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Dr Joshua Lim is an Associate Consultant with the Cataract & Comprehensive Ophthalmology Department at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC). He undertook fellowship training under the Advanced Clinical Specialist Programme for Ocular Inflammation and Immunology, Medical Retina and Surgical Retina Departments. His current practice includes the management of cataracts, retinal conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and ocular inflammatory disorders such as anterior and posterior uveitis.
Dr Lim obtained his medical degree from the Manchester Medical School, University of Manchester (United Kingdom) in 2016, with first class honours. He was inducted as a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth) and was conferred the Masters of Medicine in Ophthalmology by the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2022. During his training, he was recognised with the Outstanding Resident Award. He served as the Chief Resident of the SingHealth Ophthalmology Residency Programme. In 2024, Dr Lim completed his specialist training in Ophthalmology at SNEC in 2024.
Dr Lim firmly believes in mentorship and giving back to the next generation, and is actively involved as a clinical educator across a wide spectrum of Ophthalmic Health Education Programmes. He is a faculty member within the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Certification Programme. Dr Lim plays an active role in medical student teaching and is also a surgical trainer for residents’ small incision cataract surgery training. He received the Inspiring Resident Educator Award in 2024, and was appointed as a SingHealth Associate in Education in 2023.
Education
- FAMS (2024)
- M Med(Ophth) (2022)
- FRCOphth (2022)
- MBChB (Hons) (2016)
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Chief Resident, SingHealth Ophthalmology (2024 – present)
- Fellow, The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, United Kingdom (2022 – present)
- Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (2022 – present)
- Member, Singapore Society of Ophthalmology (2022 – present)
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Awards
- Inspiring Resident Educator Award, SingHealth RiSE Awards (2024)
- Outstanding Resident Award, SingHealth RiSE Awards (2023)
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Publications
- Tan TF, Thirunavukarasu AJ, Jin L, Lim J, Poh S, Teo ZL, Ang M, Chan RVP, Ong J, Turner A, Karlström J, Wong TY, Stern J, Ting DS. Artificial intelligence and digital health in global eye health: opportunities and challenges. Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Sep;11(9):e1432-e1443. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00323-6. PMID: 37591589.
- Tan TF, Dai P, Zhang X, Jin L, Poh S, Hong D,
Lim J, Lim G, Teo ZL, Liu N, Ting DSW. Explainable artificial intelligence in ophthalmology. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep 1;34(5):422-430. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000983. Epub 2023 Jun 30. PMID: 37527200.
- Wang Z, Lim G, Ng WY, Tan TE,
Lim J, Lim SH, Foo V, Lim J, Sinisterra LG, Zheng F, Liu N, Tan GSW, Cheng CY, Cheung GCM, Wong TY, Ting DSW. Synthetic artificial intelligence using generative adversarial network for retinal imaging in detection of age-related macular degeneration. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jun 22;10:1184892. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1184892. PMID: 37425325; PMCID: PMC10324667.
- Wong CW, Cheung N, Howden JS, Busoy JMF, Sim S,
Lim J, Ho C, Veluchamy AB, Storm G, Wong TT. Evaluation of a steroid delivery system to mitigate the severity of proliferative vitreoretinopathy in a minipig model. Front Ophthalmol (Lausanne). 2023 Nov 17;3:1222689. doi: 10.3389/fopht.2023.1222689. PMID: 38982997; PMCID: PMC11182131.
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Lim J, Tsai ASH, Lee SY. Imaging Features of a Retinal Detachment and Secondary Epiretinal Membrane Following Inadvertent Globe Penetration From Peribulbar Anesthesia. J Vitreoretin Dis. 2020 Nov 3;5(3):266-269. doi: 10.1177/2474126420965345. PMID: 37006517; PMCID: PMC9979037.
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