Dr Chesney graduated from Monash University. . After working in and gaining his fellowship in General Practice, he completed his specialist training in Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital gaining his Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology. He is also a member of the Australasian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Cataract and Refractive Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology

In 2003, Mentone Eye Specialists was established by
Dr Christopher Chesney with the aim of providing excellence in medical and surgical eye care.