Dr. Clement J. Cheng, is a board certified fellowship trained comprehensive ophthalmologist, who specializes in cataract management, corneal diseases, and laser vision correction. His goal is to provide exceptional patient care along with comprehensive ophthalmic services and vision correction surgery.
Originally from Fremont, California, Dr. Cheng graduated as valedictorian from
Mission San Jose High School. He then completed a degree in Biomedical Engineering at
Northwestern University, where he stayed to complete his medical school. He next finished a transitional internship in Boston at Carney Hospital, part of the
Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Cheng then completed his residency in ophthalmology at
New York University – Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital where he was selected to be Executive Chief Resident. Dr. Cheng concluded his subspecialty fellowship training in cornea, cataract and refractive surgery at the prestigious
Johns Hopkins University’s Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore.
Dr. Cheng has contributed to the ophthalmic literature with research in glaucoma physiology, wavefront guided LASIK, Fuchs corneal dystrophy, phakic intraocular lenses and cataract surgery after LASIK.
Dr. Cheng is or has been a member of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), and the
Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists (CLAO).