Dr Francis Oen
Dr Francis Oen is a Medical Director at Singapore
Eye and Vision. He is a Senior Consultant Surgeon in
Cataract and Comprehensive Ophthalmology and his
subspecialty expertise is in the field of Glaucoma.
An old boy of St. Joseph's Institution and Catholic
Junior College, he was awarded a Public Service
Commission Local Merit Scholarship to study Medicine
in 1980. He graduated from the National University of
Singapore in 1985 and went on to do his post-graduate
training in Ophthalmology in 1987.
He obtained his Masters in Medicine-Ophthalmology
(M.Med), and was admitted as a fellow of the Royal
College of Surgeons Edinburgh (FRCSEd), Royal College
of Ophthalmologist UK (FRCOphth) in 1990 and Academy
of Medicine (FAMS). He also served as a Staff Medical
Officer with a rank of Major in the Singapore Armed
Forces, after which he joined Singapore National Eye
Centre in 1993.
In 1996, he was awarded a HMDP Fellowship by the
Ministry of Health to undergo further training in
Glaucoma at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital
in London. Upon returning to a Consultant position in
SNEC, he has been involved in many of the research
projects that the Glaucoma Service has undertaken. He
was also a Clinical Lecturer with National University
of Singapore and an examiner for the joint M.Med/FRCS
examinations.
Dr Oen was made Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist in
2003 and took over as Head, Glaucoma Service,
Singapore National Eye Centre in April 2005, a
position which he held till April 2008.
Dr Oen is a keen technophile who keeps up with all
things digital and IT-related. He enjoys a round of
golf, and is always optimistic that the latest
technology will also help him improve his game and
lower his scores!
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