Dr Season Yeung

28/01/2023

I am very grateful for receiving the Lifelong Education for the Ophthalmologist (LEO) Award at the last annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). The LEO Award is annually presented to Academy members in recognition of their ongoing participation in the Academy’s education programs and publications.

01/01/2021

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy 2021!

15/11/2020

Last year, I was a presenter at the AAO Annual Meeting in San Francisco. This year, I am watching the presentations online at my own office/home in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

18/04/2020

This is why social distancing is important and helps to stop the spread of COVID-19!

15/04/2020

During the current pandemic, everyone needs to be more vigilant about red and watery eye because they can be early signs of COVID-19!

Are those watery eyes and stuffy nose symptoms of the new coronavirus or just seasonal allergies? Learn how to tell the difference.

07/04/2020

"A very lonely way to be very sick."

Dr Lucy Morgan, a respiratory physician, outlines the ways in which the health of COVID-19 patients deteriorates.

05/04/2020

It is very important to stay home because it would save lives!

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well!

27/03/2020

We’re still hearing that people are confused about what we are all being asked to do, so just to be clear…...

DO NOT gather in groups.
DO NOT travel.
DO NOT hang out with mates at the beach or park.
DO NOT mingle at the shopping centre.

Practise social distancing, hand hygiene and cough etiquette - every minute of the day.

Get more info at australia.gov.au and abc.net.au/coronavirus

07/03/2020

New medical therapy for Thyroid Eye Disease has been approved by the FDA in USA!

The FDA has approved the country’s first treatment for patients with thyroid eye disease, a rare condition in which inflamed muscles and fatty tissue behind the eyes result in proptosis.

10/09/2019

NEW INNOVATIVE TREATMENT FOR KERATOCONUS - Cornea Repair using reprogrammed stem cells

A Japanese woman in her 40s has become the first person in the world to have her cornea repaired using reprogrammed stem cells. The procedure was performed by ISRS member Dr. Kohji Nishida of Osaka University.

The Japanese woman’s vision has improved since the transplant, say her doctors.