About Dr Daphne Han

Dr Daphne Han is a Senior Ophthalmologist in Singapore Medical Specialists Centre. She has been in Eye practice since 1999 and manages eye diseases through all ages, with a special focus on COMPREHENSIVE EYE HEALTH, CATARACT SURGERY, LASIK, SMILE and ICL (implantable contact lens).

She is a speaker for Swiss company Ziemer, who manufactures the Galilei eye analyser system and Ziemer laser system, used in both CATARACT and LASIK surgeries worldwide. She is a user of the Galilei G6 dual Scheimpflug interferometer, which provides a complete analysis of the front of eye, since 2015. She has been performing cataract surgery since 1999, LASIK since 2008 and SMILE since 2014.

A multi-scholarship holder, Dr Han graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia and received her medical specialist training in Cambridge, London and Singapore. She trained in Cataracts at the Cincinnati Eye Institute, America and in LASIK at IROC, Zurich. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and of the College of Ophthalmologists, Academy of Medicine, Singapore.

Formerly she was a Consultant at Singapore National Eye Center, where she also taught as Faculty and surgical instructor in Cataract and LASIK teaching courses, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at DUKE-NUS. From 2015-2017 she was the founding Medical Director and Consultant Ophthalmologist at SMG Vision Center, Gleneagles Hospital, and Visiting Consultant at LASIK Surgery Clinic, Paragon. She authored and reviewed scientific articles and spearheaded research into myopia, and continues to contribute as College Ophthalmology examiner in Singapore. She volunteers as Eye Consultant for several charities in Singapore and abroad.

Dr Han believes that everyone deserves to see their best and in providing lasting solutions to her patients' visual needs.

Dr Han is a winner of the Human10 Trusted Reviews Award 2020. Click here to read her story.


Contact Dr Daphne Han

Phone: 68818000

Education

  • MBBS
  • MMed
  • MRCS
  • FRCS
  • FAMS

Awards and Achievements

  • Australian Equity and Merit Scholarship
  • ASEAN Secondary and Pre-university Scholarship
  • Singhealth Silver Service Award
  • Mavis-Jackson Undergraduate Prize, University of Australia

Dr Daphne Han offers the following treatments

  • Contact lens problems
  • Other retina problems
  • Diabetic retinopathy (laser, intravitreal injections)
  • Age-related macular degeneration (intravitreal injections)
  • Dry eyes (tear analysis, treatment)
  • Implantable contact lens (toric, monofocal, multifocal)
  • LASIK (including wavefront-guided), LASEK, CLEAR
  • Presbyopia (glasses, contact lenses, wavefront-guided monovision LASIK, ICL, cataract surgery)
  • Myopia (atropine eyedrops, orthokeratology)
  • Glaucoma (laser, iStent)
  • Lens implants (aspheric, toric, extended range, trifocal, mix and match)
  • Cataract (manual phacoemulsification and femtolaser bladeless)

Recent Answers

Why are our eyes red after reading from the computer screen?

You must be suffering from digital eye strain. Red eyes means that they are either dry, inflamed or infected. Make sure to blink more often and be sure to get your eyes checked as well. As many people are only blinking halfway, I suspect that’s the most likely reason why your eyes are red – they are dry because you are not blinking completely.

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Dr Daphne Han

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Does eating vitamin supplements help in treating myopia?

I don’t know if there are very strong evidences for treating myopia with vitamin supplements but it is generally very good for your health as long as there isn’t an overdose. Ultimately, it still boils down to proper myopia management such as outdoor activities and balanced diet, but there is no need to binge on vitamin supplements to prevent myopia.

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Why do Intraocular lenses fail a few years after cataract surgery and implants?

Intraocular lenses (IOL) rarely fails a few years after cataract surgery and implants. However, a significant proportion of post-cataract surgery patients may encounter a condition called "posterior capsular opacification (PCO)" which causes cloudiness of vision. How does Posterior Capsular Opacification occur? During cataract extraction surgeries, the "nucleus and cortex" i. e. the core content of the cataract are removed through the front leaflet of the transparent capsule, on which a circular opening of about 5mm had been made (either with forceps or with e. g. a laser).

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Dr Daphne Han

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Recent Sessions

Childhood Myopia: Why Managing Is the Best Way Forward

Ended on December 11, 2020

Dr Daphne Han is a Senior Ophthalmologist in Singapore Medical Specialists Centre. She has been in Eye practice since 1999 and manages eye diseases through all ages, with a special focus on COMPREHENSIVE EYE HEALTH, CATARACT SURGERY, LASIK, SMILE and ICL (implantable contact lens).

She authored and reviewed scientific articles and spearheaded research into myopia, and continues to contribute as College Ophthalmology examiner in Singapore. She volunteers as Eye Consultant for several charities in Singapore and abroad.

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Royal Square Medical Centre, 101 Irrawaddy Road, #07-01, Royal Square Novena, Singapore 329565

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