About Dr Yip Leonard
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Designation: Head of Service (Glaucoma), Senior Consultant
Qualification: MBChB, MRCSEd, MMed (Ophth), FRCSEd (Ophth), FAMS, FRCOphth
Clinical Interests: GLAUCOMA,
CATARACT,
GENERAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Biodata
- Dr Yip Leonard graduated from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom in 1995. He later earned a Master of Medicine (Ophthalmology) degree from the National University of Singapore. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the United Kingdom’s Royal College of Ophthalmologists, and the Singapore Academy of Medicine. He is also an American Glaucoma Society member.
- Dr Yip Leonard completed a Fellowship in Glaucoma at the University of British Columbia, Canada, under the tutelage of Professor Frederick Mikelberg and the eminent faculty of the Eye Care Centre, Vancouver, as a beneficiary of a Ministry of Health Human Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) scholarship.
- Dr Yip is currently a Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and NHG Eye Institute’s Department of Ophthalmology. He is the Director of the NHG Eye Institute’s Glaucoma Service. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the National University of Singapore’s Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Apart from general eye problems, cataract surgery competence involves the use of toric and multifocal intraocular lenses. Laser peripheral iridotomy, selective laser trabeculoplasty, trabeculectomy, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, aqueous shunt (tube) surgery, goniosynechiolysis, and transcleral cyclophotocoagulation are all areas of expertise in the therapy of glaucoma.
- Apart from clinical practice, Dr Yip is an active researcher with publications in a variety of international ophthalmology journals. His scientific interests include glaucoma, minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, visual fields imaging, optic nerve head imaging, and imaging of the retinal nerve fiber layer. His strong commitment to training and education has led to his appointment as an ACGME Core Faculty Member.
Dr Yip Leonard Appointment Process
Appointment Number (For Serial): Phone: +65 6256 6011, General Enquiries: 6256 6011, Centralised Appointment Lines: 6357 7000, 9635 1421 (for local SMS), Billing Enquiries: 6407 8128, Emergency Department: 6357 8754, TTSH Community Fund: 6357 2500. For Online Appointment : Click here
Chamber Name & Address: Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), 11 Jln Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433.
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