News Quotes


FUNGAL KERATITIS CORNEAL INFECTION

“It takes courage to be the first country to draw the link between eye infection and the product. SNEC’s reputation was at risk; MOH and…. Singapore’s reputation was also at stake.”
(Health Minister, Khaw Boon Wan, applauding the SNEC team for drawing a link between rising numbers of fungal corneal infections and Bausch and Lomb’s ReNu Moistureloc contact lens solution)
The Straits Times, 11 July 2006


The first report to strongly associate the problem with MoistureLoc came from Singapore on Feb. 17, after the Singapore National Eye Center noticed a cluster of seven cases the month before. Officials viewed records back to the preceding May and found that the Bausch product had been involved in 18 of 19 cases that were linked to lens use.
The New York Times, 18 May 2006

Keen Eyes Here Avert Blinding Infection

"…It reflects well on our clinicians, who are always alert for changes in patterns of diseases”
(Prof K Satku, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health)
The Straits Times, 23 May 2006


TOOTH IN EYE SURGERY (OOKP)

Tooth In Eye Surgery Gives Sight Back

A blind Thai teenager has regained his sight after an operation in Singapore that involved implanting into the eye an artificial cornea fashioned from one of his teeth.
Bangkok Post, 2 August 2004


Mampu Melihat Lewat Gigi

Malangnian nasib Luck Pewnual. Pria berusia 19 tahun ini menjadi buta gara-gara obat jerawat….tapi sejak menjalani transplantasi mata di Singapore National Eye Centre, 21 Februari lalu, kesihatan warga Thailand ini membaik.
Gatra (Indonesia), May 24, 2004


Eye Tooth Implant Hopes To Bring Sight To Blind Boy.
Arab Health Magazine, April 2004


RESEARCH

Scientists here find gene that causes blindness in kids. Discovery of gene may also help treat blindness in elderly.
The Straits Times, 1 August 2006

(The SERI and SNEC team's discovery was published in July's Nature Genetics, a prestigious scientific jounal)