DrLuke Chong

Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation

  • Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine/Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation
  • +61 3 522 78672 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

Luke Chong is a Senior Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science at Deakin University. He obtained his Bachelor of Optometry degree from The University of Melbourne in 2009 and later completed his PhD in 2015. Following this, he undertook a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of California Berkeley before returning to Australia to join Deakin University in 2018 as a Lecturer. Dr. Chong is a fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Australian College of Optometry and Higher Education Academy. His research interests include clinical psychophysics, with a focus on developing a better understanding of normal visual processing and damage due to disease, and to develop better clinical tests for the assessment of visual function.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science
    Deakin University, School of Medicine

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer in Optometry & Vision Science
    Deakin University, Australia8 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, United States2015 - 2018

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
    University of Melbourne, Australia2010 - 2014
  • Bachelor of Optometry (BOptom)
    University of Melbourne, Australia2005 - 2009

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Fellowship
    Australian College of OptometryOct 2015 - present
    Fellowship of the Australian College of Optometry is an acknowledgement of significant contribution to the practice and profession of optometry and to the optometry community in which the individual is held in high esteem.
  • Fellowship
    American Academy of Optometry
  • Fellowship
    Higher Education Academy5 Mar 2021 - present
  • Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning
    Australian Awards for University Teaching
  • Certificate of Excellence in Clinician-Led Research in 2025
    Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT)
  • Certificate of Excellence in Engagement with Industry Partners in 2024
    The Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation (IMPACT)

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching)
    Deakin University, Australia2018 - 2019

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Ophthalmology and optometry

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Health

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Medicine

SPECIALIST RESEARCH GROUP

  • Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation