Singapore National Eye Centre

Singapore National Eye Centre
SingHealth
Map
Geography
Location11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore
Coordinates1°16′56″N 103°50′09″E / 1.282248009766369°N 103.8357848289906°E / 1.282248009766369; 103.8357848289906
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityEye
History
OpenedOctober 1990
Links
Websitewww.snec.com.sg
ListsHospitals in Singapore

The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) is a national eye specialty centre in Singapore.

History

In March 1989 the Singapore National Eye Centre Pte Ltd was setup as a subsidiary of the Health Corporation of Singapore, a company managing health related companies in SIngapore, to manage the SNEC.[1] SNEC was expected to be operational in August 1990.[1] SNEC was to lease an old surgical block from Singapore General Hospital (SGH), located beside SGH's Block 7.[1]

In 1996, SNEC started building an extension, costing $20 million, beside its existing building in SGH.[2] The extension would increase SNEC from 6,500 square meter to 14,500 square meter.[2] It was expected to be completed by end 1997.[2]

In 1997, the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) was established as the centre's research arm for ophthalmic and vision research.[3]

Clinical Services

SNEC undertakes 100% video recording of major surgeries and a full audit of outcomes, as well as the pursuit of high-impact translational research.

Sub-specialty Departments

  • Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology
  • Cornea and External Eye Disease
  • Glaucoma
  • Neuro-Ophthalmology
  • Ocular Inflammation & Immunology
  • Oculoplastic
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
  • Refractive Surgery
  • Medical Retina
  • Surgical Retina

In 2025, SERI has been recognised as the top-ranked institute in the field of ophthalmology among all non-academic institutions worldwide, and second overall among all institutes (universities included) internationally, based on publications over the last five years according to ScholarGPS in 2025.

ScholarGPS ranks institutions based on the productivity, impact and quality of their active scholars, using metrics such as number of publications, citations (excluding self-citations) and h-index. These rankings are based on past five-year contributions, with each scholar's output weighted by author count.

References

  1. ^ a b c Toh, Serena (3 June 1989). "New eye centre can treat 90,000 patients a year". The Straits Times (Weekly Overseas ed.). p. 8. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Lim, Allison (10 February 1996). "Eye Centre and NUS pool resources". The Straits Times. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2026 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ Tan, Donald T.; Beuerman, Roger W. (2009). "Ocular Surface Research at the Singapore Eye Research Institute". The Ocular Surface. 7 (2): 115–117. doi:10.1016/S1542-0124(12)70303-8.
  • "About SNEC". Singapore National Eye Centre. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "About SERI". Singapore Eye Research Institute. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "About VisionSave". VisionSave. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  • "Ophthalmology". Specialties and Services. SingHealth. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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