Dr. Christine Yau

Ophthalmology (Eyes)

Credentials	MBBS (S’pore), M Med (Ophth) (S’pore), FAMS (Ophth)
Language	English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Dialect
Info	Dr Christine Yau is Senior Consultant and Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology, at the International Eye Cataract Retina Centre at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre. She is a fellowship-trained Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and is also an adept in general ophthalmology and cataract surgery. Dr Yau graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2013. She completed her Ophthalmology residency at the Singapore National Eye Centre and obtained her Master of Medicine(Ophthalmology) in 2017 and specialist accreditation in 2019. She became a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, Chapter of Ophthalmologists in 2019. Dr Yau underwent her Advanced Clinical Specialist Training in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre from 2019 to 2021. Dr Yau was previously Consultant at the Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre, and was Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Singhealth Duke-NUS Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Programme during her time there. She served as Faculty on several postgraduate courses, teaching both Neuro-Ophthalmology as well as cataract surgery. Dr Yau is passionate about serving her patients, and was a recipient of the Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award in 2022. She is currently visiting Consultant to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, running their only Neuro-Ophthalmology service. Aside from clinical work, Dr Yau is actively involved in the education and training of doctors and other allied health professionals. She is committed to serving the community, and regularly volunteers at outreach programmes such as community eye screening projects and public forums.
Associated Treatments	Optic neuropathy Optic Neuritis Double vision Ptosis Eyelid and facial spasms Pupil Abnormalities Cataract surgery Dry eyes and blepharitis treatment Myopia prevention and treatment Laser refractive surgery

Credentials

MBBS (S’pore), M Med (Ophth) (S’pore), FAMS (Ophth)

Language

English, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Dialect

Info

Dr Christine Yau is Senior Consultant and Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology, at the International Eye Cataract Retina Centre at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre.

She is a fellowship-trained Neuro-Ophthalmologist, and is also an adept in general ophthalmology and cataract surgery. Dr Yau graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery in 2013. She completed her Ophthalmology residency at the Singapore National Eye Centre and obtained her Master of Medicine(Ophthalmology) in 2017 and specialist accreditation in 2019. She became a Fellow of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore, Chapter of Ophthalmologists in 2019. Dr Yau underwent her Advanced Clinical Specialist Training in Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre from 2019 to 2021.

Dr Yau was previously Consultant at the Department of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre, and was Clinical Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Singhealth Duke-NUS Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Programme during her time there. She served as Faculty on several postgraduate courses, teaching both Neuro-Ophthalmology as well as cataract surgery.

Dr Yau is passionate about serving her patients, and was a recipient of the Singapore Health Quality Service Gold Award in 2022.

She is currently visiting Consultant to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, running their only Neuro-Ophthalmology service. Aside from clinical work, Dr Yau is actively involved in the education and training of doctors and other allied health professionals. She is committed to serving the community, and regularly volunteers at outreach programmes such as community eye screening projects and public forums.

Associated Treatments

Optic neuropathy

Optic Neuritis

Double vision

Ptosis

Eyelid and facial spasms

Pupil Abnormalities

Cataract surgery

Dry eyes and blepharitis treatment

Myopia prevention and treatment

Laser refractive surgery