Name: Dr Hoh Sek Tien Specialty: General Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery Subspecialty: Glaucoma surgery Designation:
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ophthalmic Consultants Pte Ltd, Gleneagles Medical Centre
Board Member, Gleneagles Hospital Medical Advisory Board since 2009
Group Representative, Ophthalmology Specialty Group, Gleneagles Hospital since 2009 Chairman, Therapeutics and Infection Control Committee, Gleneagles Hospital since 2009
Visiting Consultant Ophthalmologist, Singapore National Eye Centre since 2008-2010 Clinical Teacher, National University of Singapore since 2006-2010
Adjunct Research Fellow, Singapore Eye Research Institute since 2006-2010
Previous Appointments:
Consultant Ophthalmologist, Glaucoma Service, Singapore National Eye Centre, 2005-2008
Associate Consultant Ophthalmologist, Singapore National Eye Centre, 2003-2005 Clinical Tutor, National University of Singapore, 2002-2006 Professional Qualifications:
MBBS
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (Ophthalmology)
Accredited in Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Overseas Scholarship/ Fellowship Training
o NYEEI Research Grant for Glaucoma, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New
York, USA and Laboratory of Myopia and Ocular Development, City University of New York, USA
o Fellowship in Glaucoma, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
Professional Appointments and Memberships
Member, Board of Reviewers for: American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO), British Journal of Ophthalmology (BJO), Archives of Opthalmology (Arch Ophthalmol), EYE, Asia Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO), Ophthalmologica
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Founding member, Glaucoma Surgeons Society
Southeast Asia Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG)
Publications and Research Interests
1. Hoh ST, Teh M, Chew SJ. Paraneoplastic optic neuropathy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma-
report of a case. Singapore Medical Journal 1991;32:170-3.
2. Hoh ST, Ishikawa H, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Ritch R. Peripapillary nerve fiber layer
thickness measurement reproducibility using scanning laser polarimetry. Journal of Glaucoma 1998;7:12-15. Also published as abstract in Search on Glaucoma.
3. Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Hoh ST, Ritch R. The role of optical coherence tomography in
management of glaucoma. Review of Ophthalmology. 1998;3:112.
4. Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Maw R, Ishikawa H, Chew SJ, Ritch R. Factors
affecting image acquisition during scanning laser polarimetry. Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers. 1998;29:545-51.
5. Fingert JH, Dickinson J, Heon E, Liebmann J, Yamamoto T, Kawase K, Hoh ST, Trope G,
Craig J, Kitazawa Y, Ritch R, Mackey D, Alward WLM, Sheffield VC, Stone EM. Analysis of myocilin mutations in 1800 glaucoma patients from five different populations. Human Molecular Genetics 1999;8(5):899-905.
6. Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Maw R, Ishikawa H, Chew SJ, Ritch R. Factors
affecting image acquisition during scanning laser polarimetry: authors’ response. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 1999;30(5):411-2.
7. Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Hillenkamp J, Ishikawa H, Mistlberger A, Lim ASM,
Ritch R. Effect of pupillary dilation on retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements using scanning laser polarimetry. Journal of Glaucoma 1999;8(3)159-63.
8. Gurses-Ozden R, Ishikawa H, Hoh ST, Liebmann JM, Mistlberger A, Greenfield DS, Dou HL,
Ritch R. Increasing sampling density improves reproducibility of optical coherence tomography measurements. Journal of Glaucoma 1999;8(4):238-41.
9. Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Pons ME, Hoh ST, Ishikawa H, Ritch R.
Heidelberg retina tomograph and optical coherence tomography in normal, ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous eyes. Ophthalmology 1999;106:2027-2032.
10. Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Ishikawa H, Ritch R. Optical coherence
tomography and scanning laser polarimetry in normal, ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous eyes. Am J Ophthalmol 2000;129:129-135.
11. Ishikawa H, Ozden RG, Hoh ST, Dou HL, Liebmann JM, Ritch R: Grayscale and proportion-
corrected optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers 2000;31:223-228.
12. Aung T, Chew PTK, Yip CC, Chan YH, See JLS, Khng CG, Hoh ST, Ng LH, Lee HM. A
randomized double-masked crossover study comparing latanoprost 0.005% with unoprostone 0.12% in patients with primary-open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Am J Ophthalmol 2001;131(5):636-42.
13. Hoh ST, Gazzard A, Oen F, Lim BA, Seah SKL. Management of acute primary angle closure
glaucoma: Laser iridotomy vs. primary phacoemulsification with intra-ocular lens implantation. Asia Pacific J Ophthalmology 2001;13(4):22-23.
14. Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Hoh ST, Ishikawa H, Marmor M, Ritch R.
Assessment of optic disc anatomy and nerve fiber layer thickness in ocular hypertensive subjects with normal short-wavelength automated perimetry. Ophthalmology. 2002;109(7):1362-1366.
15. Hoh ST, Aung T, Chew PTK. Medical therapy of angle-closure glaucoma. Seminars in
16. Cheng CL, Hoh ST, Cheng J, Koh AHC. Acute vitreomacular traction with early spontaneous
resolution. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2003;31(2):161-3.
17. Hoh ST. Validity of a new disk grading scale for estimating glaucomatous damage:
correlation with visual field damage: letter to the editor. Am J Ophthalmol 2003;135(5):749-50.
18. Aung T, Husain R, Gazzard G, Chan YH, Devereux JG, Hoh ST, Seah SKL. Changes in
retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after acute primary angle closure. Ophthalmology 2004 Aug;111(8):1475-9.
19. Ngoi BKA, Hou DX, Koh LHK, Hoh ST. Femtosecond laser for glaucoma treatment: A study
on ablation energy in pig iris. Lasers Med Sci. 2005 Jan 19.
20. Lim M, Hoh ST, Foster PJ, Lim TH, Chew SJ, Seah SKL, Aung T. Use of optical coherence
tomography to assess variations in macular retinal thickness with myopia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46:974-978.
21. Seah SK, Husain R, Gazzard G, Lim MC, Hoh ST, Oen FT, Aung T. Use of surodex in
phacotrabeculectomy surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2005 May;139(5):927-8.
22. Yip LW, Yong VK, Hoh ST, Wong HT. Optical coherence tomography of optic disc swelling in
acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Apr;123(4):567-9.
23. Tan CS, Lim TH, Koh WP, Lew GC, Hoh ST, Tan CC, Au Eong KG. Epidemiology of
pterygium on a tropical island in the Riau Archipelago. Eye. 2005 Sep 16;
24. Tan GS, Hoh ST, Husain R, Gazzard G, Oen FT, Seah SK, Aung T. Visual acuity after acute
primary angle closure and considerations for primary lens extraction. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jan;90(1):14-6.
25. Hoh ST, Lim M, Foster PJ, Chew SJ, Seah SKL, Aung T. Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre
layer thickness variations with myopia. Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2006 May;113(5):773-7.
26. Luo HD, Gazzard G, Fong A, Aung T, Hoh ST, Loon SC, Healey P, Tan DT, Wong TY, Saw
SM. Myopia, Axial Length, and OCT Characteristics of the Macula in Singaporean Children. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jul;47(7):2773-81.
27. Baskaran M, Oen FT, Chan YH, Hoh ST, Ho CL, Kashiwagi K, Foster PJ, Aung T.
Comparison of the scanning peripheral anterior chamber depth analyzer and the modified van Herick grading system in the assessment of angle closure. Ophthalmology. 2007 Mar;114(3):501-6.
28. Hoh ST. Evaluation of the optic nerve and retinal nerve fibre layer: the roles of Heidelberg
Retina Tomography, Scanning Laser Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2007 Mar;36(3):194-202
29. Kumar RS, Istiantoro VW, Hoh ST, Ho CL, Oen F, Aung T. Efficacy and safety of a
systematic switch from latanoprost to travoprost in patients with glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2007;16(7):606-9.
30. Kumar RS, Tan DT, Por YM, Oen FT, Hoh ST, Parthasarathy A, Aung T. Glaucoma
management in patients with osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP): the Singapore OOKP Study. J Glaucoma. 2009;18(5):354-60.
31. Khor WB, Perera S, Jap A, Ho CL, Hoh ST. Anterior segment imaging in the management of
postoperative fibrin pupillary-block glaucoma. J Cataract Refract Surg 2009;35(7):1307-12.
32. Ramli N, Chai SM, Tan GS, Husain R, Hoh ST, Ho CL, Aung Tin. Efficacy of medical therapy
in the initial management of acute primary angle closure in Asians. Eye 2010 Oct;24(10):1599-602.
and safety of collagen matrix implants in phacotrabeculectomy, and comparison with mitomycin C augmented phacotrabeculetcomy at one year.2012 Dec 25. doi: 10.1111/ceo.12058.
34. Husain R, Gazzard G, Aung T, Chen Y, Padmanabhan V, Oen FT, Seah SK, Hoh ST
Ophthalmology. 2012 Nov;119(11):2274-81.
Book Chapters
1. Chronic angle closure glaucoma. Clinical Ophthalmology – An Asian Perspective.
2. Imaging in Glaucoma. Clinical Ophthalmology – An Asian Perspective. Elsevier.
List of Presentations/Abstracts (Selected) 1. Hoh ST, Loong SC, Chew SJ. Serial automated perimetry in the evaluation of optic neuritis
therapy. 24th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine, Singapore. Sept 1990.
2. Hoh ST, Au Eong KG, Yap EY, Yong VSH. Screening for diabetic retinopathy - a survey on
the knowledge, perceptions and practice patterns of general practitioners. 14th Singapore-Malaysia Joint Meeting in Ophthalmology, Singapore. April 5-7th, 1996.
3. Hoh ST, Au Eong KG, Yap EY, Yong VSH. Screening for diabetic retinopathy - results of a
test on the knowledge of general practitioners in Singapore on diabetic retinopathy. 14th Singapore-Malaysia Joint Meeting in Ophthalmology, Singapore. April 5-7th, 1996.
4. Lim ATH, Au Eong KG, Liew GC, Hoh ST, Tan CC, Mawati, Phua KH. Prevalence of
pterygium in a tropical island population. XVI Congress of Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu, Nepal. March 1997.
5. Lim ATH, Au Eong KG, Liew GC, Hoh ST, Tan CC, Mawati, Phua KH. Epidemiology of
pterygium amongst inhabitants on a tropical island of the Riau Archipelago. First Annual Research Meeting in Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. April 1997.
6. Hoh ST, Ishikawa H, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Chew SJ, Ritch R. Scanning laser
polarimetry: reproducibility of peripapillary nerve fiber layer thickness measurements. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1997;38(Suppl):S838.
7. Maw R, Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Ishikawa H, Liebmann JM, Chew SJ, Ritch R. Factors
affecting image acquisition during scanning laser polarimetry. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1997;38(Suppl):S838.
8. Samson M, Ishikawa H, Hoh ST, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Uji Y, Ritch R. The
relationship between gain setting and quality of ultrasound biomicroscopic images. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1997;38(Suppl):S165.
9. Ishikawa H, Ritch R, Hoh ST, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Uji Y. Iris volume before and
after pupillary dilation using ultrasound biomicroscopy. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1997;38(Suppl):S166.
10. Hoh ST, Greenfield DS, Liebmann JM, Hillenkamp J, Ishikawa H, Ritch R. Effect of pupillary
dilation on retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements using scanning laser polarimetry. American Glaucoma Society (AGS) Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona. December 1997.
11. Hoh ST, Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Ishikawa H, Ritch R. Reflectivity vs.
retardation: optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
12. Liebmann JM, Hoh ST, Mistlberger A, Ishikawa H, Greenfield DS, Ritch R. Increasing
sampling density improves optical coherence tomography measurement reliability. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
13. Ishikawa H, Hoh ST, Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Greenfield DS, Walsh JB, Ritch R.
Quantitative evaluation of intraretinal reflectivity with optical coherence tomography. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
14. Greenfield DS, Mistlberger A, Hoh ST, Liebmann JM, Ishikawa H, Esaki K, Ritch R.
Agreement between scanning laser polarimetry and achromatic automated perimetry using a neural network. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
15. Yu CP, Hoh ST, Srinivasan R, Ishikawa H, Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Walsh, JB, Lim
ASM, Ritch R. 3-Dimensional reconstruction of optical coherence tomography images. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
16. Ozden RG, Ishikawa H, Hoh ST, Mistlberger A, Liebmann JM, Ritch R. Grayscale and
proportion-corrected optical coherence tomography images. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
17. Rosen R, Iezzi R, Romero J, Hoh ST, Walsh JB. Retinal thickness mapping using optical
coherence tomography. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 1998
18. Hoh ST. Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurement using scanning laser
polarimetry and optical coherence tomography. SNEC 3rd International Meeting 1998.
19. Hoh ST. Optical coherence tomography in myopic eyes. Singapore Eye Research Institute
20. Hoh ST, Aung T, Foster P, Wu HM, Lim WK, Seah SKL, Lee L, Chew SJ. Peripapillary retinal
nerve fibre layer thickness measurement in myopic eyes using optical coherence tomography. 12th Congress of European Society of Ophthalmology, Stockholm, Sweden 1999.
21. Aung T, Chew PTK, Yip CC, See J, Chan YH, Khng CG, Ng LH, Hoh ST, Lee HM. A
randomized double-masked crossover study comparing latanoprost 0.005% (Xalatan) with unoprostone 0.12% (Rescula) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2000.
22. Lim TH, Hoh ST, Aung T, Foster P, Wu HM, Seah SKL, Lim WK, Chew SJ. Luminance
spatial contrast sensitivity function in myopes – its correlation with retinal thickness of the macula. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2000.
23. Hoh ST, Aung T, Foster P, Wu HM, Lim WK, Seah SKL, Lee L, Chew SJ. Retinal thickness
measurement in myopic eyes using optical coherence tomography. Singapore National Eye Research Meeting 2000.
24. Hoh ST, Aung T, Foster P, Wu HM, Lim WK, Seah SKL, Lee L, Chew SJ. Retinal thickness
measurement in myopic eyes using optical coherence tomography. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2001. – Paper Presentation.
25. Gazzard GA, Hoh ST, Foster PJ, Devereux JG, Oen F, Chew PTK, Khaw PT, Seah SKL. The
effect of cataract on measurements of nerve fibre layer thickness by scanning laser polarimeter (GDx). Asian Oceanic Glaucoma Society Meeting, Seoul, Oct 2001.
26. Seah SKL, Gazzard G, Hoh ST, Tan DTH, Oen, F. A novel, sustained-release drug delivery
device for localised “beneath-the-flap” steroids in phacotrabeculectomy. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2002.
27. Hoh ST, Aung T, Foster PJ, Lim WK, Lim TH, Wu HM, Lee L, Chew SJ, Seah SKL.
Correlation between peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness measurement with refractive status and axial length. First SERI-ARVO Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Singapore. Feb 2003.
28. SCB Teoh, Hoh ST, RL Yeoh. Visible tangential traction in a macular hole. First SERI-ARVO
Meeting on Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. Singapore. Feb 2003.
29. Seah SKL, Husain R, Gazzard G, Chan YH, Devereux JG, Hoh ST, Aung T. Changes in
retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after acute primary angle closure. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2004.
Lectures (Invited speaker) 1. Optical coherence tomography in diseases of the retina and optic nerve. First International
Teleconference in Ophthalmology involving New York (USA), Bristol (UK), Athens (Greece), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). New York, USA. March 1998.
2. Optical coherence tomography in glaucoma – hype or fact. 18th Singapore-Malaysia
3. Panel Speaker. Optic disc & nerve fiber imaging: Is it prime time now? Inaugural Scientific
Meeting of South-East Asian Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG). Bangkok, Thailand. December 2000.
4. Optical Coherence Tomography and Glaucoma. South-East Asian Glaucoma Interest Group
(SEAGIG) Meeting Sept 2002, Manila, Philippines
5. Glaucoma Teaching Course. September 2002. Tianjin Medical University Eye Centre, Tianjin,
6. Glaucoma diagnosis: Is it time for pre-perimetry diagnosis and follow-up? Asia Pacific
Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2003. Bangkok, Thailand.
7. Evaluating the retinal nerve fibre layer with GDx-VCC. Breakfast symposium. South-East
Asian Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG) Meeting 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
8. Is it time for pre-perimetry diagnosis of glaucoma. South-East Asian Glaucoma Interest
Group (SEAGIG) Meeting 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
9. Glaucoma Imaging: It’s place in clinical practice. SNEC International Meeting 2004,
10. Scanning Laser Polarimetry. Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2005 KL 11. Is Trabeculectomy the Gold Standard for Surgical Management of Glaucoma? Karachi
Ophthalmological Society Meeting, February 2006
12. Peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer variations with myopia. Asia-ARVO 2007 13. The role of imaging in optic nerve and retinal nerve fibre layer assessment. 12th Congress of
the Chinese Ophthalmological Society. 2007
14. Prostaglandin analogs and target IOP. Glaucoma Management Trends 2007. Zhengzhou,
15. Structural variations of the RNFL, macular and central corneal thickness with myopia. World
16. Surgical options for primary angle closure glaucoma. Japanese Glaucoma Council. 2007 17. Surgical options for primary angle closure glaucoma. Seoul National University Glaucoma
18. Laser PI vs Phacoemulsification for the treatment of Acute Angle Closure. Southeast Asia
Glaucoma Interest Group Meeting, Seoul, Korea, 2008
19. OCT in Myopic Eyes. Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology-American Academy of
20. Laser PI vs Phacoemulsification for Acute Angle Closure. Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma
21. Beyond IOP Control. Indonesia Ophthalmology Congress on World Glaucoma Day.
22. An Update on Glaucoma Management. Indonesia Ophthalmology Congress on World
23. Detection of RNFL Progression. World Ophthalmology Congress. Berlin 2010 24. Glaucoma imaging in myopic eyes. Asia Pacific Joint Glaucoma Congress. Taipei 2010. 25. How imaging influence current glaucoma management. Jakarta Eye Center Seminar. Jakarta
26. Optimal Management of Glaucoma: Sustainable IOP Lowering. Ophthalmic Management
Teaching courses 1. Diagnosis of Glaucoma/Perimetry. M.Med/MRCS (Ophthalmology) course and examinations.
2. Basics of perimetry. SNEC 10th Anniversary International Ophthalmic Congress. December
3. Updates on management of glaucoma. 5th Basic Ophthalmic Nursing Course. September
4. Instruction course: “Pearls in Filtration Surgery”. Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
5. Instruction course: Optic nerve and retinal nerve fibre layer analysis. South-East Asian
Glaucoma Interest Group (SEAGIG) Meeting 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. Instruction course: “Pearls in Filtration Surgery”. SNEC International Meeting 2004 7. Instruction course: Optic nerve and retinal nerve fibre layer analysis. Asia Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology Congress 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
8. Course Director: Glaucoma Imaging for the Clinician, Singapore 2005 9. Course Director: Glaucoma Imaging for the Clinician, Asia Pacific Academy of
10. Size matters: Coping with the undersized during glaucoma surgery. World Glaucoma
11. Evaluating the RNFL with Optical Coherence Tomography. SNEC International Meeting.
12. Course Director, Uveitic Glaucoma. Southeast Asia Glaucoma Interest Group Meeting,
Committees 1. Co-Chairman, Organising Committee, SNEC Ophthalmic Technical Personnel Course 2001. 2. Member, Organising Committee, 2nd SNEC-Jules Stein Institute Updates in Ophthalmology
3. Organising Committee, SNEC 5th International Meeting 2002. 4. Organising Committee, First SERI-ARVO Meeting 2003. 5. Organising Committee, ICMRK Meeting 2003.
6. Chairman, Publication Committee, Singapore-Malaysia Joint Meeting in Ophthalmology 2004 7. Co-Chairman, National Eye Care Day, Singapore 2005 8. Co-Chairman, Publicity and Publication Committee, Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology
9. Advisor, SNEC Glaucoma Patient Support Group 10. Chairman, Ocular Imaging Symposium, Asia-ARVO 2007 11. Chairman, Glaucoma and Myopia Symposium, World Glaucoma Congress 2007
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