Affiliates of Eye and Retina Surgeons (ERS)

Dr Steve Seah

Dr Steve Seah
FRCS(Ed), M.Med(Ophth), FRCS(G), FROPhth(UK), FAMS
Senior Consultant, Glaucoma Service SNEC

Name : Dr Steve Seah

Designation : Senior Consultant(PT)

Professional Qualifications

  • MBBS
  • FRCS
  • M.Med(Ophth)
  • FRCS
  • FROPhth(UK)
  • FAMS

Tile and Affiliation

  • Senior Consultant(PT), Singapore National Eye Centre
  • Clinical Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore
  • Executive and Founding Member of Asian-Oceanic Glaucoma Society
  • Past President of Singapore Society of Ophthalmology
  • Former Head of Glaucoma Service of Singapore National Eye Centre
  • Director, Excellence Healthcare
  • Director, Steve Seah Ophthalmology Pte Ltd
  • Director, Steve Seah Eye Surgery Pte Ltd
  • Honorary Scientific Expert Adviser, Tianjin Eye Center and Tianjin Medical University
  • Honary Consultant, Xiamen Eye Centre
  • Member of Complaint Panel Committee, Singapore Medical Council

Areas of Research Interest :
Angle closure glaucoma, glaucoma surgeries and wound healing, glaucoma drainage devices, presbyopia, relationship of lens and glaucoma.

Leadership Positions :

  • Past-President of Singapore Society of Ophthalmology
  • Executive and Founding Member of Asian-Oceanic Glaucoma Society
  • Former Head of Glaucoma Service of Singapore National Eye Centre
  • President of Organizing Committee, Congress of Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology 2006
  • Member of Glaucoma Research Society
  • Council Member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
  • Board Member of Singapore Eye Foundation
  • Commanding Officer and Lieutenant Colonel of Second Combat Support Hospital
  • Singapore Armed Forces

Clinical Specialty :
Glaucoma: Diagnosis and management of all satges of glaucoma. Surgery for primary and difficult and refractory glaucoma: trabeculectomy with antimetabolites, glaucoma drainage implant surgery, and non-penetrating glaucoma filtration surgery. Cataract: State-of–the–art phacoemulsification and implantation of various intraocular lenses including accommodative lenses, difficult cataracts including small pupil, shallow anterior chamber, subluxated cataracts.

Special Honors :

  1. Special Distinguished Award, Asia-pacific Academy of Ophthalmology 2001 and 2006
  2. Special Achievement Award, Singapore National Eye Centre 1997
  3. Distinguished Graduate, National Service Command and Staff Course 2000