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Dr Ruth Chen

Dr Chen Ruth

​​​MBBS, MMedSci (Medical Education), FRCOphth

Consultant

Singapore National Eye Centre

Specialty: Glaucoma, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology

Sub-specialties: Glaucoma, Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology

Clinical Appointments

  • Consultant Glaucoma Department Singapore National Eye CentreSingapore National Eye Centre
  • Consultant Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department Singapore National Eye CentreSingapore National Eye Centre

Profile

​Dr Ruth Chen is a Consultant at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). She qualified from St. George's, University of London in 2009. In that same year, she also obtained a Diploma in International Public Health from the University of Kansas, USA. She went on to complete her foundation training along the South Coast of England, before pursuing her postgraduate ophthalmic training in Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Dr Chen was admitted as a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (London) in 2017 and thereafter undertook a two-year fellowship in Medical Education at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, in collaboration with the Nottingham Medical School. Upon completion of her residency training, she pursued the highly esteemed glaucoma fellowship at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital before taking up her consultant job at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. Dr Chen returned to Singapore in 2023 to practise at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital under the umbrella of the National University Health System (NUHS), before joining SNEC in 2024.

Apart from managing general ophthalmic conditions, Dr Chen also treats glaucoma cases. She has experience with minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, minimally invasive bleb surgery (using the Preserflo microshunt device) and the Paul Glaucoma Implant.

Dr Chen’s other interests include medical education. She has attained a Masters in Medical Education from the University of Nottingham (UK), obtaining a distinction grade for her thesis. Her research stems from her passion to advance primary ophthalmic care and focused on enhancing undergraduate ophthalmic training through interdisciplinary collaboration. Dr Chen is committed to continuing this work locally and combines her experience in both clinical work and medical education to engage, empower and foster partnerships with both medical and allied healthcare professionals.

Education

  • ​​MMedSci (Medical Education) (2023)
  • FRCOphth (2017)
  • MBBS (2009)
  • DIMPH (2009)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Member, Glaucoma Association of Singapore (2024 – present)
  • Member, Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (2023 – present)
  • Fellow, Royal College of Ophthalmologist, UK (2017 – present)


Awards

  • Merit Award, Oral Presentation; Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference (2019)
  • Best Project and Presentation; Undergraduate Medical Education Conference, Nottingham (2018)
  • Pioneer Recipient, WCSM Education Trust Travel Award, UK (2018)
  • The Vernon Prize, Best Oral Presentation for Clinical Category; Nottingham Eye Symposium, UK (2015)

Research Interests

  1. Stringa F, Chen R, Agrawal P. One-year Outcomes Following Internal Ligation Suture Removal in 350 mm2 Baerveldt Tube Implant Surgery. Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice. 2022 Jan-Apr;16(1):20-23.
  2. Chen R, King AJ. Lifetime visual outcomes of patients undergoing trabeculectomy. Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 Nov;105(11):1566-1570.
  3. Sim D, Chen R, M Hove, S Verma. Acute irreversible cortical cataracts in prolonged topical corticosteroid overuse for chronic eczema. Eye (London) 2009 Apr; 23(4):984.


Publications

Research Trials