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...
Laser eye surgery: when am I too old?
It's a common question that comes up: am I too old to have laser eye surgery? Have I missed my chance? Am I going to need reading glasses...
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...
When something gets in your eye.. and it's not just smoke
It happens to all of us; you are walking along, having your coffee, checking out your Facebook feed and then ow ow ow, what's that pain...
How do I know if I can have laser eye surgery?
I tell about 1 in 5 people who come for laser eye surgery that they are unsuitable. Sounds like quite a high percentage right? That's...
Augmented reality, astigmatism and cataract surgery
In my two previous posts, I talked about what astigmatism is and how laser eye surgery corrects it. But what about if you have...
What is astigmatism... is that how you even say it?
Most of you might have vaguely heard this word "astigmatism" and some of you may even have been told you have it. But what actually is...
