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Written by GPAS   
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 00:00

              Secretary, GPAS gives Notice of 3rd Annual General Meeting on 14 August 2010: Click - GPAS-3AGM

26/07/2010: Due to last minute cancellation of the venue at SWA, we will advice you of the new venue in the next few days.

27/07/2010: As there are no available budget venue for 14 August 2010, your committee has decided to hold the meeting at Sam's house in Simei located within 5-10 minutes walk from the Simei MRT Station. A Map can be found at: SIMEI_location

28/07/2010: Message from a glaucoma doctor who supports GPAS -  Dear Sam, I would like to thank you and the outgoing committee for all the good work you have done. It is good work that you are doing, and I wish GPAS all the best in its future endeavours!

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 15:16
 
ALL A BLUR? - LiveWell Magazine PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sam Fong   
Monday, 06 April 2009 08:37
ALL A BLUR? - LiveWell Magazine March/April 2009
An article on glaucoma titled: All a Blur? appeared in the March-April 2009 Issue of LiveWell Magazine in Singapore as a public awareness message in observance of the 2nd World Glaucoma Day on 12 March 2009. You may find an interactive copy of the article on Page 67 at http://asia2.digitalflip.com/Livewell/lw24/ It also featured GPAS on the sidebar. Take a look.
Last Updated on Monday, 06 April 2009 12:12
 
SAVH: New referrals to LVC - 27% of cases are glaucoma PDF Print E-mail
Written by GPAS   
Sunday, 09 November 2008 08:12

For those who are unfamiliar with glaucoma as a disease it may come as a surprise that it is the World's 2nd leading cause of blindness. More than 6.5 million people in the world became blind due to glaucoma - this numbers are more than the entire population of Singapore.

The good news is glaucoma is the most treatable amongst the degenerative chronic eye diseases - like Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Diabetic Retinopathy - and the probability of maintaining vision for a life-time is good.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 February 2009 18:27
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 March 2009 19:01
 
VISIONARY AWARD 2008 - Dr. Khoo Chong Yew PDF Print E-mail
Written by Sam Fong   
Wednesday, 01 October 2008 12:53

VISIONARY AWARD 2008 for Dr. Khoo Chong Yew 

I was introduced to Dr. Khoo Chong Yew at the Singapore Women's Association's Charity Dinner on 23 August 2008. Immediately, Dr. Khoo captivated me by his unassuming and gentle demeanour and I wondered what drives people like him to achieve so much.

He was awarded this year's Visionary Award 2008 at the 7th National Congress of Optometry & Opticianry held in mid-September 2008. The first sentence of the citation tells us: 
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2nd World Glaucoma Day - 12 March 2009

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The goal, this time, will be to surpass last year's achievements and make sure that the advocacy, awareness and screening efforts will be more vocal and better promoted to all glaucoma stakeholders: authorities, institutions, the industry, doctors and - above all - glaucoma patients, diagnosed and undiagnosed. WGPA-George N. Lambrou

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Ophthalmic Consultants (OC) is a dynamic group of eye surgeons with vast professional and teaching experience, who are passionate about patient care and committed towards providing the best possible eye care to the patient. Established in 1995, OC operates from two clinics located in Singapore at the Gleneagles Medical Centre

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  • Sam Fong : will go on medical leave with immediate effect and is not expected to return to duty till August 2010. The vice president Mr. Ronald Tan will be acting president of GPAS in his absence.
  • Sam Fong : welcomes members & friends to interact with us on our online site - The GPAS Society |Facebook
  • Click-Enter : Here is the pdf version of AHAF June 2009 Newsletter
  • Click-Enter : Here is the pdf version of Gleams May 2009 Issue from Glaucoma Research Foundation.
  • Sam Fong : Very often for specific eye screenings of family members of glaucoma patients enquiries have been made whether spouse is included. For classification of biological family history the following relationships are often used: first-degree relative is a sibling, parent or offspring; a second-degree relative is a grandparent, aunt, uncle or grandchild. ...)
  • GPAS : 6 Dec 2008: Some good news for glaucoma patients as more generic eyedrops come into the market ... Cosopt (dorzolamide HCI, timolol maleate ophthalmic solution, Merck) has recently gone off-patent, while Xalatan (latanoprost, Pfizer) is set to be available in generic form in 2011. In addition, Hi-Tech Pharmacal recently received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for dorzolamide ophthalmic solution 2%, the generic for Trusopt ophthalmic solution 2% (Merck).

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