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Your Clinic Visit

Welcome to Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). Please take a few minutes to read through this  page and prepare for your visit to SNEC.


What to bring for my appointment?

    • Singapore NRIC, Birth certificate (if you are under 15) or Passport and Employment Pass/Work Permit/Dependent Pass

    • Civil Service Card/Public Service Card (for civil servants and their dependants only)

    • Any other medical benefits eligibility cards/documents

    • If you are wearing contact lenses, we strongly encourage you to wear your glasses during the visit; otherwise, you can bring your contact lens case and your glasses

    • Sunglasses – some patients find this useful after they have had eye drops

    • Referral letter from your polyclinic/other healthcare institutions/private doctor (for first visit)

    • Medication, if any (for first visit). If you run out of medication before your next appointment, please top up your medication through our Medication Delivery Service in Health Buddy.
  • Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment time. Do note that patients who are more than 30 minutes late will have their appointment rescheduled. 
  • For your first eye appointment to SNEC, the visit may take 3 to 4 hours as patients may need to do eye tests with pupil dilation that will cause blurred vision.  
  • You are advised not to drive to SNEC on the day of your appointment – the tests you need may affect your vision, i.e., your vision may be blurred for a few hours. Please arrange for someone to accompany you or pick you up after your consultation.

Follow-up Appointment  

You will be notified of your follow-up appointment one week after your consultation. Please check your SMS or Health Buddy app (if you have enabled Push Notifications)

Eye Condition Requiring Urgent Attention

Our eye clinics operate on an appointment system. For urgent eye care, please visit the nearest hospital's emergency department.

Registration

 You may register by:

  • Self-Service kiosk

  • Mobile Registration – HealthBuddy. Patients can register through the HealthBuddy app using their mobile devices at least 90 minutes before their SNEC appointment time.

 For more information, you can refer to our patient journey guide below.
Guide to SNEC Patient Journey.pdf

EySEE – Self Check Eye Test  

EySEE is an application integrated into the Health Buddy for the testing of Visual Acuity (VA). EySEE simulates how a healthcare professional would check the VA of a SNEC patient. It's like the eye chart test you would get at the clinic but it’s now on your device.

To learn more about EySEE, click here