Dr Jennifer Chen
BAppScOptom (Hons) GradCertOcTher PhD
Director, Retina Services, City Eye Centre
Dr Jennifer Chen is a highly experienced clinical optometrist and director of Retina Services at City Eye Centre, Brisbane. Dr Chen graduated with First Class Honours from QUT. She was awarded a University Medal and Vice-Chancellor Scholarship for her academic achievements and clinical excellence.
Dr Chen’s research background
Ranked among Australia’s top ten doctoral candidates, Dr Chen pursued further postgraduate training. She completed a Doctor of Philosophy and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at QUT and Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation. Her research spans across myopia development and myopia control, electrophysiology of retinal processing pathways and diagnostic ophthalmic imaging in retinal disease.
With 25 years of clinical experience, Dr Chen has a strong interest in macular and retinal disease, particularly new drug developments for treatment of macular degeneration. For over a decade, Dr Chen served as a Governor-appointed assessor on the Professional Conduct Review Panel at Queensland Health.
Dr Chen’s clinical interest
In addition to her extensive clinical experience, Dr Chen has a keen interest in research and contributes to the scientific literature, with published papers in both optometry and ophthalmology journals and a book chapter on Macular Surgery: Current Practice and Trends. Furthermore, she has worked collaboratively with research teams on multi-centre clinical trials for new treatments of eye disease.
Dr Chen has been a prominent advocate for the significant clinical benefits of optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in patient care, since its commercial availability in the early 2000s. Her current work centres on the advancement and application of wide-field, high-definition OCT angiography (OCTA) and the application of imaging modalities to the fast-evolving field of dry macular degeneration treatment. In her clinical work, Dr Chen places particular emphasis on using advanced diagnostic imaging to help patients understand their own eye health and treatment options.