eye health Archives

13 February 2026

Malaysia

MOH To Table Optometry Bill In October To Regulate Online Contact Lens Sales

MOH plans to table an Optometry Bill in Oct 2026 to tighten regulation of optometrists and curb online cosmetic contact lens sales. The law will clarify professional roles, strengthen primary eye care, and close enforcement gaps under current guidelines.

17 September 2025

World

How AI-Based Eye Scans Can Detect High Blood Sugar, Heart Disease

Retinal scans, aided by artificial intelligence, may soon offer doctors a simple, non-invasive way to detect several medical conditions.

14 July 2025

Letter

Correcting Misleading Assertions About Stem Cell ‘Breakthrough’ In Vision Restoration — Malaysian Society Of Ophthalmology

Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology rebuts reported stem cell breakthrough in vision restoration. "While we share optimism for emerging stem cell therapies in ophthalmology, claims of proven restoration or 'breakthrough' status are untimely and unsupported."

4 July 2025

Malaysia

Stem Cell Breakthrough In Vision Restoration Earns Malaysian Lab Global Recognition

23 Century Medical Group has been awarded “Stem Cell Therapy Centre for Vision Restoration of the Year" at GlobalHealth Asia-Pacific Summit 2025.

20 May 2025

Malaysia

Inaugural Cataract Carnival Brings Hope To Underserved Malaysians

The carnival was aimed to address preventable blindness, particularly among older Malaysians, while raising public awareness on the importance of early detection and equitable access to quality eye care for all.

27 March 2025

Malaysia

Docquity And Novartis Partner To Tackle Retinal Health Challenges In Malaysia

The multi-year collaboration leverages Docquity's Awareness to Advocacy (A2A) Program to expand retinal health education amongst thousands of HCPs and widen access to retinal health products.

7 October 2024

Malaysia

HOYA Malaysia Champions Kids’ Eye Health With The Launch Of A Million Visions Campaign

HOYA Malaysia recently launched the "A Million Visions” campaign, supporting its global goal of providing a million eye examinations to children, addressing the growing concern of childhood myopia.

10 October 2023

Malaysia

Protecting Your Vision: How Diabetes Can Also Cause Serious Eye Complications

Diabetes, a condition that affects blood vessels throughout the body, can wreak havoc on our eyes, potentially causing irreversible vision loss.

18 January 2023

Malaysia

Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre and Rotary Club Klang Central Give Gift Of Sight To Low-Income Community

Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre has collaborated with Rotary Club Klang Central to drive a year-long ‘Gift of Sight’ programme to support lower-income groups.

22 November 2022

Malaysia

Two-Thirds Of Malaysians Haven’t Taken Eye Screenings For Over A Year

Dr Murphy Chan, president of the Asia Optometric Congress 2022, says mobilising 2,700 optometrists for community eye health services will help ease the burden on hospitals.

Tag: eye health

MOH To Table Optometry Bill In October To Regulate Online Contact Lens Sales

How AI-Based Eye Scans Can Detect High Blood Sugar, Heart Disease

Correcting Misleading Assertions About Stem Cell ‘Breakthrough’ In Vision Restoration — Malaysian Society Of Ophthalmology

Stem Cell Breakthrough In Vision Restoration Earns Malaysian Lab Global Recognition

Inaugural Cataract Carnival Brings Hope To Underserved Malaysians

Docquity And Novartis Partner To Tackle Retinal Health Challenges In Malaysia

HOYA Malaysia Champions Kids’ Eye Health With The Launch Of A Million Visions Campaign

Protecting Your Vision: How Diabetes Can Also Cause Serious Eye Complications

Bukit Tinggi Medical Centre and Rotary Club Klang Central Give Gift Of Sight To Low-Income Community

Two-Thirds Of Malaysians Haven’t Taken Eye Screenings For Over A Year

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Beyond Turf: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Clinical Core Before It Thins — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin