Oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal specialist Dr Evelyn Tai says prosthetic eyes help patients feel more self-assured, which has a profound impact on their well-being. (Bernama pic) Whether from an ...
When Cynthia De Boer tried to defend a friend at age 17, a blow to the left side of her face caused a retinal detachment. Doctors could not determine whether the blow alone or her pre-existing eye ...
A tiny wireless chip placed at the back of the eye is giving people with severe vision loss something they had been told they would never regain: the ability to see letters, shapes and even words ...
A man who lost his eye to retinoblastoma as a child has established a following on social media showing off the "cyborg eyes" he makes himself. "I've worn a fake eye since I was 6, but I've been ...
A new study warns that a widely used eye ointment can damage a popular glaucoma implant. Researchers found that oil-based ...
To assess tear cytokine levels and clinical outcomes in meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) in the blind eye of patients wearing an ocular prosthesis after 2 months of treatment with topical loteprednol ...
osing an eye – be it from an accident, illness or congenital condition – brings not only loss of sight in the affected eye but also emotional and social challenges that can impact one’s self-esteem ...
The hospital has its own expertise in the production of eye prostheses through Dr Nor Aidaniza Abdul Muttli from the School of Dental Sciences (PPSG). Pix credit HPUSM website. Dr Evelyn Tai Li Min.