3.Vision
Au Eong Kah Guan ; Yulianti ; Fifiana
The Singapore Family Physician 2012;38(1 (Supplement)):31-36
Among Singaporean adults of Chinese origin aged 40 to 79 years old, 1.1% and 0.5% were reported as being visually impaired and blind in both eyes respectively. Visual impairment and blindness can significantly affect one's quality of life. The key role of primary care doctors in the management of a patient with impaired vision is to diagnose its likely cause so that the patient can be referred to the appropriate eye care professional (i.e. optometrist or ophthalmologist) for treatment.
5.Time to raise awareness of blindness as another smoking-related condition.
Swati HANDA ; Kah-Guan Au EONG
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2006;35(5):379-380
Adolescent
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Adult
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Blindness
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epidemiology
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etiology
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prevention & control
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Female
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Global Health
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Smoking
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adverse effects
7.Opening our eyes to guide dogs for the blind in Singapore.
Deborah H L NG ; Rebecca Y K CHEW ; Francis SEOW-CHOEN ; Cheng Hock KUA ; Kah Guan Au EONG
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2008;37(9):806-808
Animals
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Behavior, Animal
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Blindness
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rehabilitation
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Bonding, Human-Pet
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Culture
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Dogs
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Humans
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Locomotion
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Singapore
8.A nationwide survey on the knowledge and attitudes of Malaysian optometry students on patients' visual experiences during cataract surgery.
Colin S H TAN ; Ai Hong CHEN ; Kah-Guan Au EONG
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2006;35(2):72-76
INTRODUCTIONDuring cataract surgery under regional (retrobulbar, peribulbar or sub- Tenon's) or topical anaesthesia, many patients experience a variety of visual sensations in their operated eye intraoperatively. Between 3% and 16.2% of patients are frightened by their intraoperative visual experiences, which may increase the risk of intraoperative complications and affect patients' satisfaction with the surgery. This study aims to determine optometry students' beliefs and knowledge of visual sensations experienced by patients during cataract surgery under regional and topical anaesthesia.
MATERIALS AND METHODSA nationwide survey of all Malaysian optometry students using a standardised, self-administered questionnaire.
RESULTSAll 129 optometry students participated in the survey, giving a 100% response rate. Overall, 26.4% and 29.5% of the students believed that patients undergoing cataract surgery under regional and topical anaesthesia, respectively, may experience no light perception, while 78.3% and 72.9%, respectively, thought that patients would experience light perception. Many respondents also believed that patients might experience a variety of other visual sensations. Of all respondents, 70.5% and 74.4% of students believed that patients undergoing cataract surgery under regional and topical anaesthesia, respectively, may be frightened by their visual experience and 93.0% and 85.3%, respectively, felt that preoperative counselling might help to alleviate this fear.
CONCLUSIONMany optometry students are aware that patients might encounter a variety of visual sensations during cataract surgery under local anaesthesia. A high proportion of students believe that patients may experience fear as a result of the intraoperative visual sensations and felt that preoperative counselling would be helpful.
Adult ; Anesthesia, Conduction ; Cataract Extraction ; psychology ; Counseling ; Fear ; Female ; Humans ; Intraoperative Period ; Malaysia ; Male ; Optometry ; education ; Sensation ; Visual Perception
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