Cataract and intraocular lens implantation surgery continues to be the most common operation performed in SNEC . The specialists in the Singapore National Eye Centre perform about 8000 cataract operations a year.
Our specialists are available for consultation in the following areas:
cataract and lens implantation surgery
secondary cataracts
traumatic cataracts
congenital cataracts
endocapsular rings
secondary lens implantation
subluxated implants
aniridia
Cataract surgery is carried out as a day / ambulatory procedure. We have a comfortable dayward managed by a team of friendly and experienced nurses to make your experience here satisfying.
Our Singapore National Eye Centre has a pool of expertise and the state-of-the-art microscopes / machines / instruments to perform no stitch small incision phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia with refractive correction.
A wide range of intraocular lenses that include Foldable IOL, Multifocal IOL, Accommodative IOL and Microincision IOL are available for implantation following cataract surgery to cater to the individual needs of our patients.
The SNEC ophthalmic technicians provide special services and testing that include:
Ultrasonography
Applanation ultrasound Biometry
Immersion ultrasound Biometry
IOL Master non contact Biometry
Computerised cornea topography
Contrast Sensitivity
In SNEC, all cataract surgeries are monitored and recorded. Strict quality assurance auditing for surgical problems and outcomes ensures that good standards of practice are maintained.
The Service is also active in training and education. We provide on going surgical apprenticeship in cataract surgery at basic, advanced and fellowship levels. We also conduct:
Basic Microsurgical Course
Advanced Microsurgical Course
Basic Phacoemulsification Course
Advanced Phacoemulsification Course
Educational talks for the public, corporate offices and General Practitioners
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Cataract surgery is carried out as a day / ambulatory procedure. We have a comfortable dayward managed by a team of friendly and experienced nurses to make your experience here satisfying.
Our Singapore National Eye Centre has a pool of expertise and the state-of-the-art microscopes / machines / instruments to perform no stitch small incision phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia with refractive correction. 
A wide range of intraocular lenses that include Foldable IOL, Multifocal IOL, Accommodative IOL and Microincision IOL are available for implantation following cataract surgery to cater to the individual needs of our patients.
