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Chiang

SamuelTung-Hsing

+886-4-2332-3456ex5131

samuelchiang@asia.edu.tw

HeadofDepartmentofOptometry

ChairofAsiaInternationalMyopiaResearchCenter

ChairofClinicalCenterofOptometry

PersonalProfile Anenthusiasticclinicaloptometristwithexperienceincommunityeyecare,whois

interestedinteachingandresearch,withastrongmotivationanddeterminationto

pursueaPhDdegreeinOptometry.

AcademicQualifications DoctorofPhilosophyinOptometry(PhDCandidate,2014-Present)

SchoolofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

MasterofSciencewithFirstClassHonours–OptometrySpecialisation(2014)

MScOptom(Hons)

DepartmentofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

TheAucklandProgrammeinOcularTherapeutics(2005)TAPIOT

DepartmentofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

CertificateinOcularPharmacology(2004)CertOcuPharm

DepartmentofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

BachelorofOptometrywithSecondClassHonours(2004)BOptom(Hons)

DepartmentofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland,NewZealand.

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ResearchAreasofInterest

Myopia;OcularDiseases;Contactlensespractice;Atropine;Opticaldefocus;Choroid;

Age-RelatedMacularDegeneration;DiabeticRetinopathy;OpticalCoherence

Tomography.

MScThesis/Dissertation

ChiangST.Theeffectofretinalimagedefocusonthethicknessofthehuman

choroid.TheUniversityofAuckland,2014.

PeerReviewedPublication

ChiangST.,PhillipsJR.&BackhouseS.(2015)Effectofretinalimagedefocuson

thethicknessofthehumanchoroid.OphthalmicPhysiolOpt2015;35:405–

413.doi:10.1111/opo.12218

Chiang,ST.,Yeh,SM.,Chen,YC.,Lin,SL.,&Tseng,JK.(2014).Investigationof

theProtectiveEffectsofTaurineagainstAlloxan-InducedDiabeticRetinal

ChangesviaElectroretinogramandRetinalHistologywithNewZealandWhite

Rabbits,InternationalJournalofEndocrinology,vol.2014,ArticleID631549,7

pages,2014.doi:10.1155/2014/631549

Chiang,ST.,Chang,DC.,&Hsiao,JC(2013).Riskfactorsandspecializedcontact

lensfittingforpostLasikcornealectasia.LifeScienceJournal,10(1),2013.

ConferenceAbstracts

Chiang,ST,Cheng,P,Phillips,JR.(2015).Atropineinhibitsthinningofthe

humanchoroidinducedbyhyperopicretinaldefocus.Paper.American

AcademyofOptometryAnnualMeeting2015,NewOrleans,USA.

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Chiang,ST,Cheng,P,Phillips,JR.(2015).EffectofAtropineontheresponseof

humanchoroidtohyperopicretinaldefocus.Poster.The15thInternational

MyopiaConference,Wenzhou,Zhejiang,P.R.China.DOI:

10.13140/RG.2.1.3423.8160

Chiang,ST,Backhouse,S,Phillips,JR.(2014).Effectofcontactlensinduced

retinaldefocusonthethicknessofthehumanchoroid.Poster.9thAsiaCornea

andContactLensConference.Kaohsiung,Taiwan.DOI:

10.13140/2.1.4555.4888

WorkExperience

Aug2015-Present: HeadofDepartmentofOptometry;ChairofAsiaInternationalMyopia

ResearchCenter(AIMRC)&ChairofClinicalCenterofOptometry

DepartmentofOptometry,AsiaUniversity,Taiwan&Departmentof

MedicalResearch,ChinaMedicalUniversityHospital,Taiwan.

Description:Teachingintheundergraduatecourseinoptometry.Responsibleand

runningtheAsiaInternationalMyopiaResearchCentreandOptometryClinical

Center.

Aug2013-Nov2014: UndergraduatePre-Clinical&EyeClinicSupervisor

DepartmentofOptometry&VisionScience,TheUniversityofAuckland.

Description:Teachingintheundergraduatecourseinclinicaloptometry:skillsand

examinationtechniques.ClinicalSupervisorinUniversityOptometryClinic:

(supervisingOptometrystudentsseeingpatientsintheirfinalyearclinics).

Aug2012-July2013: ClinicalAssistantProfessor/DeputyChairofDepartmentofOptometry

DepartmentofOptometry,ShuZenCollegeofMedicineandManagementDescription:TeachingOptometryundergraduatestudents:ClinicalOptometry;

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DiseasesoftheEye;ContactLenses.IhavealsopublishedaChineseversionof

ClinicalOptometrySkillsLaboratoryManualwhichisnowbeingadoptedbythe

UndergraduateOptometrycourseofShu-ZenCollegeofMedicineandManagement.

BeingadeputychairoftheDepartmentofOptometry,Iwasinchargeofstudents

clinicalexternship;ExchangeprogrammewithCollegeofOptometry,OhioState

UniversityandThaiNguyenUniversity,Vietnam;Generaldepartmentalaffairs;

Optometrycoursedevelopment.

2011-2012: Manager/Lecturer

TheVisionCareInstituteofJohnson&Johnson(Taiwan)

• DevelopedClinicalandgeneralOptometryteachingmaterials;gaveover40

lecturestokeyoptometrychainsandpracticesincluding

• FormosaOptical(over300stores)

• KobayashiOptical(over200stores)

• PresentedinvitedlecturestoTaiwanFDA(TaiwanFoodandDrug

Administration–MedicalDevicesDivision)ingeneralcontact

lenses/optometry.

• ProjectleaderinconstructionofTheVisionCareInstituteofJohnson&Johnson,

Taiwan.

• EncoreAward–GoldAward,ContributiontoTheVisionCareInstituteof

Johnson&Johnson,AsiaPacific.

• ChairoftheHongKongPolytechnicsUniversityandChung-ShanMedical

UniversityOptometrystudentexchangeprogramme.

2009-2010:TherapeuticOptometrist

OphthalmologyDepartment,ManukauSuperClinic,CMDHBAuckland

Description:RunningDiabetesRetinalScreeningclinicsincludinggrading,

appropriatereferralandtreatmentsbasedonDistrictHealthBoardandMinistryof

HealthDiabeticScreeningGuidelines.RunningCataractpre-andpost-operation

clinicsformeasurementandpost-surgicalcareunderOphthalmologistsupervision

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andinstruction.HelpsetuptheLowVisionClinicincludingfundingandequipment.

2004-2011: TherapeuticOptometrist

OPSMNewZealand,Botany/Manukau/aroundNewZealand

Description:GeneralOptometricpracticeandpatientcare.Supervisorofthe

Optometrypractice.

2005-2010:TherapeuticOptometrist/Director

MillenniumEyecareOptometrists,BotanyDowns,Auckland

Description:GeneralOptometricpracticeandpatientcare.Also,asaManaging

Directorofthepractice,responsibleforinpracticemanagement,staffing,booking,

cashflow,generallegalissuesandfinancialmatterstoensurebestpatientcareand

promoteexcellenceinOptometry.

2000-2003: OpticalAssistant

OPSMNewZealand,Auckland

Description:Generalcustomerservice,opticalrepairs,spectaclecleaningand

adjusting.

OtherTraining

Basic LifeSupport,ClinicalTrainingandEducationCentre,CountiesManukau

DistrictHealthBoard(2010).

Certificate II inEmergencyMedicalServicesFirstResponse,Parasol,Australia

(2012).

BasicLifeSupport,StJohnsTrainingCentre,NewZealand(2015).

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CurrentProfessionalRegistrations AustralianHealthPractitionerRegulationAgency-OptometryBoard

OptometristEndorsedasqualified toobtain,possess,administer,prescribeor

supplyschedule2,3or4medicinesforthetreatmentofconditionsoftheeye.

NewZealandOptometristsandDispensingOpticiansBoard

OptometristwithTherapeuticPharmaceuticalAgentsEndorsement(TPA).

AffiliatedAssociations

NZAO:NewZealandAssociationofOptometrists

CCLSNZ:Cornea&ContactLensSocietyofNewZealand

OA:OptometryAustralia(FormerlyOAA:OptometristsAssociationAustralia)