Independent Practice Optometrist
Singapore
Inspired by the work of her father and with a keen interest in the sciences, Wen Juan chose the profession of Optometry and completed her undergraduate and postgraduate training at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
After graduation, she moved to Western Australia (WA) and was privileged to experience optometry in urban and rural locations, as well as providing low vision rehabilitation services at Guide Dogs WA. After 5 years in WA, she returned to the family practice in Singapore and is now seeing the third generation of patients.
Practicing full scope primary eye care and coming across many older myopic adults, have spurred her to have a special interest in managing myopia in young persons, knowing well that risks need to be mitigated for her patients’ future eye health and vision.
As a member of the Singapore Optometric Association, Optometry Australia and the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, she keeps up-to-date with primary eye care, ocular therapeutics, myopia management and specialty contact lens practice.
More Than Just Aging – When Hormones Come and Go
A woman’s physiology undergoes significant changes due to hormones. In the course of a woman’s life, the use of oral contraceptives and menopausal changes have an impact on health, vision and quality of life. Optometrists will undoubtedly encounter vision and eye problems related to sex hormones.
Learning Objectives
This presentation gives an overview of how sex hormones, particularly oestrogen and progesterone affect ocular physiology and function, to better enable optometrists to manage ocular health and performance at different stages in a woman’s life.