ACHIEVEMENTS
As Singapore’s national eye hospital, the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) is one of the key public healthcare facilities for eye surgeries and treatments. Since 1990, SNEC has been providing high quality affordable eye care to 60% of the public sector and it offers a full spectrum of tertiary subspecialties. SNEC plays a role in formulating national community health programmes and is a pioneer in ophthalmic quality assurance programmes where all surgeries are recorded for outcome and quality audit purposes.
For its sound performance at all levels, SNEC has gained both local and international prominence and has secured its place as an international referral centre for complex cases and as a training centre for ophthalmic education around the world. With its research arm, the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), SNEC has also brought to the fore high-impact clinical and translational research.
Highlights of SNEC’s achievements
SNEC was accorded the Excellence for Singapore Award 2003 for achieving excellence in the area of Ophthalmology, thrusting Singapore into international prominence for its work and several breakthroughs, including work in the following areas:
SNEC was bestowed the first Minister for Health Award for Public Health in July 2006 for drawing the link between fusarium keratitis (a rare fungal corneal infection) and the Bausch & Lomb Renu Moistureloc contact lens solution. Comprised of 16 experts from SERI, Singapore General Hospital, the Ministry of Health, the Health Sciences Authority, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National University Hospital, the team lead by Prof Donald Tan, Medical Director, SNEC, was the first in the world to point out the connection between the infection and the contact lens solution, braving controversy. This averted an epidemic of potentially blinding infections. Bausch & Lomb eventually recalled the product globally in May 2006.
Three clinician scientists from SNEC and SERI─Prof Donald Tan, Prof Roger Beuerman and Associate Prof Aung Tin─were recently awarded the prestigious President’s Science Award in September 2009 for their outstanding contributions in translational, clinical and epidemiological corneal research, which have led to the discovery of new knowledge and the pioneering of novel medical and surgical therapies for improved outcomes for patients suffering from blinding corneal diseases.
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