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"Top Eye Specialist Named New SGH Chief"
The Straits Times, 3 April 2008 |
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"Eye practitioners can now watch 'live' surgeries in 3D, all thanks to the 3D-HD Live Surgery Programme conducted by the Singapore National Eye Centre."
Channel NewsAsia (CNA), 17 March 2008 |
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"Eye Doc put Singapore on Research Map "
Straits Times, 27 March 2008
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CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
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More Saved From Going Blind Thanks To New Cornea Transplant
The Straits Times, 11March 2008 |
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Singapore Expertise In Demand For Eye Ops
Eye centre here is fast becoming a referral centre for cornea transplants
The Straits Times, 2 January 2007 |
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They Turned To Singapore When Their Sight Failed
Canadian teen with rare disorder regains eyesight after tricky operation
Thai with mysterious eye infection sought help in Thailand, US before finding successful treatment here
The Straits Times, 2 January 2007 |
FUNGAL KERATITIS CORNEAL INFECTION
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“It takes courage to be the first country to draw the link between eye infection and the product. SNEC’s reputation was at risk; MOH and…. Singapore’s reputation was also at stake.”
(Health Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, applauding the SNEC team for drawing a link between rising numbers of fungal corneal infections and Bausch and Lomb’s ReNu Moistureloc contact lens solution)
The Straits Times, 11 July 2006 |
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The first report to strongly associate the problem with MoistureLoc came from Singapore on Feb. 17, after the Singapore National Eye Center noticed a cluster of seven cases the month before. Officials viewed records back to the preceding May and found that the Bausch product had been involved in 18 of 19 cases that were linked to lens use.
The New York Times, 18 May 2006
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Keen Eyes Here Avert Blinding Infection
"…It reflects well on our clinicians, who are always alert for changes in patterns of diseases”
(Prof K Satku, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health)
The Straits Times, 23 May 2006 |
TOOTH IN EYE SURGERY (OOKP)
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Teen Can See After Tooth In Eye Op.
The Sunday Times, 24 August 2004 |
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Tooth In Eye Surgery Gives Sight Back
A blind Thai teenager has regained his sight after an operation in Singapore that involved implanting into the eye an artificial cornea fashioned from one of his teeth.
Bangkok Post, 2 August 2004 |
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Mampu Melihat Lewat Gigi
Malangnian nasib Luck Pewnual. Pria berusia 19 tahun ini menjadi buta gara-gara obat jerawat….tapi sejak menjalani transplantasi mata di Singapore National Eye Centre, 21 Februari lalu, kesihatan warga Thailand ini membaik.
Gatra (Indonesia), May 24, 2004
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Eye Tooth Implant Hopes To Bring Sight To Blind Boy.
Arab Health Magazine, April 2004
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Doctors here will attempt unique operation to help blind boy see.
The Straits Times, 24 January 2004 |
RESEARCH
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Scientists here find gene that causes blindness in kids. Discovery of gene may also help treat blindness in elderly.
The Straits Times, 1 August 2006
(The SERI and SNEC team's discovery was published in July's Nature Genetics, a prestigious scientific jounal) |
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