Practitioner Profile

Her area of special expertise includes:

• Cataracts, including complicated cataracts requiring combinations of complex surgical techniques
• Unstable or dislocated lenses requiring complex implantation and fixation techniques
• Retinal tears and Retinal detachments
• Floaters
• High myopia (short-sightedness), progressive myopia in children
• Myopia-related complications e.g. macular degeneration and bleeding
• Degenerative eye diseases e.g. age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Diabetic eye diseases e.g. diabetic retinopathy and macular edema
• Retinal vessel diseases e.g. vein occlusions and blockages
• Macular diseases e.g. epiretinal membranes, macula holes
• Inherited and congenital eye diseases e.g. night-blindness
• Eye diseases related to disorders like hypertension, autoimmune diseases
• Eye trauma

She also deals with a large range of general eye disorders:

• Eye infections and inflammation
• Glaucoma
• Eye screening

Dr. Nikolle Tan is a Cataract surgeon and Retina Specialist with more than 20 years of experience. Her sub-specialty training in diseases of the Retina and her many years of experience in diagnosing and treating these complex disorders make her an authority in this field. She is also highly skilled in the treatment of cataracts, including complex cataracts.

She was the Head of the Vitreo-Retina services as well as Head of the Eye Diagnostic Services in the National Healthcare Group Eye Institute / Tan Tock Seng Hospital Department of Ophthalmology. She currently holds the position of Adjunct Assistant Professor in the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Senior Visiting Consultant at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

Dr. Tan received her Vitreo-Retina fellowship training from the prestigious Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Melbourne, Australia). In addition, she also received sub-specialty training at the Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA).

Diagnosing diseases of the Retina requires highly technical equipment and complex investigations. Treatments require extreme precision and often involve microsurgical procedures. Dr. Tan’s expertise in diagnosing and treating these complex disorders makes her one of the leaders in this field.

She is a key opinion leader in her field and sits on the Advisory Boards of several major industry partners like Bayer and Novartis. In this role, she and her international colleagues define the treatment strategies in the complex field of managing retinal conditions like age-related macular degeneration and diabetic maculopathy. She is also regularly invited to speak and teach on these topics at numerous international conferences.