Chelvin Sng

About Chelvin Sng

Adjunct Associate Professor, National University Hospital, Singapore; Medical Director, Chelvin Sng Eye Centre, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital; Convenor, Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society MIGS Interest Group, Singapore

Make a bold prediction for the future of ophthalmology

Within the next 20 years, I predict (and hope) that patients who have undergone cataract surgery – or those who have glaucoma – would not require daily eye drops, but can be treated with sustained release medications. This will really improve their quality of life.

If you weren’t an ophthalmologist, what would you be doing instead?

I would be a sleep-deprived obstetrician and gynecologist, just like my parents! I am so glad that I chose ophthalmology instead.

What global trends in eye health should ophthalmologists be aware of?

The increasing incidence of myopia in Asia, especially high myopia, has resulted in a higher incidence of myopia-related eye diseases. I am seeing many more 40-year old myopes with glaucoma than I did 20 years ago when I started my ophthalmology residency.