About Dr Desmond Quek

Dr Desmond practises at Eagle Eye Centre as a Senior Consultant eye surgeon and Director of Glaucoma Services. He is an eye surgeon who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, cataracts, refractive errors (myopia, astigmatism, presbyopia), as well as general ophthalmological conditions such as diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, and dry eyes.

In 2001, Dr Quek graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS), where he was awarded the NUS Undergraduate Scholarship and received the Dean’s List Award for academic excellence. He proceeded to complete his residency in Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) under the Ministry of Health Postgraduate Scholarship and was appointed as a member (2008) and fellow (2011) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and a fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore (2011). He subsequently underwent sub-specialty fellowship training in glaucoma at SNEC, before pursuing an executive Masters of Business Administration at INSEAD in 2013.

Before joining Eagle Eye Centre, Dr Quek held numerous leadership positions at SNEC including Chief Resident, Chief Registrar, and was Director of Medical Informatics, Chair of IT Committee and Director of Strategy and Resource Management. He was also actively involved in research as Principal Investigator in multiple research trials, including the association of obstructive sleep apnoea with glaucoma, the Asia tube-vs-trabeculectomy surgical trial, and the delivery of sustained-release eye pressure lowering medication via a microstent injection. He is the first author of numerous scientific journal articles and has given multiple research presentations at international eye conferences.

His current clinical interests are mainly in glaucoma, cataract and refractive surgery. These include laser treatment for eye pressure control, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS), trabeculectomy and tube shunt surgeries, phacoemulsification and femtosecond laser cataract surgery, implantation of multifocal and toric lenses for the correction of myopia, presbyopia and astigmatism, and LASIK.


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Phone: 62277255

Education

  • MBBS
  • MMed
  • FRCSEd
  • FAMS
  • MBA

Awards and Achievements

  • National University of Singapore Undergraduate Scholarship (1996-2001)
  • Dean’s List Award for academic excellence (2000)
  • SingHealth Medical Officer Award for excellent work performance (July 2007)
  • Ministry of Health Post Graduate Scholarship for specialty training (2008)
  • Best candidate in General Issues (FAMS Exit Examination in Ophthalmology, 2011)
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) (2014)
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold) (2017)
  • National Health IT Excellence Award (2017)

Dr Desmond Quek offers the following treatments

  • Other general ophthalmology conditions
  • Dry eye syndrome
  • Myopia in children and adults, including bladeless LASIK and EpiLASIK
  • Glaucoma, including minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
  • Screening, diagnosis and treatment of Cataracts, including femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery
  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Diabetic eye disease

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Recent Answers

Is it possible to have cataract surgery that also corrects myopia, presbyopia, and astigmatism after LASIK?

Hi! Yes, during cataract surgery, the cloudy lens is removed and replaced by an implanted artificial lens. By choosing the appropriate power of the implanted lens, myopia can be corrected. Special lenses can also be chosen to correct astigmatism (toric lenses) and presbyopia (multifocal lenses). Hope this clarifies!

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Can long-standing chalazia be treated without an incision? (photo)

Hi there! I'm sorry that your chalazion has lasted for so long! There are some conservative measures that you can take to see if the chalazion resolves on its own - lid hygiene, warm compress, and antibiotic ointment. I usually ask my patients to perform lid hygiene. Purchase some cotton squares (that are used for makeup removal), fold a square twice and dip the blunt edge into a mixture of baby shampoo (that doesn't irritate your eye) and warm water.

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What are the treatments for glaucoma?

Hi there! The treatment options for glaucoma can be broadly divided into 3 categories -- medications, lasers, and surgeries. All these treatment options have the common aim of lowering eye pressures so that the optic nerve does not continue to be damaged, and vision can be preserved. Medications are usually in the form of eyedrops. There are 5 classes of eyedrops (4 commonly used, 1 less common), which can be used either singly or in combination.

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Dr Desmond Quek is a Senior Consultant eye surgeon and Director of Glaucoma Services at Eagle Eye Centre. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, cataracts, refractive errors (myopia, astigmatism, presbyopia), as well as general ophthalmological conditions such as diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, and dry eyes.

He completed his residency in Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) under the Ministry of Health Postgraduate Scholarship. He then underwent subspecialty fellowship training in glaucoma at SNEC, before pursuing an executive Masters of Business Administration at INSEAD in 2013.

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Eagle Eye Centremt Alvernia 820 Thomson Road, Mount Alvernia Hospitalsingapore 574623

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* This profile has been last updated on September 1, 2020.