterior segment trauma and reconstruction surgery

Ophthalmologist

• Sydney & Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia : Cornea Fellowship
• Harvard Medical School : Digital Health Care Transformation
• Postgraduate Diploma in Basic Ophthalmic Science 
• Master of Ophthalmology (MOphth)

Male / Tāne

25 June 2014

Ophthalmology

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