Dr Ling obtained his Medical Degree from Monash University, graduating with Honours, and a Masters Degree from The University of Sydney in collaboration with the Centre for Eye Research Australia. He held pre-vocational positions in ophthalmology in New South Wales and Tasmania, before undertaking the Vocational Training Program in Ophthalmology at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, and subsequently completed a Fellowship in the Glaucoma Investigations and Research Unit, specialising in the medical and surgical management of complex glaucoma.
 

Dr Ling holds public appointments at:

• The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

• Monash Health

• Austin Health