Cataract Surgery

Dr Natasha Lim is a graduate of the University of Nottingham Medical School in the United Kingdom (UK) as well as an associate of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London. She also underwent a residency training programme in Central London for Ophthalmology in the years 1998 to 2000. After completing the programme she obtained advanced surgical training at Moorfields …

Cataract affects over 80% of the population in Singapore over the age of 60, and 95% of the population over the age of 70. In fact, more than a third of adults aged 45 and up have cataracts in some form. Hence, people engage in cataract surgery done by a professional cataract surgeon.  Other health problems, such as severe myopia, …

What should I know about Cataract? Well you may have heard of or bump into the term cataract or seen advertisements on cataract surgery and maybe you are wondering, will I ever go through this and require a cataract surgery to be done by a cataract surgeon? Do not fear as in this article we will cover cataract removal in …

The cause of presbyopia is the normal loss of near focusing ability that occurs with age. As people age, the lens becomes harder and less elastic, making it more difficult for the eye to focus on close objects, or less able to focus when you view something close up, or having trouble seeing small print, including text messages on their phone. Though presbyopia is …

A cataract is more common with increasing age, though it can occur at any time in life. For those aged 45 to 74 the percentage of people with vision reduced by cataract is %. By age 60 years, more than 60% of eyes have cataracts. By 75 years of age, about 95% of eyes have a cataract. What is Cataract …

When do Eye Cataracts actually occur? To start off, let’s understand more about Cataracts. Cataract is the clouding of the eye’s natural lens. Our lens is positioned behind the coloured part of our eye, and works much like a camera lens. It focuses light that passes through our eyes to produce clear vision on the retina.  For scientific illustrations as …

The procedure, which can greatly cut the risk of blindness, would be a boon for Singapore’s ageing population, since the disease affects 80 per cent of those above 60 years old. Most patients are able to opt for the surgery, which helps to preserve the layer of cells lining the inside of the cornea, a transparent surface of the eye …

Ans: Glaucoma is actually a team of illness that wreck the eye’s optic nerve and may lead to impaired vision as well as also loss of sight if left behind without treatment. It is actually often connected with high Intraocular Tension (IOP) in the eye (> 21 mm Hg). GLAUCOMA = OPTIC NERVES DAMAGE What is actually the symptom of …

Eye with cataract what is flood? Cataract is where the pleasant all-natural lens inside the eye becomes cloudy so that lighting is scattered and blocked out. Eyesight is at that point reduced. It might feel like checking out frozen glass or even there might be glare in vivid lighting or even with evening steering. Who acquires flood? Flood is extra …

As gadgets use is increasing every year, myopia and cataract speed has also been rising. Back in Singapore, many studies have shown that 80 percent of 18 years old suffer from myopia, also of that 20 percent have high myopia. A cataract is a result of the clouding of the natural crystalline lens within the eye that causes light to …