Many of my patients ask this because they may have had friends who had Lasik and have heard of the dry eyes associated with it. Some others ask because are not ready for surgery. Some others have thin corneas and have failed Lasik assessment. Some do not like the idea of their corneas removed during […]
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Astigmatism? What is it ?
ihok Astigmatism is a common eye problem that can make your vision blurry or distorted. It happens when your cornea (the clear front layer of your eye) or lens (an inner part of your eye that helps the eye focus) has a different shape than normal. The only way to find out if you have […]
Why do I have blurred vision after cataract surgery?
Is there such a thing as a second cataract? I remember my grandmother going through cataract surgery about 30 years ago whilst I was still a junior college student. She was anxious and I remember her having a bruise around her eye because she put on her protective shield so tightly for many days after […]
Does studying give you more degrees? by Hossan Leong (Episode 1)
I have been on a quest to fight myopia for years. To be more precise, for the last 7 years since our son Mark was born. I see so many kids in the clinic that many think I am a pediatric or children’s eye doctor. In fact, I am a myopia control specialist. I have […]
Tackling Myopia with Dragons and treehouses by Hwee Goh
There have been so many boring factual books explaining the reasons for myopia. All rather like textbooks and if you have children , you know, they are not fun at all to read, leaving no impression on the child. I see lots of children from age 4 for myopia control in my clinic and I […]
Styes, lumps & chalazions…
Covid work from home phenomenon has meant more screen time for work, Zoom drinks and Netflix for the adults. For the kids with home-based learning, it also led to more computer time, video games and less outdoor sunshine. Not surprisingly, this has brought about dry eyes. During phase one and now through phase two, we […]
I am Myopic. I wish I knew then what I know now.
Alyssa spent a day with me to experience a day as an eye doctor. As she was wearing orthoK, I wanted to pry into the mind of an 18 year old. Every day, the first thing we do is open our eyes. Some may see the soft slivers of golden light peeking through closed blinds […]
MADE – Mask Associated Dry Eyes
Since Phase 1 of Circuit breaker which started in April 2020, we have been seeing an increasing number of dry eye patients. Our dry eye centre has been established for last three years with new technology using lasers (IPL , Eyelight) , light and heat [Tixel] to cure dry eyes and has established a good […]
Fight Childhood Myopia
I am an eye doctor specialising in childhood myopia. I am also a mother of a five year old son. I worry he develops poor eyesight as it would be a disadvantage for him for the rest of his life. I would never forgive myself if his eye sight got bad so that is why […]