Popular Eye Specialists in Penang
Your eyes are an important part of your health. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy and make sure you are seeing your best. There are a few healthy steps you can do to keep your eye healthy. Example of the steps are Eat right to protect your sight, Maintain a healthy weight, Be cool and wear your shades, Give your eyes a rest, Clean your hands and your contact lenses properly and many more. But the most important step that everyone need to pay attention to is to have a comprehensive dilated eye examinations from eye specialists. So check out below for the list of popular Eye Specialists in Penang.
1. International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC)
International Specialist Eye Centre Penang (ISEC Penang), Jalan Burma is a centre of excellence in ophthalmology, specifically in clinical care, teaching and research. ISEC Penang strives to provide high quality, compassionate, world-class eye care at an affordable level to the local and regional communities. ISEC Penang provides a full range of tertiary specialty services, ranging from sophisticated laser eye surgery (LASIK), to the most complex vitreoretinal, eyelid reconstruction, complex corneal transplantation surgeries as well as glaucoma surgery. ISEC Penang clinical decisions are made based on patient’s interests and contemporary evidence-based medicine. The clinical judgment of ISEC Penang team of subspecialty trained and comprehensive ophthalmologists are influenced by well-established clinical guidelines and extensive experiences in the specialty.
2. Dr. Choon Siew Cheong, Jonathan
Dr. Jonathan Choon qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1987 with degrees of MB.BCh, BAO (Ire) and LRCP & S (Ire). He received extensive ophthalmic training in the United Kingdom at prestigious centres such as The Royal Victoria Eye Hospital in Bournemouth, the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, the St. Paul’s Eye Hospital, Liverpool and The Royal Devon and Exeter Eye Hospital, Exeter. Whilst he was in the United Kingdom, he attained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, U.K. (FRCOphth). He returned to Malaysia in 1995 and was appointed as Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, prior to starting his private practice. Dr. Choon, who specializes in vitreo-retinal, anterior segment and phaco-emulsification cataract surgery, is also available for a wide range of other eye surgeries.
Dr Adrian qualified from Aberdeen University, UK in 2000. He continued his postgraduate ophthalmic training in Peterborough, Edinburgh and Dundee, UK. This was followed by Advance Corneal, External eye diseases and Refractive surgery fellowship training in Newcastle and Liverpool, UK. Dr. Adrian specialises in Advance Cataract Surgery (including toric, multifocal and Artisan implants), Refractive surgery (both laser and lens exchange), Corneal transplantation, Management of Ocular Surface and Corneal Diseases, Glaucoma and filtration surgery as well as General ophthalmology. Currently, he is in International Specialist Eye Centre Penang (ISEC Penang).
Dr. Tah Kheng Soon graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India in 1996. He went on to obtain a fellowship in Ophthalmology from the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians, Glasgow. He worked in the Department of Ophthalmology in Hospital Melaka, starting as an Ophthalmic medical officer until the completion of his post-graduate specialist training and his appointment as an eye surgeon in the hospital. He completed subspecialty training in Refractive Surgery (LASIK) in Vancouver, Washington, USA in 2006.
5. Assoc Prof Dr Andrew Lim Keat Wu
Assoc Prof Dr Andrew Lim Keat Wu is an eye specialist in Island Hospital,Penang. His speciality is in the Ophthalmology. Dr. Andrew's sub-specialities are Cataract surgery with premium lenses, Medical retina including Uveitis, and Surgical Retina. Besides that, Dr. Andrew focuses on Vitreo-retinal surgery, Cataract & Intraocular lens implantation, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment, Age Related Macular Degeneration Treatment including injections of anti-VEGF, YAG & Argon Laser Procedures, Paediatric (Child) Eye Care including Cataract, Ambylopia, Optometry, Thyroid Eye Disease, Retinal surgery for retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, macular hole, dropped nucleus and dropped lens implants and Premium intraocular lens implant such as Toric, Trifocal, Multifocal, Multifocal Toric, Accomodative, Iris Fixated and Painted Intraocular Lens.
Dato’ Dr. Lai is a general ophthalmologist with a special interest in diseases of the retina and vitreous. He graduated from the medical faculty of the University of Malaya in 1980 and obtained his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1985. He was formerly the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Malaya and was responsible for setting up the postgraduate Masters of Ophthalmology Course for the same university. Dr. Lai specialized in vitreo-retinal, corneal, cataract and glaucoma surgeries.
She went on to pursue her primary medical degree at Mangalore University, India and graduated in 1992. She came back to Malaysia in 1993 and completed the 1-year compulsory housemanship in 1994 at Penang General Hospital. She pursued her primary speciality in Ophthalmology in 1996 by enrolling in the Master of Surgery for Ophthalmology at UKM under the open system and was posted to Penang General Hospital for 3 ½ years and a 6 months attachment to Hospital UKM. In 2004, she went on to pursue fellowship in Glaucoma under the Ministry of Health. On completion of her fellowship in 2007, she had worked as an Ophthalmologist with special interest in Glaucoma in Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh. She specialized in clinical work on Ophthalmology and Glaucoma.
8. Vista Eye Specialist (Penang)
Vista Eye Specialist is situated at Bukit Mertajam, Penang and it is very easy to find the specialist centre. Besides that, Vista Specialist Centre provides General Eye Care, Vision Evaluation, Glaucoma Screening, diabetic Eye Disease, Paediatric Eye Care, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Corneal Diseases, Dry Eye, Corporate Eye Screenings and many more eye treatment. Vista Eye Specialist also specialised in No-Blade Cataract Surgery, iLASIK, Visian ICL, Reading Vision and Pterygium Excision with Graft (Glue).
9. Optimax Eye Specialist (Penang)
Optimax Eye Specialist is a private company. While maintaining profits is necessary in order to sustain the talent and technological investments in OPTIMAX, they have not forgotten their social responsibilities as a medical service provider. Throughout the years, OPTIMAX, together with their corporate partners and selected charitable organizations, they have given back to the people by aiding in the restoration of sight to the less fortunate through sponsorship of cataract surgeries, providing free eye health screenings and also free eye health education to the public. So, please make a walk-in into Optimax eye Specialist to make an eye check-up.
10. Dr Yau Ga Rin
Dr. Yau Ga Rin specializes in Ophthalmology. Dr. Yau is one of the lead eye surgeons in Malaysia for cataract surgery with real pseudo accommodation with Ultrasmart intraocular lens, at present the most physiological IOL and the leading Ophthalmologist in the World to advocate for Prevention of ARMD. Dr. Yau’s sub-specialty is concentrated on Interventional Glaucoma Management by using laser technology to reduce dependence on expensive glaucoma medication. Dr. Yau is an expert in Cataract surgery with real pseudo accommodation by using Ultrasmart Intraocular lens made in USA and designed in Chennai India.
Here you go. The 10 popular eye specialists and specialist centres in Penang. If you are searching for more eye specialists then click here. Feel free to click on the doctors name to give comment or write review on the doctors services that you have experienced before. Any other suggestions, leave your comment below or contact us.
Besides that, here is the link for the list of eye specialists in Kuala Lumpur & Selangor and Johor.
