Professor Victor Koh, leading ophthalmology researcher at NUS Medicine

Associate Professor Victor Koh

ORCID: 0000-0003-4134-7142

Appointment(s)

Head, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital

Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Senior Consultant, Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital

Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Project Lead, Tengah Community & General Hospital



Degree(s)

MBBS, MMed(Oph), MRCSEd, FAMS, MSc



Biography

Associate Professor Victor KOH is the Head for Department of Ophthalmology at the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and the National University Hospital (NUH).

Fueled by his interest in novel medical technologies, he completed a Masters (Innovation Graduate Programme) at NUS in 2018. He was awarded translational grants at the national level and currently leads SPIN (Ophthalmology), the flagship programme for translational innovation at National University Health System (NUHS). His main research interest is in disruptive innovative medical devices designed for community-based ophthalmic diagnostics and new laser/implants for refractory glaucoma. As a leading ophthalmologist, he aims to engage his patients to provide evidence-based but individualised therapy in his daily clinical duties.

He has recently been appointed as Project Lead for the New Tengah General And Community Hospital. 


Selected Publications

How can we better evaluate paediatric progression of myopia and associated risk factors? Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Lau J, Koh W-L, Ng JS, Lee D, Peh CH, Lam J, Tan K-K, Koh V

Popular large language model chatbots' accuracy, comprehensiveness, and self-awareness in answering ocular symptom queries

Pushpanathan K, Lim ZW, Yew SME, Chen DZ, Lin HAH, Goh JHL, Wong WM, Wang X, Tan MCJ, Koh VTC, Tham Y-C

Axial length elongation profiles from 3 to 6 years in an Asian paediatric population: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes birth cohort study (GUSTO)

Chen DZ, Wong C, Lam JSH, Sun C-H, Lai Y, Koh VTC, Chong Y-S, Saw S-M, Tham Y-C, Ngo C

Benchmarking large language models' performances for myopia care: a comparative analysis of ChatGPT-3.5, ChatGPT-4.0, and Google Bard

Lim ZW, Pushpanathan K, Yew SME, Lai Y, Sun C-H, Lam JSH, Chen DZ, Goh JHL, Tan MCJ, Sheng B, Cheng C-Y, Koh VTC, Tham Y-C

Deep Learning-based Quantification of Anterior Segment OCT Parameters

Soh ZD, Tan M, Nongpiur ME, Yu M, Qian C, Tham YC, Koh V, Aung T, Xu X, Liu Y, Cheng C-Y

Variability in Grading Diabetic Retinopathy Using Retinal Photography and Its Comparison with an Automated Deep Learning Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Software

Teoh CS, Wong KH, Xiao D, Wong HC, Zhao P, Chan HW, Yuen YS, Naing T, Yogesan K, Koh VTC

From 2 dimensions to 3rd dimension: Quantitative prediction of anterior chamber depth from anterior segment photographs via deep-learning

Zhi Da Soh, Yixing Jiang, Sakthi Selvam S/O Ganesan, Menghan Zhou, Monisha Nongiur, Shivani Majithia, Yih Chung Tham, Tyler Hyungtaek Rim, Chaoxu Qian, Victor Koh, Tin Aung, Tien Yin Wong, Xinxing Xu, Yong Liu, Ching-Yu Cheng

Mendelian Randomization Implicates Bidirectional Association between Myopia and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma or Intraocular Pressure

Chong RS, Li H, Cheong AJY, Fan Q, Koh V, Raghavan L, Nongpiur ME, Cheng C-Y

Two-Year Outcomes of the Paul Glaucoma Implant for Treatment of Glaucoma

Tan MCJ, Choy HYC, Chang VKT, Aquino MC, Sng CCA, Lim DKA, Loon SC, Kuan PCT