SINGAPORE – A record 620 corneal transplants were carried out in Singapore in 2023 on patients, from toddlers to seniors in their 90s, to improve or restore their eyesight.
The Singapore National Eye Centre does 60 per cent of all corneal transplants in Singapore. The rest are performed at other hospitals. The US is the Republic’s only foreign source of cornea supply. The number of local donations remains low. Between 2018 and 2023, the number of corneas donated here ranged from 75 to 173 a year.
Cataract blindness is rare in Singapore as cataract surgery is readily available here. The other top causes are glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The rejection rate ranges from 5 per cent to 10 per cent when the entire cornea is transplanted. This is reduced to 1 per cent to 2 per cent with DMEK.
Madam Yau Li Heong, 65, a retired teacher, had trouble seeing with her left eye in 2023. Her vision was blurred due to problems with her cornea.
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