Singapore National Eye Centre / Singapore Eye Research Institute

12/08/2026

👁️ Worried about changes in your vision? It could be AMD.

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) commonly affects adults aged 50 and above, and can impact your ability to read, recognise faces, or drive safely.

AMD may affect one or both eyes, and symptoms can sometimes go unnoticed in the early stages.

👀 What symptoms should you watch out for?

💡 How can you reduce your risk?

👆 Swipe to learn more.

Dr Christopher Sun, Consultant from the Medical Retina and Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Departments, shares answers to commonly asked questions about AMD. Learn more:

https://www.healthxchange.sg/how-to-manage/age-related-macular-degeneration/amd-age-related-macular-degeneration-qna-15july2025

09/08/2026

🌟 Heartfelt congratulations to our 30 National Day Award recipients! 🎉

This National Day, we celebrate 30 colleagues from SNEC-SERI whose dedication and commitment have been recognised with the Public Administration Medal (Bronze), Commendation Medal, 20 Efficiency Medals, and 7 Long Service Medals.

These awards honour their outstanding contributions and unwavering commitment to excellence in patient care, research, education and admin domains.

Every contribution makes a difference. Thank you for your passion, professionalism and dedication as we continue working together towards our shared purpose of Preventing Blindness and Improving Sight.

Congratulations once again to all our award recipients, and Happy National Day!

08/08/2026

🇸🇬 Happy 61st Birthday, Singapore! ❤️🤍

This National Day, we celebrate Singapore’s 61st year of independence and the spirit that continues to unite and inspire us.

Guided by this year’s theme, “Majulah Singapura, Go Beyond!”, we honour the resilience, courage and determination that have shaped our nation. As we look ahead, let us continue to push boundaries, care for one another and strive for a brighter, healthier future together.

From all of us at SNEC-SERI, we wish Singapore a Happy 61st National Day! Majulah Singapura! 🇸🇬✨

06/08/2026

05/08/2026

At 84, former police officer Lee Kim Hiong is living proof of how innovation can help save sight and improve quality of life.

After being diagnosed with choroidal melanoma, the most common form of ocular cancer, Mr Lee faced a difficult choice: removal of his eye or costly treatment overseas.

Instead, he became the first patient in Singapore to undergo plaque brachytherapy at SNEC, a sight-saving treatment pioneered by Prof Gavin Tan, Head and Senior Consultant, Surgical Retina Department, SNEC.

The outcome was life changing. The cancer was successfully controlled, and Mr Lee retained about 70% of his vision, allowing him to keep both his eye and his independence.

Today, plaque brachytherapy is giving patients with rare eye cancers new hope. Since introducing this treatment, SNEC has managed 24 cases of eye tumours, achieving more than 90% survival and eye-preservation rates and helping patients retain not just their sight, but also their quality of life.

Prof Tan hopes to expand access to this treatment across the region, strengthening expertise in managing rare eye cancers while helping to reduce costs and benefit more patients.

🔗 Read more: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/singapore/story20260719-9131555

2018年，前警官李锦雄在例常检查中，被诊断左眼患上罕见眼癌，一度面临摘除眼球或远赴海外接受昂贵治疗的艰难选择，令一向健康活跃的他大为震惊与恐惧。

03/08/2026

Today, we celebrated the dedication, compassion and unwavering commitment of our amazing nurses at SNEC.

Our CEO, Prof Aung Tin delivered the welcome address as we recognised the outstanding contributions of our nursing team, including recipients of the MOH Nurses’ Merit Award and Director of Nursing Award.

With this year’s theme, “Bloom & Unwind”, the celebration gave our nurses a well-deserved opportunity to relax, reconnect with colleagues and recharge. Staff put their knowledge to the test in a fun Kahoot! quiz with prizes awarded on the spot, enjoyed soothing aromatherapy, and got creative by making their own pressed dried flower keepsake kits. There was also delicious food, a Photo Booth to capture memorable moments, and plenty of laughter throughout the day.

To all our nurses, thank you for the compassion, resilience and professionalism you bring to every patient, every day. Your care makes a lasting difference, and we are grateful for all that you do.

Happy Nurses’ Day! 🌸

03/08/2026

🌼 Caring. Growing. Unwinding.

Get to know the people behind the scrubs as our nurses share what inspires them, the moments that make nursing rewarding, and how they recharge outside of work. 💖

🍪 From spending time with loved ones to enjoying good food, travelling, baking, and more, discover how our nurses Janice (Tele-care Coordination), Yolane (OT), Valerie (Day Ward), Hui Yun (Infection Control), Kok Wei (3B) and Shuhadah (6C) bloom at work and unwind beyond it! 🌻🏃‍♀️

To our nurses, thank you for the care, dedication and heart you bring to your work every day.

Happy Nurses' Day! May each day bring new opportunities to bloom and thrive. 🌸

01/08/2026

Happy Nurses’ Day!

Today, we celebrate and honour the incredible nurses of SNEC-SERI for your compassion, dedication and unwavering commitment to caring for our patients.

Earlier this week, on Tuesday, 28 July 2026, SingHealth Group CEO Prof Ng Wai Hoe and our leadership team visited SNEC-SERI to personally thank our nurses during a special Nurses’ Day walkabout, a heartfelt tribute to the invaluable role you play every day.

To all our nurses, thank you for the lives you touch, the comfort you provide, and the difference you make. Your care is at the heart of our mission to prevent blindness and improve sight.

31/07/2026

We were honoured to welcome Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, as our Guest of Honour at the opening ceremony of the 8th Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress & SNEC 35th Anniversary International Meeting, attended by over 2,600 delegates from nearly 50 countries on 24 July 2026.

In his address, Dr Balakrishnan paid a tribute to our founder, the late Prof Arthur Lim and the three values that built SNEC-

- Raising standards: "his insistence that every surgical procedure be recorded, that every complication be audited, that every opportunity to learn and to improve was pursued."

- Training: "to make sure that everybody had access to skills transfers... to sharpen each other's abilities and collectively raise standards across the world."

- Research: "..his insistence that research must be an integral, primary part of our service."

He added, "It's not enough to do the best for our patients... we needed to get to the cutting edge" which is reflected in SNEC and SERI's global impact across myopia, corneal surgery, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and AI.

Dr Balakrishnan served as SNEC's Medical Director in 1999–2000. Watch his full message in the video below.

31/07/2026

✨ Vision 2034 in Progress: One Mission, Many Hands (2/3)

Harnessing technology to transform care! Dr Ng Si Rui is driving SNEC's digital transformation as Chief Medical Informatics Officer.

With a deep understanding of both clinical practice and health informatics, he is embedding smarter systems and data-driven tools into everyday workflows, making it easier for care teams to deliver timely, personalised care. His approach is grounded in listening first: understanding the real challenges faced by clinicians before designing solutions that truly work.

Because meaningful digital transformation isn't about technology, it's about the people it serves, and the patients who benefit.