On Health Suites, the neverending exposure to digital screens have very real eye health consequences - among them, dry eye disease, which may sound rather mild, but can be a serious condition! Melissa Hyakspeaks to Professor Louis Tong, Principal Clinician Scientist & Head of the Ocular Surface Research Group, @ Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), and Senior Consultant, Corneal & External Eye Disease Department, @ Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and Dr Pat Lim is Head, TCM Ophthalmology Department, Chief Physician and Board Vice Chairman, Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution (SCHMI),to find out more.
· Researchers’ study found that acupuncture across four weeks leads to favourable changes in protein levels in tear fluids
· Clinical trial by Singapore Eye Research Institute and Chung Hwa Medical Institution to recruit peri- and post-menopausal women to evaluate efficacy of herbal remedies in treating dry eye