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Donald T.H. Tan is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research activities are primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Otorhinolaryngology.

The scientist's work encompasses various topics, including:

  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Ear Surgery and Otitis Media

Donald T.H. Tan has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently publishing in these journals:

  • Otology & Neurotology
  • Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
  • Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base
  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher include:

  • "IMI Prevention of Myopia and Its Progression," 2021, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • "Global Consensus on the Management of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency," 2020, Cornea
  • "Efficacy and safety of 0.01% atropine for prevention of childhood myopia in a 2-year randomized placebo-controlled study," 2021, Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Reducing the Global Burden of Myopia by Delaying the Onset of Myopia and Reducing Myopic Progression in Children," 2020, Ophthalmology
  • "Comparative Study of Long-term Graft Survival Between Penetrating Keratoplasty and Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty," 2020, American Journal of Ophthalmology

The researcher collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jacob B. Hunter
  • Joe Walter Kutz
  • Elizabeth L. Perkins
  • Rance J. T. Fujiwara
  • Seang-Mei Saw

Best Publications

  • Global consensus on keratoconus and ectatic diseases.

    José A. P. Gomes;Donald Tan;Christopher J. Rapuano;Michael W. Belin

  • Atropine for the treatment of childhood myopia: safety and efficacy of 0.5%, 0.1%, and 0.01% doses (Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 2).

    Audrey Chia;Wei-Han Chua;Yin-Bun Cheung;Wan-Ling Wong

  • Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia

    Wei-Han Chua;Vivian Balakrishnan;Yiong-Huak Chan;Louis Tong

  • Effect of pterygium morphology on pterygium recurrence in a controlled trial comparing conjunctival autografting with bare sclera excision.

    Donald T. H. Tan;Soon-Phaik Chee;Keith B. G. Dear;Arthur S. M. Lim

  • Five-Year Clinical Trial on Atropine for the Treatment of Myopia 2: Myopia Control with Atropine 0.01% Eyedrops

    Audrey Chia;Qing-Shu Lu;Donald Tan

  • Nearwork in early-onset myopia.

    Seang-Mei Saw;Wei-Han Chua;Ching-Ye Hong;Hui-Min Wu

  • Prevalence and risk factors associated with dry eye symptoms: a population based study in Indonesia

    A. J. Lee;J. Lee;S.-M. Saw;G. Gazzard

  • Incidence and progression of myopia in Singaporean school children.

    Seang Mei Saw;Louis Tong;Wei Han Chua;Kee Seng Chia

  • Rationale and methodology for a population-based study of eye diseases in Malay people: The Singapore Malay eye study (SiMES).

    Athena W. P. Foong;Seang-Mei Saw;Jing-Liang Loo;Sunny Shen

  • Suppression of TGF-beta signaling in both normal conjunctival fibroblasts and pterygial body fibroblasts by amniotic membrane.

    Sao-Bing Lee;De-Quan Li;Donald T.H. Tan;Daniel Meller

  • Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Changes after Stopping Atropine 0.01%, 0.1% and 0.5%

    Audrey Chia;Wei-Han Chua;Li Wen;Allan Fong

  • Atropine for the Treatment of Childhood Myopia: Effect on Myopia Progression after Cessation of Atropine

    Louis Tong;Xiao Ling Huang;Angeline L.T. Koh;Xiaoe Zhang

  • Myopia in Singapore: taking a public health approach.

    Benjamin Seet;Tien Yin Wong;Donald T H Tan;Seang Mei Saw

  • Identification of tear fluid biomarkers in dry eye syndrome using iTRAQ quantitative proteomics.

    Lei Zhou;Roger W. Beuerman;Choi Mun Chan;Shao Zhen Zhao

  • Comparison of outcomes of lamellar keratoplasty and penetrating keratoplasty in keratoconus.

    Daphne C.Y. Han;Jodhbir S. Mehta;Yong Ming Por;Hla Myint Htoon

  • An Outbreak of Fusarium Keratitis Associated With Contact Lens Wear in Singapore

    Wei-Boon Khor;Tin Aung;Seang-Mei Saw;Tien-Yin Wong

  • Component dependent risk factors for ocular parameters in Singapore Chinese children

    Seang-Mei Saw;Andrew D. Carkeet;Kee-Seng Chia;Richard A. Stone

  • Age of onset of myopia predicts risk of high myopia in later childhood in myopic Singapore children.

    Sharon Y. L. Chua;Charumathi Sabanayagam;Yin-Bun Cheung;Audrey Chia

  • A Cohort Study of Incident Myopia in Singaporean Children

    Seang-Mei Saw;Anoop Shankar;Say-Beng Tan;Hugh Taylor

  • Pterygium in Indonesia: prevalence, severity and risk factors.

    G. Gazzard;S.-M. Saw;M. Farook;D. Koh

Frequent Co-Authors

Seang-Mei Saw
Seang-Mei Saw National University of Singapore
Tin Aung
Tin Aung National University of Singapore
Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Eranga N. Vithana
Eranga N. Vithana National University of Singapore
Chandra S. Verma
Chandra S. Verma Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Paul J. Foster
Paul J. Foster University College London
Shigeru Kinoshita
Shigeru Kinoshita Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Chiea Chuen Khor
Chiea Chuen Khor Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Derong Cao
Derong Cao South China University of Technology
Mingguang He
Mingguang He Sun Yat-sen University

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