Dr Khor Wei Boon
Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist
MBBS, M.Med(Ophth) MRCS(Ed), FRCS(Ed), FAMS
Specialty Areas
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Cornea Infections and Transplantation
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Refractive Surgery
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Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Dr Khor Wei Boon is a Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist with subspecialty training in Cornea and External Eye Diseases and Refractive Surgery. His clinical and educational interests are in corneal infections, ocular allergies, lamellar corneal transplantation and refractive surgery techniques such as LASIK, Lenticule Extraction and Advanced Surface Ablation.
Dr Khor completed his residency in Ophthalmology with the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) in 2010, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. He then furthered his subspecialty training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery in SNEC, and at the Duke University Eye Center in North Carolina, USA. He went on to become a Senior Consultant with the Cornea and Refractive Surgery services in SNEC, as well as a Clinical Associate Professor in Ophthalmology with the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. He was also Head of the SNEC Eye Clinic @ Sengkang Hospital between 2016-2022; and the Director of Clinical Governance between 2023-2024.
In 2006, whilst still a resident with the SNEC, Dr Khor was part of the team of ophthalmologists that investigated an outbreak of Fusarium keratitis associated with a specific contact lens solution in Singapore; along with the rest of the team, he was awarded Singapore’s first Minister of Health Award for Outstanding Performance in Public Health for his contributions.
He has been fortunate to have published in respected peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the American Journal of Ophthalmology (AJO), contributed chapters to textbooks on Cornea and Cataract Surgery, and has made presentations at numerous scientific meetings, both locally and internationally.
Dr Khor remains a visiting consultant with the SNEC and the National University Hospital. He is also an Elected Councillor and Treasurer of the College of Ophthalmologists, Academy of Medicine; and a member of the Refractive Subspecialty Committee, College of Ophthalmologists, Academy of Medicine.