How do you become an eye surgeon or ophthalmologist?
I quite frequently get asked by my patients … so how do you become an ophthalmologist or eye surgeon? I find it a bit bemusing that many...
You and the world might look unexpectedly different after cataract surgery..
The main purpose of cataract surgery is to make people who can't see, see again. However, while for most people the improvement in vision...
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...
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...
Dr. Colin Chan interviewed by Eyeworld on cataract surgery after LASIK calculations
http://www.ewreplay.org/content/iol-calculations-post-refractive-surgery-eye
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...
Why are my eyes so sensitive to light?
There are many reasons why your eyes can be light sensitive. Sometimes it's an obvious cause like conjunctivitis. Other times it's not....
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...
New treatments... new hope
If you are lucky, you get to be part of one medical advance in your career that fundamentally changes treatment for your patients. So far...
