
2018 Diploma in project management, New South Wales TAFE
2010 PhD, The University of Melbourne (Department of Optometry & Vision Sciences)
Thesis title: “The Relationship between Retinal Structure & Visual Function in Ageing & Inherited Retinal Degenerations.”
Advisor: Professor Michael J. Pianta
2005 Bachelor of Optometry, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Monica Jong is the Global Director of Professional Education, Myopia at Johnson & Johnson Vision where she leads practitioner education initiatives around the world to support evidence-based myopia management.
She was the former Executive Director of the International Myopia Institute, an organization she helped co-found. In this role Monica led the development of white papers and key initiatives to bring consensus to the field of myopia management by bringing together leading researchers, clinicians, educators, policy-makers and public health experts. Today these key white papers are utilized by peak health bodies and professional eye care associations worldwide.
Monica has published numerous peer reviewed articles in high impact journals in the areas of epidemiology, high myopia and clinical trials. She co-created the first global online education program in myopia at the Brien Holden Vision Institute. She was also the scientific secretary of the WHO meeting on myopia in 2015 and co-authored the WHO report on the Impact of Myopia and High Myopia. Monica was the former secretary of the Refractive Error Working group of the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and contributed to position papers and advocacy initiatives in refractive error.
Monica has practiced optometry in private and corporate, rural and urban settings as well as public health. She is passionate about research and education and continues to mentor graduate students from developing and developed countries. Monica has presented at more than 400 global scientific and practitioner meetings.
Jong, M., Brennan, N.. Bullimore, M. Comparison of myopia progression calculators. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2023, Vol.64, 814. https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2786134
Jong, M., Brennan, N.. Bullimore, M. The Role of Myopia in 2020 Uncorrected Global Visual Impairment. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2022, Vol.63, 243 – A0097 https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2779141
Jong M. Combination therapy and low-dose atropine: The complete guide orthokeratology success in myopia control Review of Myopia Management, Editors Lipson MJ, Harthan JS, Ackerman D. May 2022 https://reviewofmm.com/2022-orthok-education-initiative/
Jong M. The why, who and when of myopia management. Review of Myopia Management. March 2022 https://reviewofmm.com/the-why-who-when-and-how-of-myopia/
Jong M and Sankaridurg P. International Myopia Institute: Recent Advances in Myopia Management. Mivision. 2021 https://www.mivision.com.au/2021/12/international-myopia-institute-recent-advances-in-myopia-management/
Jong M. Should we be identifying and managing pre-myopia? Review of Myopia Management. 2021. https://reviewofmm.com/should-we-be-identifying-and-managing-pre-myopia/
Jong M, Le Saux G. International Myopia Institute and Essilor: Charting a Way Forward on Myopia Management. Online publication : 02/2021.Points de Vue. https://www.pointsdevue.com/article/international-myopia-institute-and-essilor-charting-way-forward-myopia-management
Jong M, Resnikoff SR, Flitcorft, ID, Smith EL. Global evidence-based effort makes inroads into improving clinical myopia management. Online publication : 08/2020.Points de Vue. https://www.pointsdevue.com/article/global-evidence-based-effort-makes-inroads-improving-clinical-myopia-management
Jong M. Teach your patients well. Review of Myopia Management. 2020. https://reviewofmm.com/teach-your-patients-well/
Jong M. Why Myopia Increases the Relative Risk of Open-angle Glaucoma. Review of myopia management. 2020 https://reviewofmm.com/why-myopia-increases-the-relative-risk-of-open-angle-glaucoma/
Jong M. Communicating Myopia Management to Parents. 2020 https://bhvi.org/news/communicating-myopia-management-to-parents/
Jong M. Setting New Goals: The International Myopia Institute. Mivision. Dec 2019 https://www.mivision.com.au/2019/12/setting-new-goals-the-international-myopia-institute/
Jong M, Kovin Naidoo K, Fedtke C, Sankaridurg P. Addressing the myopia epidemic. Optician 2017. https://www.opticianonline.net/features/addressing-the-myopia-epidemic
Jong M, Sankaridurg P, Fricke TR, Naduvilath TJ, Resnikoff S, Naidoo K. Myopia on the move. Review of cornea and contact lenses 2017. http://www.reviewofcontactlenses.com/article/myopia-on-the-move
Sankaridurg P and Jong M. Myopia: A 21st Century Public Health Issue. Mivision. 2017. https://www.mivision.com.au/myopia-a-21st-century-public-health-issue/
Jong M, Sankaridurg P & Tan KO. The Business of Managing Myopia. Mivision. 2017 https://www.mivision.com.au/the-business-of-managing-myopia/
Jong M, Naidoo K, Sankaridurg P Myopia: A public health crisis in waiting. 2016. http://www.pointsdevue.com/article/myopia-public-health-crisis-waiting
Jong M. Myopia Management Guidelines. First Siberian Ophthalmology Myopia Meeting (2021). Hybrid meeting. Nov 2021. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. 2nd Indian Myopia Awareness and Research Conference (IMARC) LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. 20-21 November 2021. Hybrid meeting. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. IMI latest updates at 36th annual APAO Congress. September 9, 2021. Virtual. (Co-chair and panel)
Jong M. Eye 2 Eye series: Proactively managing the childhood myopia pandemic. August 25th 2021. Virtual. (Invited panel)
Jong M. Update on the Guidelines for Management of Myopia. UNRAVELLING MYOPIA WITH INDIA VISION INSTITUTE IVI). July 2021. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. Myopia – a call to action. Cake and Pie EXPO. Saturday June 19 2021. Virtual. (Invited speaker and panelist)
Jong M. ARVO VIRTUAL MEETING: ARE WE BEING MYOPIC ABOUT MYOPIA? UPDATED EVIDENCE FOR A CHANGE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. May 1, 2021. Co-chair and panelist
Jong M. Myopia management webinar. World Council of Optometry. (2021) Jan 27. (Panelist)
Jong M. IMI. Webinights German Optometric Conference. (2020) Virtual. Nov 5. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. Hope in sight – Myopia (2020) Virtual. University of Faisalabad, Pakistan meeting. Oct 7. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. IMI. (2020). IMI – a global view. China Opticians Summit. Sep. Shanghai. Virtual (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. IMI –New frontiers of myopia management (2020). Singapore Optometric Association Meeting. Sep. Virtual. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Highlights of the IMI white papers (2020). World Congress of Ophthalmology Council Meeting World, Virtual June 26 – 29, Virtual. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Resnikoff SR and the International Myopia Institute (2019). Possibilities and the probabilities. International Myopia Conference, September 12 – 15, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. (Paper)
Jong M. Myopia – the possibilities and the probabilities. (2019). Asian Optometric Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. November. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. IMI white paper findings. (2019). Myopidagen. Arlanda, Sweden. November. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Tilia D, Sha J, Diec J, Thomas V, Bakaraju RC. (2018) The relationship between visual acuity, subjective vision and willingness to purchase simultaneous-image contact lenses. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster).
Tilia D, Sha J, Diec J, Jong M, Yeotikar N, Thomas V, Bakaraju RC. (2018) Visual performance and accommodative function with prototype extended depth-of-focus lenses against single-vision contact lenses. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster).
Diec J, Sha J, Tilia D Jong M, Yeotikar N, Thomas V, Bakaraju RC. (2018) Visual performance of prototype extended depth-of-focus contact lenses against contact lenses used for myopia control. (2018) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster).
Ehrmann K, Fedtke C, Kho D, Yeotikar N, Sha J, Jong M, Diec J, Tilia D. (2018) Reproducibility of Liquid Jet Esthesiometer to Measure Corneal Sensitivity. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster).
Sha J, Tilia D, Kho D, Diec J, Yeotikar N, Jong M, Thomas V, Bakaraju RC. (2018) Visual performance of daily disposable multifocal soft contact lenses. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster).
She ZH, Arumugam B, Hung LF, Jong M, Ostrin L and Smith EL. (2018) Effects of Caffeine, the Adenosine Receptor Antagonist, on Lens Compensation in Rhesus Monkeys. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, April 29-May 3, Honolulu, USA. (Poster)
Arumugam B, Hung LF, Jong M, Ostrin M, and Smith EL. (2017) Topically applied caffeine, a non-selective adenosine receptor antagonist, alters emmetropizing responses in infant monkeys. International Myopia Conference. Aston University, UK. (Poster)
Jong M. BHVI and myopia. (2017) Chang Gung memorial hospital. Oct 12, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. Atropine in children. (2017) HKAPPO conference, Oct 9, Hong Kong, China. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. Best practice in digital device usage for student visual health. (2017) EduTECH conference, June 9, Sydney, Australia. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. Myopia Management Strategy. (2017) Cornea Contact Lens Society Perth Chapter Meeting, May 31, Perth, Australia. (Invited speaker)
Jong M, Sankaridurg P, Naduvilath TJ, Li W, He M. The change in AL/CR ratio progression and spherical equivalent progression in predicting the risk of high myopia (2017) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 7-11, Baltimore, USA. (Poster)
Hung LF, Arumugam B, Ostrin LA, Trier K, Jong M, Smith EL. The effect of adenosine antagonist, 7-methylxanthine on emmetropisation in rhesus monkeys. (2017) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 7-11, Baltimore, USA. (Poster)
Jong M. Myopia Management Guidelines. (2016) 1st Asia Optometric Congress meeting and 6th ASEAN Optometric Conference. Nov 11-12, Manila, Phillipines. (Invited speaker)
Jong M, Sankaridurg P, Naduvilath TJ, Li W, Naidoo KS, He M. Visual impairment in highly myopic eyes without ocular pathology: the ZOC-BHVI high myopia study. (2016) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 1-5, Seattle, USA. (Poster)
Jong M. High myopia: A growing public health issue (2016). World Ophthalmology Congress Meeting, Feb 5 – 9, Guadalajara, Mexico. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. Myopia management in our children (2015). Vision X Meeting, Nov 6 – 8, Dubai, UAE. (Invited Speaker)
Jong, M. Myopia Management (2018). WAVE Western Australia Vision Education Meeting Aug. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. High Myopia: What are the risks? (2015). 1st Singapore Optometric Association Conference, Sep 29-30, Singapore. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. Ellerbrock lecture: Understanding and controlling myopia (2015). American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, Oct 7-10, New Orleans, USA. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. Myopia Management. (2016) CCSLA meeting, Perth, Western Australia. (Invited speaker)
Jong M. Pharmacological interventions in myopia. (2016) First Asia Optometric Congress Nov 11-12, Manila, Phillipines. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. High myopia – the risks to vision (2015). Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists Meeting, Aug 30, Sydney, Australia. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. High myopia – the risks to vision (2015). World Congress of Ophthalmology, Aug 14 – 16, Medellin, Colombia. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Pauline Xu P, Bakaraju RC, Chen X, Sankaridurg P, Ma M, Song S, Li W, Resnikoff S, Holden BA. A dose-response relationship between duration of daily lens wear and reduction in rate of axial elongation (2015). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Denver, USA. (Poster presenter).
Bakaraju RC, Xu P, Chen X, Ma M, Song S, Jong M, Li W, Resnikoff S, Holden BA. Extended depth-of-focus contact lenses can slow the rate of progression of myopia (2015). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Denver, USA. (Poster)
Wilson DA, Jong M, Sankaridurg P, Fricke T, Resnikoff S, Naidoo KS. A global generational shift in myopia. (2015). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Denver, USA. (Poster)
Papas E, Tahhan N, Fricke TR, Wilson DA, Jong M, Naidoo KN, Resnikoff S, Holden BA. Global cost-effectiveness of correcting near vision impairment due to uncorrected presbyopia. (2015). Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 3-7, Denver, USA. (Poster)
Jong M. The ZOC-BHVI High Myopia Study (2015). Asia Pacific Association for Ophthalmology, April 1-4, Guangzhou, China (Invited Speaker).
Jong M. High myopia: What are the risks? (2015) BHVI Myopia Lecture for Optometrists, Mar 18, Sydney, Australia. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M. Myopia – the risks to vision (2015). Global Specialty Lens Symposium Annual Meeting, 22 – 25 Jan, Las Vegas, USA. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Resnikoff R, Smith E, Holden B. High myopia and vision impairment (2014). Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting. October 28 – 30, Bun Me Thuot, Vietnam. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Resnikoff R, Smith E, Holden B. The risks of high myopia (2014). The Eastern Mediterranean Consortium of Optometrists. April 25 – 27, Beirut, Lebanon. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, He M, Holden BA, Li W, Sankaridurg P, Chen X, Navadiluth T, The rate of myopia progression in children who become highly myopic. (2014) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 4-8, Orlando, USA (Poster presenter).
Holden BA, He M, Jong M, Li W, Resnikoff S, Morgan IG, Smith EL. Vision impairment in highly myopic eyes: the ZOC-BHVI high myopia study. (2014) Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 4-8, Orlando, USA (Poster).
Hudson C, Espahbodi N, Shahidi AM, Yusof F, Cheng R, Jong M, Trope GE, Buys YM, Flanagan JG. Retinal blood flow in patients with Primary Open Angel Glaucoma and Optic Disc Hemmorhage. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 4-8, Orlando, USA (Poster).
Cheng RW, Fisher JA, Duffin J, Flanagan JG, Wong T, Jong M, Patel SR, Adleman A; Christopher Hudson C. (2012) Retinal Arteriolar Reactivity Response Characteristics Assessed Using a Sinusoidal Hyperoxic Provocation, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 6-10 Ft Lauderdale, USA (Poster)
Jong M, Tan O, Huang O, Hudson C, Flanagan JG. (2012). Didactics of DopplerOCT blood flow analysis. Association for Ocular Blood Flow Meeting, July 14-16, Portland, Oregon. (Invited Speaker)
Jong M, Norman R, Hudson C, Shahidi AM, Singer S, Flanagan JG. (2012). Diurnal change in choroidal thickness, intraocular pressure and blood pressure. Toronto Western Research Institute Research Day, May 16, Toronto, Canada. (Poster presenter).
Jong M, Yusof F, Tayyari F, Rose K, Flanagan JG, Hudson C. (2012). The effect of age on total retinal blood flow evaluated using Doppler SD-OCT. Doppler OCT & Ocular Circulation Network meeting. Satellite meeting during Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 8, Renaissance Hotel, Ft Lauderdale, USA (Invited speaker).
Jong M, Norman R, Hudson C, Shahidi AM, Singer S, Flanagan JG. (2012). Diurnal change in choroidal thickness, intraocular pressure and blood pressure. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 6-10, Ft Lauderdale, USA (Poster presenter).
Adleman A, Jong M, Fisher JA, Wong T, Cheng R, Patel S, Shahidi A, Hudson C (2012). Intraocular pressure and systemic hypercapnia and hyperoxia. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 6-10, Ft Lauderdale, USA (Poster).
Cheng RWF, Fisher JA, Duffin J, Flanagan JG, Wong T, Jong M, Patel SR and Hudson C (2012). Retinal arteriolar reactivity response characteristics assessed using a sinusoidal hyperoxic provocation. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 6-10, Ft Lauderdale, USA (Poster).
Jong M, Hudson C, Flanagan JG. (2011). Choroidal thickness changes under systemic hypercapnia and hyperoxia. Toronto Western Research Institute Research Day, May 18, Toronto, Canada. (Poster).
Jong M, Hudson C, Flanagan JG. (2011). Choroidal thickness changes under systemic hypercapnia and hyperoxia. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 1-5, Ft Lauderdale, USA (Poster).
Jong, M. The Importance of Corneal Topography in Orthokeratology for Myopia Management, Review of Myopia Management, Editors Lipson MJ, Harthan JS, Ackerman D. May 2023 https://reviewofmm.com/the-importance-of-corneal-topography-in-orthokeratology-for-myopia-management/
Jong, M. Navigating Myopia Science. Review of Myopia Management, Editors Lipson MJ, Harthan JS, Ackerman D. April, 2023 https://reviewofmm.com/navigating-myopia-science/
Jong M. Combination therapy and low-dose atropine: The complete guide orthokeratology success in myopia control. Review of Myopia Management, Editors Lipson MJ, Harthan JS, Ackerman D. May 2022 https://reviewofmm.com/2022-orthok-education-initiative/
Jong M. The why, who and when of myopia management. Review of Myopia Management. March 2022 https://reviewofmm.com/the-why-who-when-and-how-of-myopia/
Jong M and Sankaridurg P. International Myopia Institute: Recent Advances in Myopia Management. Mivision. 2021 https://www.mivision.com.au/2021/12/international-myopia-institute-recent-advances-in-myopia-management/
Jong M. Should we be identifying and managing pre-myopia? Review of Myopia Management. 2021. https://reviewofmm.com/should-we-be-identifying-and-managing-pre-myopia/
Jong M, Le Saux G. International Myopia Institute and Essilor: Charting a Way Forward on Myopia Management. Online publication : 02/2021.Points de Vue. https://www.pointsdevue.com/article/international-myopia-institute-and-essilor-charting-way-forward-myopia-management
Jong M, Resnikoff SR, Flitcorft, ID, Smith EL. Global evidence-based effort makes inroads into improving clinical myopia management. Online publication : 08/2020.Points de Vue. https://www.pointsdevue.com/article/global-evidence-based-effort-makes-inroads-improving-clinical-myopia-management
Jong M. Teach your patients well. Review of Myopia Management. 2020. https://reviewofmm.com/teach-your-patients-well/
Jong M. Why Myopia Increases the Relative Risk of Open-angle Glaucoma. Review of myopia management. 2020 https://reviewofmm.com/why-myopia-increases-the-relative-risk-of-open-angle-glaucoma/
Jong M. Communicating Myopia Management to Parents. 2020 https://bhvi.org/news/communicating-myopia-management-to-parents/
Jong M. Setting New Goals: The International Myopia Institute. Mivision. Dec 2019 https://www.mivision.com.au/2019/12/setting-new-goals-the-international-myopia-institute/
Jong M, Kovin Naidoo K, Fedtke C, Sankaridurg P. Addressing the myopia epidemic. Optician 2017. https://www.opticianonline.net/features/addressing-the-myopia-epidemic
Jong M, Sankaridurg P, Fricke TR, Naduvilath TJ, Resnikoff S, Naidoo K. Myopia on the move. Review of cornea and contact lenses 2017. http://www.reviewofcontactlenses.com/article/myopia-on-the-move
Sankaridurg P and Jong M. Myopia: A 21st Century Public Health Issue. Mivision. 2017. https://www.mivision.com.au/myopia-a-21st-century-public-health-issue/
Jong M, Sankaridurg P & Tan KO. The Business of Managing Myopia. Mivision. 2017 https://www.mivision.com.au/the-business-of-managing-myopia/
Jong M, Naidoo K, Sankaridurg P Myopia: A public health crisis in waiting. 2016. http://www.pointsdevue.com/article/myopia-public-health-crisis-waiting
Clinical Experimental Optometry
PLoS ONE
Ophthalmology
JAMA Ophthalmology
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS)
Optometry and Vision Science (OVS)
British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO)
Contact Lens and Anterior Eye
Ophthalmological and Physiological Optics (OPO)
Scientific Reports
International Myopia Institute (IMI) Advisory Board, Sydney, Australia
Asia Optometric Myopia Association (AOMA), Singapore
Visiting fellow of UNSW Australia, Sydney, Australia
Myopia Advisory board, Alcon Vision Care, Fort Worth Texas
Secretary of the Refractive Error Working Group (REWG) of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)
Executive manager of The International Myopia Institute and Definitions taskforce, Preferred practice patterns taskforce member.
Board registered optometrist in Australia (AHPRA)
Member: Optometry Association of Australia
Member: Australian College of Optometry
Member: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Member: Association for Ocular Circulation Network
Member: Trainee Affairs Committee, University Health Network, Toronto