2021
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Why did you choose to do graduate education at NUS? If you received offers from other universities, why did you pick NUS?
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is the top medical school in Asia and it was not a difficult choice.
How does graduate school compare to your undergraduate experience?
Graduate school has a lot more flexibility and self-learning. The relationship between mentor and student is a lot closer and allows the student to learn in a more focused manner
Briefly share about your research or thesis (i.e. dissertation topic for Masters by Coursework students).
The main objective is to develop a portable handheld intraocular pressure measuring device which will enable glaucoma sufferers to monitor their eye pressure outside the hospital environment. This will improve glaucoma screening and monitoring in the community
On hindsight, would you have chosen the same research supervisor for your graduate programme?
Yes. A/Prof Clement Tan is approachable and nurturing as a supervisor. He is willing to listen and accepts alternative answers. He encourages me to explore possibilities and think out of the box.
What impact do you hope to have with your research?
My dream is to translate research and innovation to impact clinical practice that ultimately improves eye health of the population.
Academic Activities
JAMES DYSON AWARD – Home Eye Pressure E-skin Sensor (HOPES)
Other Endeavours
As part of the vision to bring ophthalmology to the community, we are embarking on multiple clinical trials to create sustainable solutions to increase accessibility to eye care in Singapore. The efforts are focused on minitiarising and innovating to create devices to screen and monitor for chronic eye diseases in the community