10 Best Eye Doctor in Singapore
Your eyes are vital organs in your body. To function in your routine, you need those pairs of eyes. So, if you are suffering from visual problems, why not visit an eye doctor in Singapore?
They are professionals in their field and work with cutting-edge technology to give you the treatments you need to retain your vision.
Below is a list of Singapore’s finest eye doctors and their respective eye clinics to see for better eye health.
The 10 Best Eye Doctors in Singapore:
- Dr. Daphne Han
- Dr. Errol Chan
- Dr. Claudine Pang
- Dr. Natasha Lim
- Dr. David Goh
- Dr. Cheryl Lee
- Dr. Titus Wu
- Dr. Leonard Ang
- Dr Alicia Claire How Su-Wei
- Dr. Audrey Looi
1. Dr. Daphne Han
Dr. Daphne Han is a Senior Consultant and ophthalmologist with over 20 years of experience. Her specialties include cataract and lens implant surgery, as well as laser vision correction. She introduced in Singapore a new, gen-2 laser treatment for myopia and astigmatism called CLEAR, as part of an international controlled launch in 2021.
Microincision and laser-assisted cataract surgery with tailored lens implants, implantable contact lenses, iris implants, and a wide spectrum of laser eye treatments such as LASIK, wavefront-guided LASIK, CLEAR, and SMILE are her most popular procedures.
For laser eye treatments, her specialist eye clinic is equipped with FDA-approved VISX Star S4 and Ziemer Z8 lasers. Also, the iDesign 2.0: the latest wavefront scanner utilizing NASA technology. The Swiss Ziemer Z8 is a unique multifunction low-energy laser with the capability for thin-flap LASIK, laser-assisted cataract surgery as well as CLEAR, the new refractive lenticule treatment, with advanced centration and astigmatism control.
Dr Han also treats glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, retina disorders, and eye trauma in both children and adults, as well as myopia control, contact lens-related and post-LASIK problems.
Education and Qualification
- MBBS (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ophthalmology (FRCS) (Edinburgh)
- Fellow of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS)
- (MRCS Edinburgh)Royal College of Surgeons Member
Dr. Han practices in an award-winning multi-specialist clinic, Royal Healthcare.
Contact Details:
Phone: 69318000
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/eyedoctorhan
https://www.royal-healthcare.com
2. Dr. Errol Chan
Dr. Errol Chan’s practice focuses on all aspects of general and emergency ophthalmology, with a special interest in cataract surgery, retinal eye diseases, medical and surgical therapy, and uveitis.
Dr. Chan has worked at some of the world’s most famous eye hospitals and has extensive worldwide expertise in caring for patients with severe eye diseases. In addition, he has conducted thousands of cataract surgery and vitreoretinal surgery treatments to date.
He has completed the Medical Retina and Uveitis Fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital London. He holds expertise in macular degeneration, diabetic eye treatments, and retinal vascular, choroidal, and uveitic eye disorders.
His professional experience includes giving a wide choice of intraocular lens solutions for cataract patients, particularly those who want to avoid wearing glasses.
As a vitreoretinal surgeon, complex cataract and secondary intraocular lens procedures involving iris- and scleral-fixated implants are his main specialties.
Education and Qualifications
- BBS (NUS, Singapore) 2007
- M Med (Ophth) (NUS, Singapore) 2012
- FRCOphth (RCOphth, United Kingdom) 2014
- MRCSEd (RCS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom) 201
- FRCS (Glasg) (RCPS, Glasgow, United Kingdom) 2015
- FRCSEd (RCS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom) 2017
- FAMS (Academy of Medicine, Singapore) 201
- FRCSC (Canadian Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons) 2018
LSE Eye Clinic
LSE Eye Clinic is Dr Chan’s practice location. The Eye center started as The Lasik Surgery Clinic at Paragon more than ten years ago. Since then, the Eye center has helped over 60,000 people gain better eyesight through refractive laser surgeries.
A new chapter in their professional practice journey has been written as LSC Eye Clinic due to expanding the capabilities and technology in their Eye center. Hence, the clinic is now able to provide more treatment options for a variety of eye diseases.
LSE Eye Clinic Service
- ReLEx @ SMILE
- LASIK
- Epi-LASIK, LASEK, PRK
- LASIK Xtra
- Implantable Collamer Lenses (LCI)
- Cataract Surger
- Eye Screenings
- Monovision LASIK for Presbyopia
3. Dr. Claudine Pang
Dr pang worked as a surgeon at the Singapore National Eye Centre, earning post-graduate degrees in ophthalmology. The Ministry of Health has granted her expert accreditation in eye surgery.
Dr. Pang has vast international experience in the disciplines of Vitreoretinal Surgery, Surgical and Medical Retina. She is the first female to get the University of British Columbia’s William H. Ross Surgical Vitreoretinal Fellowship.
Dr. Pang is an internationally recognized Retinal Eye Surgeon. She has given talks at multiple international conferences and published peer-reviewed studies in some of the world’s most respected ophthalmology journals.
She is particularly interested in ophthalmic retinal imaging and has presented unique strategies for better imaging and detecting vitreoretinal disorders.
Dr. Pang is one of Singapore’s most experienced cataract surgeons, with over 15 years of ophthalmology experience and thousands of cataract and retinal procedures under her belt.
In addition to cataract treatment, she specializes in;
- retinal detachment surgery
- macular surgery
- myopic illnesses
- age-related macular degeneration
- polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
- Central serous chorioretinopathy
- inflammatory retinopathies and inherited retinal disorders
Education and Qualification
- Consultant Ophthalmologist
- MBBS
- MRCS Edinburgh (UK)
- FRCS Edinburgh (UK)
- FAMS (Ophthalmology)
The Asia Retina Eye by Dr. Claudine Pang
Asia Retina Eye Surgery Centre was founded to provide patients in Singapore with complete ophthalmologist eye care.
Modern techniques and instruments are employed at Asia Retina Medical Centre Singapore to help their patients improve their eye vision and health.
The eye center is dedicated to raising awareness in Singapore about the simple and proactive activities that everyone can take to attain eye wellness and prevent eye illnesses.
Services Provide
- Retinal Degeneration
- Eye Wellness
- Myopia Prevention
- Glaucoma
- Cataract
- Floaters
4. Dr. Natasha Lim
Dr. Lim was a partner physician for a new generation excimer laser machine in London, which exceeded US FDA criteria. Dr Lim is a fellowship-trained refractive surgeon who specializes in Refractive Cataract Surgery and Laser Refractive Surgery. In the UK and Singapore, she is a registered refractive surgeon.
Dr. Natasha Lim Eye Centre, located at Royal Square Medical Centre, was named a Center of Excellence to use the LENTIS multi-focal intraocular lens implant to correct presbyopia.
Dr. Lim is the founder of iDesign iLASIK in Singapore and is an internationally acclaimed pioneer LASIK surgeon. She has presented her findings at international Refractive Surgery gatherings. In addition, she is the only ophthalmologist from Singapore who has chosen to have her results published on the AMO iDesign Registry.
Dr. Lim frequently gives talks at ophthalmic conferences worldwide, including the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (UKISCRS) and the British Society of Refractive Surgeons (BSRS).
Education and Qualification
- MBBS (UK)
- B.MED. Sci (UK)
- MRCOphth (Lond)
- FRCOphth (Lond)
- Medical Director & Senior Eye Doctor
- Ophthalmology
Dr. Natasha Lim Eye Center
After many years in the medical sector, Dr. Lim took the entrepreneurial path, opening her clinic to continue providing highly trained professional treatments and sophisticated technological options.
Services Provided
- iDesign iLasik
- Implantable Contact Lens Surgery
- Implantable Collamer
- Cataract Surgery-Manual Phacoemulsification
- 100% Bladeless Laser Cataract Procedure and Computer-Guided Lens Implantation
- Presbyopia Correction
- Asian Blepharoplasty
- Aged-Related Macular Degeneration
- Laser Floaters Vitreolysis
5. Dr. David Goh
Dr. David Goh is a cataract surgeon at the NOVENA Bladeless Cataract Surgery and Eye Specialist Center. In the United Kingdom, Dr Goh received surgical training in Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery.
He went into Ophthalmology and finished all of his Ophthalmic Residency Training (Basic and Higher Surgical Training) at the prominent West London Teaching Hospitals, including the Moorfields Eye Hospital and The Western Eye Hospital @ St Marys, London, from 2004 to 2009.
Dr. Goh completed his Glaucoma Fellowship in 2008 at the famed Glaucoma Department at the Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, which is the UK’s largest and best-known Glaucoma unit and Eye hospital, as well as one of the world’s top Eye hospitals. Dr Goh has extensive experience with difficult and multi-disciplinary eye diseases, as well as sophisticated eye surgeries.
Dr. Goh returned to Singapore in 2009 to join the Singapore National Eye Centre as a Consultant in the Departments of Glaucoma, Cataract, and Comprehensive Ophthalmology and hold various academic roles.
Dr. Goh specializes in difficult cataracts and simple and complex glaucoma and has extensive experience in general ophthalmology. His world-class training in London and his significant experience in Singapore have given him the ability to treat a wide spectrum of eye disorders, from the most basic to the most complex.
Dr. David Goh is a big believer in artificial intelligence and innovation, and he’s especially interested in bringing in and implementing cutting-edge technologies and the use of software to improve his management and delivery of Eye Care Services.
Education and Qualifications
- University of Nottingham, UK, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- UK bachelor’s degree in medical genetics
- Imperial College, London, holds a master’s degree in business administration
- Participant of Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London, United Kingdom
NOVENA Bladeless Cataract Surgery and Eye Specialist Center
The NOVENA Bladeless Cataract Surgery & Eye Specialist Centre is the first and only private facility with an in-house MOH (Ministry of Health) licensed Eye Ambulatory Surgery Centre providing Precise, Computerized 100% Bladeless Cataract Surgery.
The doctor’s focused expertise and application of the most cutting-edge innovations aim to give each patient a high quality of life and life-changing experience from the moment a diagnosis is made until the very conclusion of your procedure.
Dr. David Goh’s Eye Centre features three completely equipped operating rooms for his patients’ comfort, privacy, and care. The clinic’s objective is to become the premier choice in all aspects of ophthalmic care and surgery, collaborating with Dr Natasha Lim Eye Centre, a well-established Centre of Excellence in providing eye care in Singapore.
The NOVENA Bladeless Cataract Surgery & Eye Specialist Centre offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive eye care services equipment for all eye care and surgery aspects.
Services Provided
- Presbyopia, Myopia, And Astigmatism Correction
- Glaucoma Laser Treatment
- Retina Laser Treatment
6. Dr. Cheryl Lee
Dr. Cheryl Lee is an eye surgeon and ophthalmologist. Dr. Lee was inducted into the Straits Times Hall of Fame for her vision treatment and eye problems expertise. Her principal research interests include myopia (short-sightedness) and myopia-related illnesses.
Dr. Lee is the founder of The EyeClinic, Southeast Asia’s leading Implantable Contact Lens provider raising public awareness of the better reversible vision repair solution known as the implantable contact lens. She is also a member of the Implantable Contact Lens expert panel.
Dr. Lee’s interest and passion for myopia prevention and control in children stem from her 5-year-old son. Her other subspecialty interests revolve around improving one’s quality of life.
Eyeclinic by Dr. Cheryl offers a variety of procedures and lenses to fit the needs of each patient. One of these is the treatment of dry eyes, for which Dr. Lee has provided scientifically proven revolutionary treatments.
Dr. Lee is a retinal surgeon with extensive experience in treating cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, macula degeneration, and ocular inflammatory disorders such as uveitis and dry eyes.
She was awarded a distinction in the Alcon Glaucoma UK Competition in 2005. In addition, she participates in yearly European eye research conferences as a speaker and keeps up with the latest eye technology.
Qualifications
- MBBS (Singapore)
- FRCOphth (UK)
Education
- National University of Singapore
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida
- Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London, United Kingdom
The Eye Clinic By Dr. Cheryl Lee
Dr. Cheryl Lee’s EyeClinic is a boutique clinic that combines individualized attention with cutting-edge technology. The Eye clinic provides general eye examinations for both children and adults.
Over the years, the Eye clinic has earned a reputation for myopia control in youngsters, breakthrough dry eye treatment, the Swiss EVO Implantable Contact Lens, and Presbyopia/Lao Hua procedures for assisting patients in eliminating the need for reading glasses.
Clinical personnel at Dr. Lee’s Eye Clinic are certified optometrists, and administrative staff have extensive experience with Medisave and insurance financial counseling.
Services Provided
- EVO Visian implantable Collamer Lens
- Childhood Myopia Control
- Cataract Surgery
- Dry Eye Treatment
- Good Night Lens
- Presbyopia
7. Dr. Titus Wu
After graduating as an optometrist in Singapore, Titus earned his bachelor’s degree in optometry from Salus University (USA). He furthered his education to obtain a Master of Optometry degree at the University of New South Wales,
Advanced contact lens studies, advanced clinical optometry, ocular therapeutics, and dry eye management were all areas in which he was heavily active.
He also completed a preceptorship at LV Prasad, one of the busiest eye institutes in the world, in Hyderabad, India, where he focused on anterior and posterior eye disorders and advanced specialty contact lenses for treating cornea diseases.
Dr. Titus is an associate lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic in Singapore and a member of the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (AAOMC).
He is a participant of the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (AAOMC), the International Academy of Orthokeratology (IAO), the Scleral Lens Education Society (SLS), and the Singapore Optometric Association (SOA), among others.
In addition, Myopia control for youngsters and cornea and vision rehabilitation have been his clinical interests ever since he concentrated his practice on specialty contact lenses and primary eye care.
Education and Qualification
- BSc.Optom (USA)
- M.Optom (Aust)/Dip Optom
- M Optom
Titus Eye Care (the eye braces clinic)
Titus Eye Care specializes in Orthokeratology and Myopia Control for children at Titus Eye Care. It is dedicated to offering high-quality optometric care while utilizing cutting-edge eye care technology.
Their trained eye doctors provide a comprehensive range of eye screening and individualized consultations for local and international patients. As a result, Dr. Titus, the founder, has helped over 3,000 satisfied patients restore perfect vision.
Services Provided
- Ortho-k
- Myopia Control
- Contact Lens
- Speciality Contact Lens
- Spectacles
- Inclusive Eye Care Services and Eye Disease Management
8. Dr. Leonard Ang
Dr. Leonard Ang is a World-Renowned Eye Doctor and Specialist at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore and the director and eye specialist of the Lang Eye Centre.
He specializes in cataract surgery, cornea disease therapy, cornea transplantation, glaucoma treatment, retinal disease treatment, stem cell transplantation, complex eye disease treatment, and refractive surgery (LASIK, Epi-LASIK, LASEK, and Implantable Contact Lens).
Dr. Ang earned his degree in a specialist eye practice as an ophthalmologist in Singapore, Edinburgh, and London. He is also a Royal College of Surgeons Member, the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, and the Singapore Academy of Medicine (FAMS). In addition, he is one of Singapore’s few doctors who holds a Doctor of Medicine degree.
After finishing his specialist training in Singapore, he went on to complete advanced training in refractive and cornea surgery at prestigious eye centres in places like the United States and Japan, where he collaborated with some of the best cornea, refractive, and eye surgeons, as well as stem cell specialists.
Dr. Ang has pioneered new cornea and stem cell transplantation procedures, cornea and ocular surface stem cell growth, and bioengineering of eye tissues for ocular surface transplantation and reconstruction, among other accomplishments.
In Singapore, he was the first to use bioengineered oral (mouth) stem cells to treat serious cornea disease. He has also written a lot about glaucoma and its treatment.
DR Ang has helped restore the vision of patients with difficult cornea disorders in Singapore and Southeast Asia. He also completed the first set of pediatric Boston erotic cornea transplantations for children with blindness and cornea diseases.
He helped restore the vision of numerous local and foreign patients with difficult cornea disorders by performing the first series of Boston keratoprosthesis transplantations in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Education and Qualifications
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists of London (FRCOpth)
- Fellow of Edinburgh’s Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
Lang Eye Centre
Dr. Leonard Ang is the director and eye specialist of the Lang Eye Centre. The clinic is a one-stop eye specialist center that offers its patients high-quality and inexpensive eye care and treatment. It offers LASIK refractive surgery and other cutting-edge treatments for general and complex eye problems.
Services provided
- LASIK Surgery
- iLASIK surgery
- LASEK/EpiLASIK Surgery
- Implantable Contact Lens (ICL)
9. Dr. Alicia Claire How Su-Wei
Dr. Alicia How is the director of Dr. Alicia Eye Specialist. She is a Ministry of Health-accredited ophthalmologist. Dr. Alicia specializes in cataract and comprehensive ophthalmology and has over 15 years of medical experience. Her subspecialties include glaucoma and anterior segment eye surgery.
Dr. Alicia was a consultant ophthalmologist at the Singapore National Eye Centre’s (SNEC) Glaucoma unit before founding Dr. Alicia Eye Specialist. She also teaches at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School as an adjunct assistant professor and an Adjunct Clinician Investigator at Singapore Eye Research Institute. In addition, she works as a visiting consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre’s Glaucoma unit, teaching junior doctors and doing eye research.
Dr. Alicia earned her medical degree from Singapore’s National University. She is a surgeon with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Singapore Academy of Medicine. She received the Dean’s List Award for the Final Professional degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.
Education and Qualification
- MBBS (Singapore)
- MRCSEd (UK, Ophthalmology)
- MMED (Singapore Ophthalmology)
- FRCSEd (UK, Ophthalmology)
- FAMS (Ophthalmology)
Dr. Alicia Eye Specialist Clinic
Dr. Alicia’s Eye Specialist Clinic focuses on comprehensive and personalized eye care services for the entire family. Their eye specialist center employs a holistic approach to eye screening and eye health. While managing their eye condition(s), the eye specialist center considers their systemic challenges, which must also be addressed.
The Eye Specialist Centre has a variety of advanced ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging technology to help with patient treatment and management. For example, for an early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, these tests include visual field testing and specialist optic nerve imaging.
Also, the clinic offers basic to complete eye screening packages to assess your eye health and provide timely and accurate diagnoses for glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macula degeneration.
Services Provided
- Managing Myopia
- Glaucoma Diagnoses and Treatment
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration Screening and Treatment
10. Dr. Audrey Looi
Dr. Audrey Looi graduated from the Singapore National Eye Centre in 2000 with a degree in ophthalmology. From 2001 to 2002, she completed her sub-specialty study in Oculoplastic Surgery at the eye centre.
Dr. Looi was then awarded HMDP funding to continue her education at the University of British Columbia. She completed fellowships in oculoplastic, orbital, and ocular pathology before returning to Singapore in 2004 with a Best Fellow research prize.
In 2007, she was named SNEC’S Head of the Oculoplastic Service, which she held until 2016. Dr Looi also served in the military.
Dr. Looi is a reviewer for Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology and has published extensively in oculoplastic journals.
She is a Royal College of Ophthalmology (Edinburgh) examiner and takes part in the National University of Singapore’s Ophthalmology MMed and Exit examinations. From 2006 to 2010, Dr Looi served as Treasurer of the Asia-Pacific Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and from 2012 to 2014, he served as Vice-President of the society.
From 2013 to 2018, she was the Editor of the society’s newsletter, iPlastic, and in December 2018, she was chosen as First Vice-President of the society.
Education and Qualification
- MBBS,
- MMed (Ophth)
- FRCS (Ed)
- FAMS
Dr. Looi’s Ava Eye Clinic
Dr. Looi has made significant contributions to advancing general and oculoplastic care in Singapore, both in clinical practice and in training the next generation of ophthalmologists. A milestone achieved in her previous roles as Senior Consultant, Head of the Oculoplastic Department, Clinical Director of the General Eye Clinic at Singapore National Eye Centre, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School.
She has 20 years of clinical experience in the management of general and subspecialty eye diseases. Cataract surgery and oculoplastic surgery are her primary interests, and she has conducted over 7000 cataract surgeries. Ava Eye Clinic also treats other eye disorders like glaucoma and myopia control.
Dr. Looi will pioneer a new approach to full eye rejuvenation at Ava Eye Clinic. As a result, after the cataract procedure, her patients will have recovered eyesight and the best possibility of not needing spectacles and the opportunity to rejuvenate and regenerate the eyelid area.
The Ava Eye Clinic team of devoted medical, nursing, and optometry professionals work hard to improve the clinic’s patient experience while providing outstanding eye care that is satisfactory to everyone.
Services Provide
- Cataract Surgery
- Ptosis Surgery
- Blepharoplasty
Verdict
The eye doctors with their respective eye clinics discussed in the write-up are identified as the best in Singapore. With them, any health complications regarding your vision would be fixed at these eye clinics.
They are regarded as the best because of their extensive medical and surgical treatment experience and their track record of offering medical and surgical treatments for eye disorders.
Whatever your choice is among the list of eye doctors, you can be guaranteed to get the best available medical and surgical services.
FAQs
How do I choose an Eye Doctor?
There are different types of eye ailments. So you must do an eye screening to identify the specifics of your eye illness.
After that, search for eye doctors specializing in treating your identified eye conditions and consult them.
Decide which eye doctor to consult based on your conviction and ensure that the eye doctor and clinic possess the equipment required for the necessary treatments.
What happens During an Eye Screening?
Before measuring your eye pressure with a device gently pressed to your eyes, your eye doctor will administer numbing and dilating eye drops. Also, the eye doctor will use lights to examine your eyes more thoroughly.
Are Singapore’s eye doctors operating hours Monday-Friday?
Yes, the standard operating says of eye doctors and eye clinics run through Monday- Friday. However, opening and closing times during each day now vary according to each eye clinic.
Is it possible to get 20/20 eyesight after cataract surgery?
There is no guarantee you will restore perfect 20/20 vision after cataract surgery because you may still require glasses. Almost 90% of those with cataract surgery report that their vision improved after receiving treatment from a senior consultant eye surgeon and eye clinic.
