About Dr Natasha Lim

Dr Natasha Lim is a London trained refractive surgeon who has worked at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London for 10 years prior to coming to Singapore.

Dr Lim is a fellowship-trained refractive surgeon with keen research and clinical interests in Laser Refractive Surgery and Refractive Cataract Surgery. She was a joint researcher in London for an international clinical trial ( which met FDA standards ) for a new generation excimer laser for an industry leader in the laser refractive industry. She is a registered LASIK surgeon in the UK and in Singapore.

Dr Natasha Lim received her medical training at the University of Nottingham Medical School in the United Kingdom. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London. She undertook a residency training programme in Ophthalmology in Central London ( 1998 – 2000 ), then continued to undergo advanced surgical training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London ( 2001 – 2005 ). Dr Lim was appointed Specialist Fellow in Oculoplastics ( 2005 ) and in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery ( 2006 – 2008 ) at Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the most renowned eye centres in the world.

Returning to Singapore in 2008, she was appointed Consultant at the Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service in Singapore National Eye Centre. Shortly after, she became the Medical Director of Singapore Medical Group’s The Lasik Surgery Clinic and Centre for Eye Surgery in 2011.

In 2012, Dr Lim founded her own eye centre, Dr Natasha Lim Eye Centre which later on went into partnership with NOVENA Bladeless Cataract Surgery & Eye Specialist Centre in 2017. The partnership set-up has a MOH licensed, in-house ambulatory EYE day surgery centre, which also offers the advanced 100% bladeless femtosecond laser cataract surgery and computer-guided intraocular lens implantation AI systems. It is the only private clinic to offer this impressive combination in a dedicated eye day surgery centre.

The centre is also equipped with iDesign iLASIK system. Dr Lim was the pioneer in Singapore to utilize the most advanced iLASIK technology known as iDesign iLASIK, a wavefront-guided technology from NASA which has 10x higher resolution than wavefront-optimized systems used in other places. Dr Lim specialises in customised LASIK treatment using wavefront-guided iDesign which benefits all her patients for superior night vision after LASIK surgery. iLASIK is also the LASIK treatment of choice for US naval aviators and NASA astronauts.

Dr Natasha Lim Eye Centre received the Centre of Excellence award for the use of LENTIS multifocal intraocular lens implant for the correction of presbyopia (“Lao Hua”) at the Asia Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Oculentis user meeting.

Dr Lim ensures a personal and caring approach with each patient. She participates in charities like “ Keeping Hope Alive “ as a way of giving back to the community, such as providing pro bono cataract surgeries to some needy patients.


Contact Dr Natasha Lim

Phone: 65702220

Education

  • B.MED.Sci
  • MRCOphth
  • FRCOphth

Awards and Achievements

  • Centre of Excellence for the use of LENTIS multi-focal intra-ocular lens implant for the correction of presbyopia (“Lao Hua”).
  • 2014 Singapore Promising SME 500 Business Luminary Award
  • The Top Entrepreneur Award 2015

Recent Answers

Are the results of LASIK permanent?

It is permanent only up to the day you develop cataracts. The average age of symptomatic cataracts in Singapore would be 60 years old. At about 60 years of age, you will develop some blurred vision at near or at far distance because the lens inside your eye has turned white or cloudy. Therefore, LASIK can only last until the day your cataracts set in. The earlier you do your LASIK, the more mileage you get from it.

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How long should you avoid contact sports after LASIK?

The only sport that you should abstain from is swimming for two weeks post operation. Contact sports such as badminton or tennis can actually be played the next day. Contact sports like boxing and rugby can be played 5-7 days post operation. You can also resume gymming and jogging the next day.

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What is the failure rate of LASIK?

If we talk about failure rate such as complications leading to loss of vision, I think it is about 0. 1-0. 2%, as it is so rare having a patient lose vision. Failure rates in terms of the patient's satisfaction (is he/she able to see everything he/she desires without wearing a spectacle), I think that you can consider it to be about 1-2%. If the 1-2% of patients who are over- or under-corrected are unhappy, they have to face something called “LASIK enhancement”. Most LASIK clinics would give an enhancement period of 3 years at a special price.

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Recent Sessions

Sharp as a Hawk: How LASIK and Implantable Contact Lens Gets you 20/20 Vision

Ended on August 14, 2020

Dr Natasha Lim is a London trained refractive surgeon who has worked at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London for 10 years prior to coming to Singapore.

Dr Natasha Lim completed her medical training at the University of Nottingham Medical School in the United Kingdom. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London. She underwent a residency training programme in Ophthalmology in Central London ( 1998 – 2000 ), then on to advanced surgical training at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London ( 2001 – 2005 ). Dr Lim was appointed Specialist Fellow in Oculoplastics ( 2005 ) and in Cornea, Cataract and Refractive Surgery ( 2006 – 2008 ) at Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the most renowned eye centres in the world.

In 2008, Dr Lim returned to Singapore and was appointed Consultant at the Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology Service in Singapore National Eye Centre. In 2011, she became the Medical Director of Singapore Medical Group’s The Lasik Surgery Clinic and Centre for Eye Surgery.

Cataract Surgical Techniques and Intraocular Lens Implants

Ended on May 6, 2020

Dr Natasha Lim is an internationally renowned pioneer LASIK surgeon for iDesign iLASIK in Singapore and has participated in many events. She was invited as a panel speaker on LASIK for AMO Inc, an optic company who manufactures iDesign, VISX and Intralase lasers. Other meetings that she was invited as a speaker includes the International Ophthalmic meetings like the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the British Society of Refractive Surgeons. She also presented her LASIK results internationally at Refractive Surgery meetings and is the sole Ophthalmologist from Singapore elected published her results on the worldwide AMO iDesign Registry.

Dr David Goh became a Glaucoma Fellow at Moorfield's highly distinguished Glaucoma department, practising among the best at this world-renowned eye hospital. Through this exposure, he has seen complex eye diseases and performed sophisticated eye surgeries. Subsequently, he moved to join Singapore's National Eye Centre (SNEC) as a Consultant in Glaucoma, Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology Departments, while holding academic positions as well. As a strong advocate of using innovation and artificial intelligence in healthcare, Dr Goh employs state of the art technology through advanced hardware and software to enhance eye surgery with precision, reproducibility and safety. Through this exposure, he has seen complex eye diseases and performed sophisticated eye surgeries.

Practice

101 Irrawaddy Road Royal Square @ Novena #19 - 01/02/03/07 Singapore 329565

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* This profile has been last updated on March 5, 2021.