Robert T. Chang MD

Dr. Chang runs busy glaucoma and cataract surgical practice with special expertise in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS such as iStent, ECP, trajectory, KDB, Omni, Cyclo G6 Micropulse, Cypress, Xen) and complex cataract removal using the latest technologies including intraop aberrometry (ORA) and toric lenses as well as multifocal/EDOF including Panoptix trifocal. He is an expert on optical coherence tomography (OCT) having helped the normative data development of Zeiss Stratus and Cirrus. Besides providing state-of-the-art clinical care, delving into cutting-edge research, and delivering world-class education, he is involved in the development of novel mobile health devices and digital health startups as well as a scientific advisor to multiple pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

Current research interests include high myopia and glaucoma, sensors during surgery, improving glaucoma therapy compliance, validating eye care delivery systems leveraging mobile devices, developing computer vision machine learning algorithms, and aggregating big data with differential privacy features.

Dr. Chang co-invented the EyeGo Smartphone imaging adapter, which was commercialized as the Paxos Scope. He is co-founder of a new seed-stage consumer health startup, AVA. Currently, he is Vice President of the Asia Pacific Tele Ophthalmology Society and medical director of employer-based optometry services. One of his original contributions is the creation of the digital health design sprint, a week-long, end-to-end project-based learning experience to help innovators be more aware of the challenges in starting a healthcare company.