Ms Sharon (Ling Zhi) Heng

Ms Sharon Heng specialises in medical retina diseases with over 15 years’ experience as an Ophthalmic Surgeon. Her work has seen her training other professionals and developing programmes to progress the eye care.
Bio
Ms Sharon Heng is a multi-lingual consultant ophthalmic surgeon. She is a specialist in medical retina diseases and is currently the Clinical Lead of the Medical Retina Digital Clinics at Moorfields Eye Hospital (NHS) and the Lead of the Northwest Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program at Ealing Moorfields. Ms Heng has been practicing Ophthalmology in excess of 15 years.
Ms Heng graduated from the National University of Singapore and came to the UK to pursue her PhD on preventative therapy in Age Related Macular Degeneration under the pupillage of Professor John Marshall (father of excimer laser in refractive surgery) and Professor Sobha Sivaprasad at the Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London. She underwent her clinical training at the Severn Deanery and Bristol Eye Hospital and returned to Moorfields as clinical fellow and then a consultant.
Ms Heng believes strongly in training the next generation of ophthalmologists and allied health professionals and is actively involved in developing teaching modules and programs for education within the NHS and beyond. She has travelled to China to assist in developing educational programmes for the local doctors. She was also involved in the development of diabetic retinopathy screening program and laser teaching for Chinese ophthalmologists with Professor Peter Scanlon. Ms Heng is also supervisor to several masters students at the Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL.
Ms Heng is a co-editor on the Inspire Program (medical retina) by the Royal College of Ophthalmologist and sits an editorial board member of the Eye Journal.
Ms Heng actively participates in community service and has contributed as chair the National University of Singapore Alumni from 2017 to 2023, building bridge between Singaporeans and alumnus and the British fraternity.
Ms Heng speaks English, Mandarin and understands Cantonese and Hokkien.
More information
The London Clinic Eye Centre
119 Harley Street
London W1G 6AU
- Qualified 2008
- Severn Deanery Ophthalmology Training 2019
- PhD Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London 2014
- MBBS National University of Singapore , Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine 2008
- Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon
Moorfields NHS Foundation Trust - Clinical Lead
Medical Retina Digital Clinics - Clinical Lead
Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, Northwest London, Ealing
- Clinical Lecturer
Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London
Ms Heng has won numerous awards in recognition to her contributions to science and community services. Below are some of her awards:
- UCL PhD Studentship 2010-2013
- Asia-Arvo Clinical Investigator 2011
- Mulan Award
- National University of Singapore Outstanding Alumni Award 2022
Grants
- Roche- Inequality in Digital Service 2024
- British Ophthalmology Surveillance Unit(BOSU) Grant by Royal College of Ophthalmologist – ‘Outcomes of IGG4 orbital diseases in the UK’ 2019
- Above and Beyond Publication Fund. ‘ Novel macular findings in KLHL 7 gene mutation’ 2019
- Seeing is Believing Innovation Fund ‘Quality Improvement in Diabetic Retinopathy Grading and Laser Treatment in China - Preparing for Scale Project Extension.’ US$ 190,839 (co-applicant with Professor Peter Scanlon) 2017
- JP Moulton Charitable Trust (Laser Prophylaxis in Early AMD clinical trial). £250k (co-applicant with Ms S Sivaprasad) 2011
- Efficacy and Safety outcomes of a novel model to assess new medical retina referrals in a high- volume medical retina virtual clinic
Eye 38, 168-172 (2024)pages168–172 (2024volume 38, pages168–172 (2024 volume 38, pages168–172 (2024)
- An Update on Susac’s Syndrome Heng LZ, R Lee, C.Bailey, A.D Dick, A Ross Survey of Ophthalmology, Jul-Aug 2019;64(4):477-485
- Medicine in Ophthalmology (Dec 2018, Journal of Medicine)
Heng LZ, R. Hamilton