About Dr. Christopher Khng

MBBS, M.Med (Ophth), FRCS (Edin), AMS (Ophth, 2003)
Medical Director, Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist

Dr. Christopher Khng is a Senior Consultant and cataract surgeon in Singapore who specialises in Complex Cataract and Anterior Segment Reconstruction Surgery, in particular, Iris Reconstruction and surgery for Aniridia. His other areas of expertise include Complex Lens surgery, New Lens and Phacoemulsification technologies, Refractive surgery, Phakic IOLs (the Implantable Collamer Lens, ICL), and small-incision, topical anesthesia phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

He completed his first two years of medical undergraduate studies at Aberdeen University, Scotland (UK), finishing top in his medical class in both years. During that time, he was awarded multiple academic distinctions, including the Leslie Durno Prize, Alexander Smith Cardno Prize, and Munday and Venn Prize in Medicine. Due to financial considerations, he completed his medical degree (MBBS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Dr. Khng served as Registrar, then Associate Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). Following his stint at SNEC, Dr Khng was a Consultant at The Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

He was previously the Senior Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Director of Cataract Surgical Services at AsiaMedic Eye Centre, and is a Visiting Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at The Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

He also held a position as a Visiting Consultant at the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department of Alexandra Hospital, Singapore.

He was awarded a Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) Fellowship by Singapore’s Ministry of Health, during which he underwent advanced training in the U.S. under world-renowned surgeons Dr. Howard Fine, Dr. Robert Osher, and others.

In 2005, he was honored with the Best Paper of Session award at the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) annual meeting for his research on predicting capsular bag size from limbus dimensions.

Dr. Khng has also authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters in leading ophthalmology publications.

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International/National Speaking Engagements

2008 - 2011

2012 – 2014

2015 – 2017

He is a member of the Singapore Medical Association (SMA), a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ECSRS). He was admitted to fellowship of the Academy of Medicine Singapore (Ophthalmology) in 2003. He is registered with the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) in Singapore and with the General Medical Council (GMC) for practice in the United Kingdom.

He serves in the Singapore Armed Forces Reserve Service, holding the rank of Captain in the Combat Support Hospital. He is Singapore’s representative ophthalmologist faculty on board Project ORBIS, the international flying eye hospital.

He regularly volunteers in community eye screening events and gives educational talks at schools. If you are facing any discomfort with your eyes or vision, contact us to book an appointment today and visit our eye clinic in Singapore.