Reducing the number of invalid surgical consents in the day surgery unit.

Aim: To reduce the number of invalid surgical consents in the Singapore National Eye Centre Day Surgery Unit over a period of 6 months.

Methodology: A multidisciplinary team involving doctors, nurses, day surgery unit, operating theatre, listing and clinical audit staff looked into the listing process and the root causes of the high number of invalid consents. A Pareto chart detailing the top causes of invalid consents was drawn, and with a prioritisation matrix, feasible yet effective changes were identified and effected.

Acanthamoeba keratitis associated with contact lens wear in Singapore.

Purpose: To describe an outbreak of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) cases among contact lens wearers.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: Patients with AK were included.

Changes in the optic disc after acute primary angle closure.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in optic disc morphology in the first 4 months after an episode of acute primary angle closure (APAC) using stereoscopic optic disc photography and computer-assisted planimetry.

Design: Prospective observational case series.

Participants: Forty-seven Asian subjects with unilateral APAC who were successfully treated with laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI).