Eye Health Insights
In-depth articles on retinal and macular conditions — written to give patients, families, and referring clinicians a clear, honest picture of what is happening, what the options are, and what to expect.
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Retinal Surgery
A shadow or curtain appearing in your vision is a surgical emergency. This comprehensive guide covers the warning signs, why high myopes are most at risk, what vitrectomy and scleral buckling involve step-by-step, and what visual recovery looks like — including Dr. Wong's landmark 1,032-patient study on outcomes.
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High Myopia: Why Glasses Aren't the End of the Story
A strong prescription is just the beginning. What decades of axial elongation silently do to the retina and macula — and what annual surveillance catches before it's too late.
Macular Hole: What It Is, Who Gets It & Face-Down Recovery
A gap dead centre in your vision — alarming, but highly fixable with surgery. Includes an honest guide to face-down positioning: what it involves, why it matters, and how to survive it.
Eye Floaters: When to Panic, When Not To
Most floaters are harmless. A sudden shower of them, or flashes alongside new ones, is not. A clear clinical decision framework — red, amber, green — for every scenario.
Dislocated Intraocular Lens: Causes, Symptoms & Surgery
An IOL implanted during cataract surgery can shift out of position years later — causing sudden double vision or blur. Why it happens, who is at risk, and what vitreoretinal surgery involves.
Epiretinal Membrane: When to Watch, When to Operate
A thin scar on the macular surface causing distortion and blur. The surgical decision is more nuanced than most patients realise — and knowing when not to rush matters.
Diabetic Retinopathy: What Every Diabetic Patient Must Know
The leading cause of preventable blindness in working-age adults. Almost entirely avoidable with timely screening — but it causes no symptoms until it is advanced.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What You Need to Know
AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in adults over 50. Understand dry vs wet AMD, when to seek urgent review, and how anti-VEGF injections have transformed outcomes.
Intravitreal Injections: What to Expect
A needle into your eye sounds alarming — most patients find it far more tolerable than they imagined. A step-by-step guide to what happens before, during, and after.
Vitrectomy: What It Is, When It's Needed & What to Expect
The most common retinal surgery — removing the gel-filled eye centre to treat detached retinas, holes, floaters, and membrane complications. A complete pre-operative and recovery guide.
Myopia in Children: Why It Matters & What Parents Can Do
Childhood myopia in Singapore is epidemic — 90% of teenagers are myopic. Early detection and intervention can slow progression and prevent lifelong complications. What every parent should know.
Cataract Surgery: Complex Cataracts, High Myopia & Post-Vitrectomy Eyes
Cataract surgery is the most common eye surgery worldwide — but cataracts in post-vitrectomy eyes and highly myopic eyes demand specialised expertise. A guide to standard and complex cataract surgery, combined phaco-vitrectomy, and IOL options.
These are ophthalmic emergencies. Do not wait for a scheduled appointment.
Dr. Wong is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Asia Pacific Eye Centre, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore. He holds subspecialty certification in vitreoretinal surgery and a PhD in ocular drug delivery (Utrecht University). He has authored 116+ peer-reviewed papers (H-Index 36, 4,491 citations), co-edited a Springer textbook on myopia, and contributed to the WHO/IAPB international myopia guidelines. His primary research focus is myopic retinal disease, and his clinical focus is retinal surgery, macular disease, and the long-term ocular consequences of high myopia.
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Reading is a good start. A proper assessment with Dr. Wong — including dilated fundus examination and OCT — is the definitive step. Clinics at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.