Programme leadership profile

Sunny Shen; Choo Chai Teck; Seah Lay Leng; Livia Teo; Yvonne Chung

Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery Fellowship

Singapore National Eye Centre · Singapore, Singapore

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Portrait of Sunny Shen

Sunny Shen

SNEC fellowship preceptor in the SSOPRS listing

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Shen graduated from the University of Hong Kong and obtained an ophthalmology master’s degree at the National University of Singapore. After ophthalmology training he completed an SNEC fellowship and additional adnexal surgery training at Moorfields under an HMDP scholarship. His SNEC practice covers oculoplastics and cataract surgery.

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Portrait of Choo Chai Teck

Choo Chai Teck

SNEC fellowship preceptor in the SSOPRS listing

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Choo’s SNEC biography describes a clinical focus on aesthetic eyeplastic surgery and oculoplastics. He has conducted regional oculoplastic teaching courses and research on microscopic eyelid anatomy, alongside editorial work in orbital and ophthalmic plastic surgery journals. His qualifications include MBBS, FRCS Edinburgh, FRCOphth and FAMS.

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Seah Lay Leng

SNEC fellowship preceptor in the SSOPRS listing

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Seah earned her MBBS in Singapore and undertook oculoplastic training at Moorfields and orbital surgery training in Vancouver. Her SNEC biography describes research and clinical work in orbital disease and extensive undergraduate, postgraduate and advanced oculoplastic fellowship teaching.

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Livia Teo

SNEC fellowship preceptor in the SSOPRS listing

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Teo graduated from the National University of Singapore and subsequently trained at Mass Eye and Ear/Harvard and Severance Hospital, Yonsei University. Her clinical interests include paediatric and adult ptosis, ophthalmic plastic and orbital reconstruction, and lacrimal surgery.

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Yvonne Chung

SNEC fellowship preceptor in the SSOPRS listing

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Chung graduated from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’s in London and undertook stem-cell and biomaterials research at Mayo Clinic before completing ophthalmology training in Singapore. She trained in oculoplastics at SNEC and subsequently in oculoplastic and orbital surgery at Vancouver General Hospital. Her interests include thyroid eye disease, lacrimal and orbital surgery.

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Appointment evidence

Published role and affiliation

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Leadership as published
Sunny Shen; Choo Chai Teck; Seah Lay Leng; Livia Teo; Yvonne Chung (SNEC fellowship preceptors listed by SSOPRS; current individual availability requires confirmation)
Evidence reviewed
19 Oct 2026
Affiliated training host
Singapore National Eye Centre

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Training context

Published programme focus

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Associated training route

Clinical fellowship

Oculoplastic, Orbital and Lacrimal Surgery Fellowship

A focused international fellowship in ocular-adnexal, orbital and lacrimal disease with staged surgical responsibility and periocular aesthetic exposure.

Location
Singapore, Singapore
Duration
12 months
Clinical participation
Observe and assist before supervised oculoplastic/lacrimal operating; most orbital cases involve assisting or partial procedures, while aesthetic cases permit assisting only.
International applicants
International fellowship route is published; SMC temporary registration, English-language compliance, overseas authority approval and a Training Employment Pass are required.
Funding
Current salary, fees and living-cost support are not published in the reviewed programme evidence.
Application timing
No current dated application deadline confirmed.

Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Two places per year are listed; current individual vacancies and start dates are unconfirmed.

Eligibility, training and application

Eligibility

Postgraduate ophthalmology qualification or equivalent, preferably at least three years of ophthalmic medical-officer experience, and SMC temporary registration requirements.

Published training

  • Eyelid malposition and neoplasm reconstruction
  • External and endoscopic lacrimal surgery
  • Orbital disease, trauma and socket management
  • Periocular aesthetic surgery assisting
  • Clinical research and teaching

Application route

Follow the linked official programme page and contact the responsible training office for current selection instructions.

No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.

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