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In her previous roles as Senior Consultant, Head of Oculoplastic Department and Clinical Director of the General Eye Clinic at Singapore National Eye Centre as well as Adjunct Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School, Dr Audrey Looi made major contributions to the advancement of General and Oculoplastic care in Singapore, both in clinical practice and in training the next generation of ophthalmic surgeons.
Moving to Ava Eye Clinic, Dr Looi brought with her over 20 years of high volume clinical experience in managing general as well as subspecialised eye conditions. Her special areas of interest are in Cataract Surgery and Oculoplastic Surgery where she has performed over 8000 cataract surgeries and over 5000 oculoplastic procedures including eyelid, lacrimal, socket and orbital surgeries.
At Ava Eye Clinic, Dr Looi pioneered a new approach towards complete rejuvenation of the eyes. This approach sees her patients benefiting from restored vision and the highest possible chance of spectacle freedom after cataract surgery followed by the opportunity to rejuvenate and revitalize the eyelid area with our customized oculoplastic surgeries.
Dr Lee Sao Bing, a celebrated refractive surgeon, joined the practice in 2025 and further added to the specialist expertise and services offered by Ava Eye Clinic. He brought with him over 20 years of experience in performing a wide range of refractive surgeries. To date, he has successfully performed over 20 000 refractive operations. Dr Lee’s expertise dovetails well with the oculoplastic procedures services at Ava Eye Clinic as patients can look forward to not only gaining spectacle freedom but taking another step towards correcting any eyelid concerns following refractive surgery.
Together, our top specialist eye doctors provide comprehensive general as well as subspecialty services that cater well to the eyecare needs of our patients.
Our Ava team of dedicated medical, nursing and optometry staff strive to elevate the patient experience at the clinic whilst delivering excellent eye care that we can all be proud of.
About
Dr Audrey Looi
Dr Audrey Looi MBBS, MMed (Ophth), FRCS (Ed), FAMS
Dr Audrey Looi completed her Ophthalmology training at the Singapore National Eye Centre in 2000. She began her sub-specialty training in Oculoplastic Surgery at the eye centre from 2001 to 2002. Following this, Dr Looi was awarded HMDP funding to train further at the University of British Columbia where she completed her fellowships in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Ocular Pathology under the supervision of Prof Peter Dolman, Prof Jack Rootman and Prof Valerie White respectively, returning to Singapore in 2004 with a Best Fellow research prize. She was appointed Head of the Oculoplastic Service at the Singapore National Eye Centre in 2007 and served in the position till 2016. Dr Looi also served as Clinical Director of the General Eye Clinic at the Singapore National Eye Centre from 2012 to 2019. She was also a Visiting Consultant at the Kandang Kerbau Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Changi General Hospital and the National Neuroscience Institute.
Dr Looi has published widely in oculoplastic journals and is a reviewer for Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology journals. She serves the Royal College of Ophthalmology (Edinburgh) as an examiner and also participates in Ophthalmology MMed and Exit examinations conducted at the National University of Singapore. Dr Looi was elected Treasurer of the Asia-Pacific Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgeons from 2006 to 2010 and Vice-President of the society from 2012-2014. She served as Editor of the society’s newsletter, iPlastic from 2013 to 2018 and was elected First Vice-President of the society from 2018 to 2020. Dr Looi is currently President of the Singapore Society of Ophthalmic Plastic ad Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Looi is a founding Board Director of iC2 PrepHouse, www.iC2.com.sg, a charity set up in Singapore in 2011 to provide programmes that enable greater independence of children with low vision as well as their continued education in mainstream schools.
Dr Lee Sao Bing
Dr Lee Sao Bing has been an eye surgeon for over 20 years. He has many years of experience in treating various eye diseases. Prior to joining Ava eye Clinic, he served as the Medical Director of Shinagawa Eye Centre and was previously Head of the Cornea Service at the National University Hospital Eye Centre.
About
Dr Lee Sao Bing
Dr Lee Sao Bing MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Ophth), FRCS (UK), MD, FAMS (Ophth)
During his time at the National University Hospital, Dr Lee performed thousands of surgeries, including cataract surgeries, cornea transplants, and both LASIK and Epi-LASIK surgeries. He has the distinction of being one of the few specialist eye doctors in the country who hold a Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate in Medicine.
Dr Lee holds degrees in Medicine and Surgery from Singapore, along with postgraduate degrees in Ophthalmology from medical schools in both Singapore and the United Kingdom. He has also completed two fellowships. One was in the USA at the prestigious Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, and the other was in Toronto, Canada.
During those fellowships, he trained in Cornea and Refractive (LASIK) surgery. He also takes special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of dry eyes, contact lens problems and allergic eye disease. He also has a keen interest in myopia control in children.
Dr Lee was previously Medical Director at Shinagawa Eye Centre for 17 years. He has a wealth of experience in refractive (LASIK) surgery, having performed more than 20,000 of these surgeries.
Beyond the Operating Room
A sought-out speaker, he has been invited to many International Conferences to speak on various eye diseases and their treatment. Dr Lee is also an author, having published research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and serving as a reviewer of articles submitted to research journals for publication. To date, he has won four research awards and has been awarded several research grants from the National Medical Research Council.
Medical Specialist in:
Ophthalmology
Clinical Interest:
LASIK surgery, dry eyes, contact lens problems, allergic eye disease, myopia control.
General ophthalmological concerns and treatments.
Outside of work, Dr Lee spends his free time in the gym, playing tennis and also doing volunteer work.
Careers
Kindly refer below for the positions available:
Please send your curriculum vitae to: audreylooi@avaeyeclinic.com for consideration.
Thank you for your kind interest!