Jingyun Wang, PhD

Bio

Dr. Jingyun Wang is a tenured Associate Professor at SUNY College of Optometry. Her primary research goal is to develop better diagnosis and treatment protocols to optimize the visual outcomes of pediatric eye diseases. Her Pediatric Vision Research Lab focuses on the normal and abnormal development of the retina, refractive errors, and visual function in children, especially those with congenital and early-onset eye disorders. The lab conducts both hypothesis-driven basic and translational studies on amblyopia, strabismus, myopia, and retinopathy of prematurity. Her lab strives to develop better prevention, diagnosis, and treatment protocols to ensure optimal visual outcomes for children affected by pediatric eye diseases, such as lazy eye, eye turn, and nearsightedness. Dr. Wang led the first clinical trial on a unique intermittent occlusion glasses therapy for treating lazy eye. Using OCT, her team significantly improved accuracy and precision of eccentric fixation diagnosis in the clinic. The lab is currently studying a new vision test that may improve diagnosis for 4 to 12 years old children with lazy eye and myopia; investigating treatments of OCT eccentric fixation and fixational instability in children with lazy eye; and developing an objective vision test for individuals with low vision. Dr. Wang has taught a number of courses, including Visual Function: Sensorimotor for OD students; and doctoral courses: Advanced topics in oculomotor systems; Advanced topics in Optics, Refractive error and maturation of the Optical System; and Advanced topics in sensory physiology and perception. Her pediatric vision research has resulted in a series of high-profile publications and has been recognized and supported by numerous prestigious foundation research grants from the Gerber Foundation, Showalter Foundation, Knight Templar Foundation, Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation, William G. & Helen C. Hoffman Foundation, and American Academy of Optometry Foundation. Her study on treating amblyopia with intermittent occlusion glasses was supported by an NEI R21 grant. She is also a member of American multi-center clinical research groups: PEDIG group and G-ROP study Group. She served as a member of the Program Committee of EY section in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) from 2018-2021. Currently, she is a member of the Scientific Program Committee for the American Academy of Optometry. She won the 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. Dr. Wang received her PhD degree in Vision Science from the Indiana University School of Optometry. She completed a 3-year postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. Eileen Birch at Retina Foundation of the Southwest in Dallas TX. Prior to joining SUNY Optometry, Dr. Wang served on the faculty of the Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry. She began her academic career as Assistant Professor at the Glick Eye Institute at the Indiana University School of Medicine.