On April 7 each year, the World Health Organization commemorates its founding with World Health Day and the theme for this year is depression. As described at its website: “Depression affects people of all ages, from all walks of life, in all countries. This article is available only as a...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal with encroachment on the neural structures by surrounding osseous, discal, capsular, or ligamentous structures. Clinical symptoms include radicular leg pain and neurogenic claudication. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Sedation is often required to successfully conduct paediatric clinical ophthalmic examinations or diagnostic investigations when children are unable to cooperate due to anxiety or fear. Chloral hydrate (CH) is commonly used for such situations. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Presbycusis, or age-related hearing loss, is a common condition among the elderly and a burgeoning problem in societies with ageing populations such as Singapore. In the last 2 decades, the percentage of the elderly (aged 60 years and above) in Singapore’s resident population has risen from 9.7% in 1995...

Critical limb ischaemia (CLI) is the most severe and advanced form of peripheral arterial disease with high risk of limb loss. Almost one-third of patients undergo major amputation and one-fourth die within the first year of diagnosis. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on...