21st National Eye Care Day

The National Eye Care Day is an annual community event initiated by Singapore National Eye Centre in year 2000 with the aims to promote eye health among Singaporeans of all ages. The theme for this year is ‘Eye Care during the Covid-19 pandemic’.

There will be free eye care webinars for the public to learn first-hand from eye doctors from SNEC on the common eye conditions affecting our population. The webinars will be conducted in English and Mandarin. This is also the first time the eye care talks are held virtually online in order to extend the opportunity to everyone for a chance to join in and learn more about the importance of eye care.

The webinars are jointly organised by the Singapore National Eye Centre and the eye departments of government restructured hospitals.

Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2020
Time: 9.30am – 12pm (English); 2.30pm – 4.30pm (Mandarin)
Cost: Free
Registration: https://www.snec.com.sg/NECD

English Programme		Mandarin Programme
Topic	Speaker	Topic	Speaker
Welcome	Prof Wong Tien Yin Medical Director Singapore National Eye Centre	如何采取措施降低 2019 冠状病毒 疫情对儿童近视恶化的影响	符丽联医生 (Dr Foo Li Lian) 副顾问, 近视中心
Childhood Myopia – The impact of COVID-19 and Tips for Maintenance of Eye Health	Dr Loh Kai-Lyn Consultant Myopia Centre	如何应对居家办公对视力的影响	黄欣仪医生 (Dr Melissa Wong) 高级顾问, 白内障和综合眼科部门
Working From Home – Impact on Our Vision and What We Can Do About It	Dr Daniel Chua Consultant Refractive Surgery Department	认识白内障和白内障手术	方齐扬医生 (Dr Allan Fong) 主任兼高级顾问, 白内障和综合眼科部门
Cataracts and Cataract Surgery – What You Need to Know	Dr Khor Wei Boon Senior Consultant Corneal & External Eye Disease Department	青光眼 – 无声致盲性眼疾	刘锦融医生 (Dr Low Jin Rong) 副顾问, 白内障和综合眼科部门
Glaucoma – The Silent Blinding Disease	Dr Kiew Sieh Yean Associate Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department	预防糖尿病视网膜病变引起的 视力受损	黄志伟医生 (Dr Wong Chee Wai) 顾问, 视网膜外科部门
Preventing Vision Loss from Diabetic Retinopathy	Dr Daniel Ting Consultant Surgical Retina Department	年龄相关性黄斑变性 – 症状和治疗	蔡詩翔医生 (Dr Andrew Tsai) 顾问, 视网膜外科部门
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments	Dr Shaun Sim Associate Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department