Paediatric Optometry by Igard Group Singapore

Good news! Dr Yap has recently published a full scientific paper on Children Visual Development. He is also a co-author of another scientific paper in Public Health on the Inequities of Uncorrected Refractive Errors. If you’re interested, please click on the links here.

IS YOUR CHILD STRUGGLING?

Do you already suspect that you or your child may be struggling with an undiagnosed vision problem? Our in-depth list of symptoms can help you decide if it’s time to see an optometrist in our organization.

Find It Here: https://www.covd.org/page/symptoms

The Optometry & Visual Performance (OVP) Journal is Excited to Unveil It's Esteemed 2024 Review Board! About Optometry & Visual Performance (OVP): OVP is an international, peer-reviewed journal committed to increasing awareness and access to clinically relevant information in functional, developmental, behavioral, and vision therapy aspects of optometry. It operates in an internet-based, open-access....

Upcoming conference in Durgapur, West Bengal, India. 🇮🇳 🇸🇬
Guest speaker: Dr Yap Tiong Peng

Spot the Singapore flag!!! 🇸🇬 We are excited that Dr Yap Tiong Peng will be speaking on Oculomotor Dysfunction in Concussion during the World Optometry Week in March 2024. Vision Therapy Singapore

Hot off the press! Dr Yap Tiong Peng has published a book chapter on Hemispatial Inattention. Edited by Dr Marc Taub, “From Fracture to Function: Clinical Insights into the Visual Aspects of Acquired Brain Injury”, features thirty-five success stories in the treatment of visual deficits associated with brain injury. The book can be purchased from: https://www.oepf.org/product/new-from-fracture-to-function-clinical-insights-into-the-visual-aspects-of-acquired-brain-injury/

July 31, 2023, Singapore: We are pleased to announce that IGARD Pte Ltd (Co. Reg. 200402323G) has passed all assessments and have made it to the Singapore SME 500 Award 2023. This award is significant as it affirms the business standards, qualities and performance. The Singapore SME 500 Award is one of Singapore's highly regarded business accolade that recognises local enterprises for its business qualities, excellence and capabilities. The assessment is conducted by the Association of Trade & Commerce (Singapore) and part of the process includes evaluating enterprises in its quantitative and qualitative aspects, including the ability to further develop the business and scale its market. Established since 2004, IGARD Pte Ltd is Singapore’s most recognisable brand for vision therapy and neuro-visual rehabilitation, as it has proven to consistently uphold the highest clinical standards and practices. Many people may not know that the name “IGARD” originally stand for “Improving and Guarding Against Reading Difficulties”, as the main goal of IGARD is to improve the quality-of-life of adults and children who are suffering from vision problems that are hindering reading. A full fledged paediatric vision clinic is established in 2006. Besides focusing on vision therapy, there are a wide range of clinical services that has become very popular with patients, including the testing of visual processing disorders, complex ophthalmic prescriptions, orthokeratology treatments and children myopia control. Headed by Dr Yap Tiong Peng, the clinic utilises evidence based techniques and it is best known for childhood myopia interventions and the treatment of vision problems associated with learning challenges, childhood developmental issues and special needs. The Association of Trade & Commerce (Singapore) (ATC) is a community organisation that was established to represent and champion for the interests of Singapore enterprises and to bridge our social compact, promoting an inclusive and compassion society. www.igard.com.sg

Vision Therapy is a brain-based treatment that helps to address, remediate and rehabilitate visual deficits, and to improve visual processing. There’s currently a major conference on neuro visual rehabilitation in Portland, Oregon, USA, and Dr Yap Tiong Peng presented a topic on “oculomotor dysfunction in concussion / mild traumatic brain injuries”. He discussed about Fixational Disorders, and the treatment of this condition postconcussion or after a brain injury. Dr Yap is the first person in Singapore to be fully accredited in Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Optometry, and US Board Certified in Vision Therapy. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and Fellow of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists.

The Singapore SME 500 is awarded to IGARD by the Association of Trade and Commerce (Singapore). Established since 2004, IGARD focuses on paediatric optometry, children and adult amblyopia and strabismus, vision therapy, children myopia control, low vision and neurovisual rehabilitation, and orthokeratology treatment. IGARD in Singapore is headed by Dr Yap Tiong Peng, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of the Australian College of Behavioural Optometrists and Fellow of the College of Optometrists in Vision Development.

“Misinformation about dyslexia abounds. Just google “dyslexia,” and you’ll find hundreds of websites advocating various treatment options and cures. Many ophthalmologists mistakenly believe that because dyslexia is “not an eye issue” it belongs solely to pediatricians and education specialists. However, we play a crucial role in ruling out vision problems and, simultaneously, have a unique opportunity to educate caregivers and prevent them from pursuing non-evidence-based treatments. Such treatments can cost families hundreds to thousands of dollars and delay the child from receiving the most effective interventions.”

Neurostimulation for Vision Restoration
How neurostimulation research in glaucoma is progressing, and why stress management might help.

The retina and optic nerve receive the lion’s share of attention when it comes to glaucoma, but an increasing amount of evidence suggests that brain function may have some role to play as well. One potential vision therapy, known as repetitive transorbital alternating current stimulation or rtACS, delivers electrical impulses to the brain, aiming to modulate damaged brain networks and improve low vision. Early studies show promising results.

Here, experts explain how this technology works, what it means for glaucoma treatment, and how reducing stress may lead to better outcomes: https://www.reviewofophthalmology.com/article/neurostimulation-for-vision-restoration

2024: Great start to a new year! Dr Yap Tiong Peng has joined the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Optometry and Visual Performance (OVP) - an international journal dedicated to the enhancement and rehabilitation of functional vision (i.e. vision therapy). To date, Dr Yap has completed more than 100 peer reviews with scientific journals throughout the world, including:

- Annals of Eye Science
- Applied Sciences
- BMC Ophthalmology
- BMJ Open
- Children
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Clinical and Experimental Optometry
- Clinical Optometry
- Clinical Ophthalmology
- Eye and Brain
- Healthcare
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- International Journal of General Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Journal of Neural Transplantation & Plasticity
- Nature Scientific Reports
- Ophthalmology and Eye Diseases
- Pharmacy
- PlosOne
- Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology
- Life
- Vision

Hot off the press!!!!! Do you know what are Ocular Motor Disorders? These are problems with eye movements and visual focusing that can hinder reading, reduce attention span, and contributes to the visual discomfort, eyestrain, visual stress, and many other symptoms, such as dizziness, headaches and light sensitivity.

Many of these issues can occur after a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury; neuro visual rehabilitation and vision therapy can help! In Singapore, vision therapy is available at IGARD. “Together with a team in the US, we have published the protocol of our upcoming scoping review on ocular motor disorders in concussion / mild traumatic brain injuries on the British Medical Journal (Open access)”, said Dr Yap Tiong Peng who is a Senior Consultant at IGARD.

Their work is supported by Cochrane Eye and Vision and the American Academy of Optometry. Based in Singapore, Dr Yap is the only member of the team who is located outside of the United States, and the team has already completed the screening of 14,000 abstracts. “I am humbled to be part of this amazing team of brilliant optometrists and academics in the United States, and I am looking forward to adding to the evidence base in the treatment of vision problems related to concussion”, he said.

Reference:
Theis J, Chen AM, Burgher AP, Greenspan LD, Morgenstern A, Salzano AD, Yap TP, Scheiman M, Roberts TL. Ocular motor disorders in children and adults with mTBI: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open 2023;13:e073656. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073656

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e073656

IGARD is globally recognised in vision therapy and optometry. The clinic in Singapore is established since 2004, and it is run by Dr Yap Tiong Peng and Associates (Paediatric Optometry by Igard Group Singapore)

IGARD is globally recognised in vision therapy and optometry. The clinic in Singapore is run by Dr Yap Tiong Peng & Associates. These are some of their accomplishments:

🥇 Voted Best Eye Specialist 2023 (Gold)

🥈 SME500 Singapore Award 2023

🥉 Singapore Top 5 based on Expertscape Global Ranking in Amblyopia, Astigmatism and Visual Evoked Potentials 2013-2023

🎖️ International Awards (e.g. David & Diane Goss Fellowship from the American Academy of Optometry Foundation, AAOF; publication grants from ARVO, etc.)

🏅 Board Certified in Vision Therapy and Children Visual Development (USA)

🏅 Fully Accredited in Behavioural Optometry (Australia & UK)

🎖️ Certification in Sports Vision (Diploma)

***** Triple Clinical Fellowships *****
🥇 Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry (FAAO)

🥈 Fellow of the American College of Optometrists in Vision Development (FCOVD)

🥉 Fellow of the Australian College of Behavioural Optometrists (FACBO)

🏅 Fellow in Science Communication Training by the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

****** Professional Affiliations *****
🥇 Member of the British College of Optometrists (MCOptom)

🥈 Member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Myopia Control (AAOMC)

🥉 Member of the Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA)

IGARD Centre

Reposting from Dr Patrick Quaid’s LinkedIn, with a photo taken together with Dr Yap Tiong Peng during the ACBO annual meeting in Melbourne, Australia. As a keynote speaker, Dr Quaid delivered a series of lectures on the treatment of vision problems related to brain injuries and vision therapy. Dr Quaid is a world renowned eye doctor specialising in vision therapy, and the founder of VUE Cubed Vision Therapy in Canada 🇨🇦. The conference was attended by a large number of vision therapy doctors/optometrists from around the world. A huge shoutout from Dr Yap Tiong Peng and the team from IGARD Centre (Vision Therapy Singapore) 🇸🇬 : We have learnt a lot from you! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with us!!!

An excellent photo opportunity with Professor Ed Howell, inventor of the Howell Phoria Card which is used to evaluate binocular vision in many clinics throughout the world. Dr Yap Tiong Peng was a student with Prof Howell many years ago. He taught the Behavioural Optometry course at the university. In fact, Dr Yap also did his practicum in Melbourne in a clinic run by Dr Paul Croucher, which was founded by Prof Howell in the 1980s. It’s such a wonderful opportunity for both of them to reconnect during the World Congress of Optometry in Melbourne, Australia.

Great time reconnecting with friends and colleagues during the 2023 ACBO annual meeting, together with Dr Yap Tiong Peng (Singapore), Dr Cathy Stern (USA), Dr Adrian Bell (Brisbane) and Dr Rajeev Prasad (India). One thing in common — all of them have been lecturing on vision therapy in India 🇮🇳 . Inset is a photograph taken during the 2019 regional meeting in India, where Dr Bell and Dr Yap served as keynote speakers. Also, Dr Stern and Dr Yap have been collaborating, and most recently they jointly contributed to a book chapter on vision therapy in concussion. Watch this space!

Well done students!

“Recently, we hosted three optometry students from Taiwan to learn about visual processing and vision therapy at our clinic. We are happy that they have successfully completed their learning journey with us”, said Dr Yap Tiong Peng. “We are very proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish them all the best in their studies and future career in optometry.”
Many people throughout South East Asia and beyond have visited IGARD Centre as it is Singapore’s most established practice that offers vision therapy to children and adults.

Some recent publications by Dr Yap Tiong Peng

Precision spectral filters are often used for adults and children who are sensitive to light. Qualified since 1998, Dr Yap Tiong Peng is a pioneer in prescribing these filters in Singapore. He uses a stringent “intuitive colorimetry” testing protocol developed by Emeritus Professor Arnold Wilkins (University of Essex) and has been prescribing these filters to many patients in the past 15 years.