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With age comes wisdom, but it frequently comes with cataract too. Cataract is the clouding of the normally clear lens of the eye. It is a common cause of vision loss in people age 60 and above. Cataract causes blurry vision and makes it difficult for patients to difficult to see at night or in… Continue reading Does A Cataract Need to be “Ripe” Before it is Removed?

Asian Eye Institute’s Cornea and Refractive Service Director, Dr. Robert Edward Ang, and his fellows received best paper awards from prestigious international and local organizations for their contributions to the field of ophthalmology: – 2016  American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Best Paper: Comparison of Visual Performance of Visual Performance of Monocular and Binocular… Continue reading Asian Eye’s Dr. Robert Ang receives Best Paper Awards

Asian Eye Institute’s Eye Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Franklin P. Kleiner, was chosen to deliver the Liborio Mangubat Memorial Lecture during this year’s Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology (PAO) Congress. This lecture is not only a tribute to Dr. Liborio Mangubat, the Father of Oculoplastics in the Philippines, but it is also the highest award the… Continue reading Dr. Franklin Kleiner delivers Liborio Mangubat Memorial Lecture

Dr. Robert Ang received two awards at the 29th Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (APACRS) Annual Meeting held in Bali, Indonesia. His paper entitled “Long-Term Outcomes of Monocular Implantation of Small Aperture Intraocular Lens” won Best Paper, while “Prospective Study of a Schlemm’s Canal Microstent in Combination with Phacoemulsification for IOP Reduction in Open-Angle Glaucoma” (HYDRUS… Continue reading Dr. Robert Ang wins awards at the 29th APACRS Convention

Asian Eye’s Cornea and Refractive Surgeon Dr. Emerson Cruz has been re-appointed as a member of the Multimedia Library Editorial Board of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s International Society of Refractive Surgery (AAO ISRS). He is the only Asian member of the committee and has been part of it for the past 2 years. Congratulations,… Continue reading AAO ISRS re-appoints Dr. Emerson Cruz as member of Multimedia Library Editorial Board

Congratulations to Asian Eye Institute’s Dr. Robert Ang for winning the Best Paper of Session at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium last May. His paper on the Comparison of Visual Performance of Monocular and Binocular Implantation of a Small-Aperture IOL was among the 60 chosen for presentation. Over 800 papers were submitted.

As you age, your eyes become more prone to developing serious eye diseases such as cataract (the clouding of vision), age-relatedmacular degeneration (loss of central vision) and glaucoma (vision loss due to abnormally high eye pressure). While you can’t stop your eyes from aging, you can keep them healthy and reduce your risk of vision… Continue reading 6 Ways to Protect Your Vision

Does your eyelid turn inward and make you feel as if something is in your eye? Or does it turn outward that causes your eyes to feel dry, gritty, sandy o irritated? The problem could be entropion or ectropion. Entropion and ectropion are conditions that may affect both the upper and lower eyelids. According to Asian… Continue reading Correcting inward and outward turning eyelids (entropion and ectropion)

“One day, I just woke up to cloudy vision,” says 39-year-old banker, Charlie Mendoza. Since then, he would experience frequent headaches and dizziness. “Once, I was driving along EDSA, but I couldn’t see a thing! Good thing it was traffic, so I just followed the tail lights to get to my destination,” he recalls, “I thought… Continue reading How Glaucoma almost took away my vision

Children always assume that whatever vision they have is normal. They rarely complain about eye problems because they have no alternative experience to compare it with. However, having poor vision can impede their learning and development and affect the way they interact with other children. That is why it is important for parents to be aware of signs… Continue reading Is your child suffering from an eye problem?