BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dr. Vivien Tham
Chairperson
Dr. Tham was educated at the University of London, Brown University, the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA, and she completed her fellowship at UCSF. She has been practicing Ophthalmology in Hawaii for nearly 20 years and is the president and founder of Pacific Vision Institute of Hawaii. Dr. Tham is also an Associate Clinical Professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii. In addition to mentoring the next generation of Hawaii, Dr. Tham is looking forward to restoring vision in those who need it but are unable to afford it in Hawaii and in developing countries. Ophthalmology is her passion and she is excited to be on the Board of Directors of WikiVision.
Dr. William Wong
Vice Chairperson
Dr. William (Bill) Wong is a Honolulu native and Punahou School graduate. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed a military internship at Tripler Army Medical Center and his Ophthalmology residency at Brooke Army and Wilford Hall Medical Centers in San Antonio.
Dr. Wong served over 8 years as an Army Ophthalmologist, with training in combat and casualty care, cataracts, ocular trauma, and humanitarian relief. He left the Army as a Major and Chief of Ophthalmology at Irwin Army Community Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas.
He is a Past President of the Hawaii Medical Association, Honolulu County Medical Society, and Hawaii Ophthalmological Society, and serves as Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Dr. Christopher Lum
Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Lum was born and raised in Kerman, California, a small farming community near Fresno. He received his Bachelor’s of Science degree at the University of California, Irvine and his medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York.
After medical school, he returned to the University of California, Irvine to complete his residency in Ophthalmology. Dr. Lum has been in practice since 2001 and specializes in cataract surgery and diseases of the anterior segment. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
When he is not in the office, Dr. Lum enjoys spending time with his family in the outdoors including hunting, fishing, gardening, cycling and stand-up paddle boarding.
Dr. Mai Tsukikawa
Board Member
Dr. Tsukikawa was born in Japan and grew up in Hawaii. She is a graduate of Iolani School. She obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Washington, as well as a Glaucoma fellowship at Duke University. She worked in San Diego prior to moving back to Hawaii in 2024. Dr. Tsukikawa has loved volunteering since her days at Iolani and always looks forward to performing surgeries for underserved patients as a member of Wikivision. In her free time, Dr. Tsukikawa enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.