Volume 41, Number 10

October 2012

World Sight Day: Singapore’s Contribution to Alleviating Corneal Blindness

World Sight Day which falls on October 11 this year is an annual day of awareness to focus global attention on blindness, visual impairment...

The Co-Occurrence of Diabetes and Depression: An Example of the Worldwide Epidemic of Comorbidity of Mental and Physical Illness

The prevalences of diabetes and of depression are increasing at an alarming rate. In nearly one fifth of all cases, both diseases will be...

Supplementary Breast Ultrasound Screening in Asian Women with Negative But Dense Mammograms—A Pilot Study

Mammogram has been the gold standard for breast cancer screening and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been advocated for screening of high- risk individuals....

The Combined Use of Heavy and Light Silicone Oil in the Treatment of Complicated Retinal Detachment with 360º Retinal Breaks: Tamponade Effect or Filling Effect?

Silicone oil (polydimethysiloxane; PDMS) is used as a postoperative vitreous substitute to provide a tamponade effect and at same time, to stabilise the retina...

The Health-Related Quality of Life of Junior Doctors

It is widely reported that junior doctors experience a large amount of work-related stress and fatigue. This has detrimental effects both on the well-being...