Meet the speaker: Miss Chui Wen Juan

The SILMO Academy by IOA will be taking place 12 April - 14 April in Singapore. Miss Chui Wen Juan will be talking about ageing well with good eyesight: see well think better.

Inspired by the work of her father and with a keen interest in the sciences, Wen Juan chose the profession of Optometry and completed her undergraduate and postgraduate training at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

After graduation, she moved to Western Australia (WA) and was privileged to experience optometry in urban and rural locations, as well as providing low vision rehabilitation services at Guide Dogs WA.

After 5 years in WA, she returned to the family practice in Singapore and is now seeing the third generation of patients.

Practising full scope primary eye care and coming across many older myopic adults, have spurred her to have a special interest in managing myopia in young persons, knowing well that risks need to be mitigated for her patients’ future eye health and vision.

As a member of the Singapore Optometric Association, Optometry Australia and the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, she keeps up-to-date with primary eye care, ocular therapeutics, myopia management and specialty contact lens practice.

Longevity is traditionally considered a blessing. However, many people associate it with aging, and with it, vision and health problems that become a burden.

How can optometrists help people, regardless of age, to change their perspective of aging, preserve sight that enhances quality of life and give timely intervention against avoidable blindness?

This talk will highlight how the community-sited optometrist can be empowered to play this important role.

Find out more about SILMO Academy my IOA here