Eyelid and orbital surgery
Conditions of the eyelids, such as a stye, a chalazion or another lump on the lid, or an eyelid that droops, turns in or turns out, and of the orbit, the bony socket around the eye.
Dr Jason Lee
Senior Consultant & Medical Director at The Straits Eye Centre. Oculoplastic and cataract surgery, and eye care.
- Over 18 years in ophthalmology
- Eyelid and tear duct surgery
- Co-founder of The Vision Mission
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Fellowship-trained in Taiwan and China in eyelid surgery for Asian eyes
Dr Jason was a clinical fellow under a Ministry of Health HMDP award at two high-volume centres: the National Taiwan University Hospital and the Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital.
About Dr Jason
Senior Consultant and Medical Director at The Straits Eye Centre, based at Camden Medical Centre on Orchard Boulevard.
Dr Jason Lee practises general ophthalmology — myopia and refractive error, cataract and diabetic retinopathy — with an added focus on oculoplastics: the eyelids, the orbit and the tear drainage system. He also performs bladeless cataract surgery in Singapore, in which a femtosecond laser does part of the work.
He completed his residency training at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Under a Ministry of Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP) award, he then trained as a clinical fellow at two high-volume centres, the National Taiwan University Hospital and the Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital in China, focusing on eyelid, orbit and tear duct surgery in Asian eyes.
Before setting up The Straits Eye Centre, he was Senior Consultant at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Visiting Consultant at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
He and Dr Jayant V Iyer co-founded The Vision Mission in 2014. It works to alleviate treatable blindness in Asia and beyond.
He believes all patients have a right to good sight, and works closely with primary care providers to deliver on it.
- Speciality
- Ophthalmology
- Subspecialist interest
- Oculoplastics
- Procedures performed
- Cataract surgery · eyelid and oculoplastic surgery · laser procedures
- Clinical interests
- General eye care · Cataract · Oculoplastics · Global ophthalmology
- Qualifications
- MBBS · BMedSc · MMed (Ophth) · FRCOphth · FAMS
- Languages
- English · Mandarin · Hokkien
- Profiles
Dr Jason’s values
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Commitment
Diagnosis and treatment follow current clinical evidence.
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Compassion
Care for patients with kindness, empathy and respect.
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Integrity
Tests, procedures and medication only where necessary.
“Experience and skill are the foundation of great eye care, but empathy is what sets us apart.”
What Dr Jason treats
A general ophthalmology practice, with oculoplastics as his subspecialty.
Tear duct surgery
Watering or sticky eyes caused by a blocked tear drainage system.
Cataract surgery
Clouding of the eye’s natural lens, replaced with a clear intraocular lens.
Refractive errors
Short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism, and the spectacles or lenses that correct them.
Diabetic retinopathy
Changes to the retina caused by diabetes, picked up through retinal screening.
General eye care
Routine eye screening and examinations, for adults and children.
Qualifications and training
Degrees and fellowships, and the institutions where Dr Jason trained and previously practised.
Qualifications
- BMedSc — Bachelor of Medical Science University of Melbourne, 2005
- MBBS — Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery University of Melbourne, 2005
- MMed — Master of Medicine, Ophthalmology National University of Singapore, 2011
- FRCOphth — Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists United Kingdom, 2015
- FAMS — Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2016
Training & Previous Appointments
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital Ophthalmology trainee, then Associate Consultant, 2009–2017
- National Taiwan University Hospital Oculoplastic fellowship (HMDP), Taiwan, 2017–2018
- Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital Oculoplastic fellowship (HMDP), China, 2017–2018
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Consultant, then Senior Consultant, 2017–2022
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital Visiting Consultant, 2019–2022
Leadership, teaching and humanitarian work
Roles held and projects led, in Singapore and overseas.
Leadership
- The Straits Eye Centre Co-Founder and Medical Director, 2022–present
- Alexandra Health Endowment Fund Co-principal investigator, S$300,000 — community and home eye-screening services
- MOH Health-PASS Co-principal investigator, S$300,000 productivity funding
- KTPH Rapid Prototyping Grant Principal investigator — a 3D eyelid model
- DBS Foundation S$250,000 grant to the practice — AI-enabled eye care for seniors in the heartlands
- Departmental EMR digitisation Co-lead; department representative, Clinical IT Committee and the national Epic EMR design team
Teaching & Media
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU Formerly Adjunct Senior Lecturer and examiner
- NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Formerly Clinical Lecturer and examiner
- Primary eye care for optometrists Trainer
- Conferences and courses Over 20 international and regional invitations as speaker, guest faculty or chair
- Mediacorp, Let’s Talk About Health Featured on droopy eyelids
- Prime Magazine Contributor
Humanitarian Work
- The Vision Mission Co-Founder, 2014–present
- Myanmar Eye Care Programme Volunteer cataract surgeon, Wachet Community Hospital, 2012 and 2013
- Alina Vision, Hanoi Taught oculoplastic surgery, 2019
Awards
Conferred by the professional bodies and healthcare institutions named, with the year of each.
- 2020 Teaching Award for Senior DoctorsNational Healthcare Group, Singapore
- 2017–18 Healthcare Manpower Development Plan AwardMinistry of Health, Singapore
- 2017 Young Eyecare Ambassador AwardEye & Vision Awards, Singapore
- 2016 Healthcare Humanity AwardThe Courage Fund, Singapore
Publications
Peer-reviewed papers, most recent first.
8 peer-reviewed papers
- 2021 Fructus lycii: A Natural Dietary Supplement for Amelioration of Retinal DiseasesNutrients
- 2020 Endoscopic transnasal canaliculorhinostomy for refractory common canalicular obstruction with an unidentifiable lacrimal sacInternational Journal of Ophthalmology
- 2019 Optimizing esthetic outcomes in graded full-thickness anterior blepharotomy for Graves’ ophthalmopathyGraefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
- 2019 Integrated and Stepwise Epicanthoplasty Combined with Blepharoplasty (ISEB) in an Ethnic Chinese PopulationAesthetic Plastic Surgery
- 2019 The impact of orbital bony or fat decompression on the outcome of strabismus surgery in patients with Graves’ ophthalmopathyJournal of the Formosan Medical Association
- 2015 Pseudoexfoliation syndrome at a Singapore eye clinicClinical Ophthalmology
- 2014 Choroidal metastasis as the presenting feature of a non-small cell lung carcinoma with no apparent primary lesion identified by X-ray: A case reportOncology Letters
- 2009 Kimura disease of the eyelid in an Indian manClinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
Eye surgery beyond the clinic
The Vision Mission
Dr Jason and Dr Jayant V Iyer co-founded The Vision Mission in 2014. It works to alleviate treatable blindness in Asia and beyond.
His contributions to eye care have been recognised by The Courage Fund and the Eye & Vision Awards.
20,000+
Surgeries to prevent blindness for marginalised communities through The Vision Mission — by its own teams and the teams it has trained.
Cataract surgery · Retinal laser · Glaucoma laser
Where to see Dr Jason
He is one of our eye surgeons in Singapore and consults at The Straits Eye Centre at Camden and across our community clinics. Message us and we will confirm the next available session.
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The Straits Eye Centre @ Camden
Camden Medical Centre · 1 Orchard Boulevard
Orchard Boulevard (TE13) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye and Myopia Clinic @ Camden
Camden Medical Centre · 1 Orchard Boulevard
Orchard Boulevard (TE13) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye Centre for Kids & Adults @ Parkway East
Parkway East Medical Centre · 319 Joo Chiat Place
Eunos (EW7) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye Community Clinic @ Clementi
Blk 443 Clementi Avenue 3
Clementi (EW23) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye Community Clinic @ Bedok
211 New Upper Changi Rd
Bedok (EW5) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye Community Clinic @ Toa Payoh
Blk 185 Toa Payoh Central
Toa Payoh (NS19) · Open in Maps
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The Straits Eye Community Clinic @ Jurong
21 Jurong Gateway Rd
Jurong East (EW24/NS1) · Open in Maps
Book with Dr Jason
Tell us your concerns and a time that suits, and we will arrange your appointment.
