A/Prof. Colin Chan shortlisted for major photography award
Dr Colin Chan has been shortlisted for the Australian Photography Awards in the Wildlife category. A keen amateur bird and wildlife...
A/Prof. Colin Chan talks about Covid-19 and importance of ongoing eye care in Mivision
"Ophthalmologists say communication by optometrists, ophthalmologists and patients is more critical than ever right now, to minimise...
An increasingly short sighted world
Many will remember our mum or dad shouting at us as kids " if you sit too close to the TV, you will go blind!" Nowadays I am the one...
Nothing hides forever
For most of us, the shape of our eyes stops changing some time in our 20s much like our body stops growing. That then begs the obvious...
A/Prof. Colin Chan teaching in Vietnam
A/Prof. Colin Chan recently traveled to Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam as an organiser and participant in the inaugural APAO Satellite...
Are you an "Eye drop connoisseur"?
One of patients with dry eye recently made me laugh out loud when she gave herself the title of "Eye drop connoisseur". Her title was...
When is the "right time" to have cataract surgery?
There are a lot of myths out there about cataract surgery and I find many of my patients seek advice from me about when is the...
What makes my eyes tired?
What makes my eyes tired? Your eye is an amazing optical camera but unlike your phone camera, it gets tired... and you feel that as...
FDA approval for Crosslinking for keratoconus
I was invited by Eyeworld Asia-Pacific to comment on the various opinions of surgeons on crosslinking for keratoconus and its recent FDA...
Teaching and Charity in the Asia Pacific
I recently attended the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong. I was kept busy, having been invited to give 3...
