Rate My Professor Jason Charng

Dr. Jason Charng is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Optometry and Vision Science within the School of Health and Clinical Sciences at The University of Western Australia. He concurrently holds a position as Research Fellow at the Ocular Tissue Engineering laboratory, Lions Eye Institute. Charng obtained his Bachelor of Optometry from 2003 to 2007, Master of Philosophy from 2008 to 2010, and Doctor of Philosophy from 2011 to 2015, all from the University of Melbourne. His PhD thesis, titled “Conscious wireless visual electrophysiology for preclinical drug testing,” was supervised by Prof. Algis J. Vingrys, A/Prof. Bang V. Bui, and others. His Master's research examined “Ageing and the effect of repeated intraocular pressure challenges on retinal function.” An AHPRA-registered optometrist, he served as a demonstrator and lead demonstrator for undergraduate courses in the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences at the University of Melbourne from 2008 to 2014.

From 2015 to 2019, Charng was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Hereditary Retinal Degenerations, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, under the mentorship of Artur V. Cideciyan. Since 2020, he has been Senior Lecturer and unit coordinator for the Discipline of Optometry at The University of Western Australia. His research interests encompass functional and structural assessments of the eye in preparation for retinal gene therapy, epidemiology, and enhancing eye care access for the general population. Notable publications include “Anatomy- versus Sensitivity-Based Loci Preselection in Detecting USH2A-Retinopathy Microperimetric Progression” (2026, Ophthalmology Science), “Artificial intelligence techniques in inherited retinal diseases: a review” (2025, Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express), “Eye health literacy across the world and in Australia” (2026, Clinical and Experimental Optometry), “Evaluating ocular health in retinal gene therapies” (2025, Clinical and Experimental Optometry), and “The effect of near work on the anterior eye and associations with myopia: a narrative review” (2025, Clinical and Experimental Optometry). Awards include the 2023 Establishing pupillometry as a clinical outcome measure prize, 2015 David Hay Postgraduate Write-up Award from the University of Melbourne, 2012 Melbourne University Overseas Research Experience Scholarship, 2011 Australian Postgraduate Award, and 2008 Melbourne Research Scholarship. He serves as Associate Editor for Clinical and Experimental Optometry and Editorial Board Member for The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology, and supervises PhD and MPhil students while leading projects such as “Improving eye health literacy in Western Australian disadvantaged communities” funded by the Perth Eye Foundation.