Bio
Clinical Associate Professor Lim Li is a Senior Consultant of the Corneal & External Eye Disease Department at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). She has had more than two decades of experience in treating eye conditions. She completed her medical and general ophthalmic training in Singapore, obtaining the degrees of MBBS (S'pore), FRCSEd, M Med (Ophth) and FAMS(S'pore). She completed her corneal fellowship training in Singapore, Australia and Canada. Her areas of subspecialty include cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation, management of corneal and external eye diseases, corneal transplantation surgeries, refractive surgeries including LASIK and medical contact lenses. She has won numerous awards in her career including the Singapore Health Quality Service Award- Gold Award in recognition of outstanding and commendable service (2015), Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Achievement Award (2015) and the 2015 Singapore National Day Award- Long Service Medal.
Clinical Associate Professor Lim is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate ophthalmology education and she is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore. She is a Clinical Physician Faculty Member of the SingHealth Ophthalmology Residency Program. She has mentored and trained both local and international ophthalmologists in cataract, refractive and corneal transplantation surgeries. She is a Member of Standard Setting Committee for Ophthalmology Postgraduate Medical Examination since 2017, a collaboration between Ministry of Health and the American Board of Medical Specialties, Singapore (ABMS-S).
Clinical Assoc Prof Lim is a Doctor Member to Singapore Medical Council's Complaints Panel, a Member of Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB), SingHealth, and a Member of SingHealth Procedural Safety Workgroup.
Clinical Associate Professor Lim has published many scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters and has been invited to speak at numerous local and international meetings in the USA, Europe and Asia. She is an Adjunct Clinician Investigator at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI). Her current research interests include the surgical treatment options for keratoconus, anterior segment imaging, laser refractive surgery andcorneal cross-linking.
Education
Fellow Academy of Medicine of Singapore
Academy of Medicine, United Kingdom
Master of Medicine
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Fellow, Royal Coll of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
National University of Singapore, Singapore