Friday, September 8
-8 Sept-
DAY 1
first day of attachment at Singapore National Eye Centre... morning we reached went to the level4 look for our in-charge then we were brought around the area to tour. we were also given the roster for the week...
then we went to seperate location to be attached to an optometrist. i was in Clinic F, which is about retina de, and was attached to Madeline... sit there watch how she do refraction. since that place is mostly elderly, patience is very important. haha...
then is our lunch break! went the chinatown temporary market for lunch... took out own sweet time.
next up is the Singlasik... we were shown the topographer. wa, all the process of the machine is chim sia... haha. Mr Patrick was worried that we cant understand cos of previous feedback... haha. but quite ok la.
DAY 2
second day at SNEC... morning had cataract lesson with Dr Lee Lim Hui. she gave us information on the two procedure that is usually practice and also answer our questions. next we went down to the ECS to look at cases. she showed us patients with cataract, post-cataract, pterygium, corneal erosion. and best of all, she did an cataract stich removal in front of us! cool sia, with less than 1m away. haha...
after lunch we went to the low vision department. Ms Lusiana allow us to sit in and watch how she did the refraction on these patients. after that she also showed us some ocular aids which can help thses patients see well..
DAY 3
third day at SNEC... morning went the photography department to take a look at some instruments. Mr PAul showed us around and explained the uses of some of the instruments there... then there was patient who came for the photo taking. we saw a patient with macular hole, diabetic patient with retinal haemorrhages, teenager with corneal ulcer. gosh, the insertion of FFA is terrible!
after lunch we went to the OT viewing room... through the cameras there, we are able to see the on-going surgeries in the different OTs. we saw some "live" cataract videos done by experts and also by trainees.
DAY 4
fourth day at SNEC today... morning met up with the orthoptics there. we were asked questions on mainly squints and BV related problems. we saw patients with XOT over 45 prism dioptres~! wow...
after lunch, things got even more amazing... we were allowed into the Lasik room operating room! haha... gown up with all the disposable stuff and we stodd inside while the doctor did an Lasik. wa, super cool sia... super fast!
after that we were attached to an contact lens expert who has a keratoconus patient. he fitted rose-k lenses and guided us on each of the steps. we learn alot more with regard to keratoconus...
DAY 5
last day of attachment at SNEC... morning we were atached to optometrist. shoot some questions to my optom Adeline... learn some techniques and to spot if the patient is having difficulty. after lunch we went to take a walk around SERI... so many instruments there sia! haha... i took a 3D image of my ONH. finally manage to see my own tilted disc in 3D! amazing sia...
had a feedback session before we were left off...
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