About Us
I & Vision Research Centre (Private Limited) is celebrating 18 years of action with even greater ambitions for the organisation and industry.
Our Vision
To
Spearhead Innovation in Eyecare & Vision
Our Mission
To ensure the highest standards in talent, technology, precision,
and investigation for global advances in product research, vision sciences, and eyecare practice.
Professional Record
As a lab, our portfolio continues to evolve & revolve around global advances in ocular disease research, management, treatment, and technology
Featured Researchers
Stan Isaacs
Director
Director
- Martin Wells Prize for Diseases of the Eye – 1975
- Master of Optometry from UNSW and Hydron Prize for Advanced Contact Lens Theory and Practice – 1976
- Formed Singapore Optometric Association in 1980, pro-term President
- Elected President of The Singapore Contact Lens Society – 1990
- Standards Committee to draft out the Singapore standards for contact lenses
- The Cornea Under Orthokeratology – 2004
- President – Society of Orthokeratology (Singapore, 2008 – Current )
Isaacs has been steering IVRC towards a greater volume of in-house research and capability. This includes
- Design & testing of myopia control spectacles, soft contact lenses, and scleral lenses
- Special equipment use in optical device testing:
- Low and mesopic level, glare source Contrast Sensitivity Charts
- Posterior OCT – For choroid measurement precision; Longitudinal treatment evaluation
Current research: Using virtual reality to try to produce a perfect optical plane based on retinal shape for a young individual to read
while ensuring control of myopia.
Practitioner Specialty: Orthokeratology, Myopia Control, Paediatric Vision
Ng Wenxin
Researcher
Bachelors in Optometry and Clinical Practice with First Class Honors from Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Panelist for the Myopia Management Conference held by Essilor Singapore and Singapore Optometric Association.
Practitioner Specialty: Orthokeratology for Myopia Control and Corneal Rehabilitation using haptic scleral lenses. She has fitted at least 1,000 children with orthokeratology lenses and helped more than 50 keratoconus patients to regain their sight from visual
impairment.
We have worked with
- Contact Lens Manufacturers
- University Labs
- Vision Science Associations
- Public Health Bodies
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Primary Eyecare Clinics
- Optometry Students & Professionals
History
IVRC was established in Singapore in 2005. The initial objective was to gain advantages via creation of a dedicated research entity.
The centre would conduct evidence-based clinical research to benefit the local optometric profession and improve clinical eye care for the local population.
As a research centre and eyecare frontline space, IVRC wanted to:
- Raise the standard of primary eyecare in Singapore through public and private education
- Build our contacts and international network of practitioners, institutes and organisations
- Obtain instruments necessary to maintain a lead in the field
Original Core Activities
- Clinical Research
- Clinical Eyecare
- Public Education
- Professional Development
- Specialty Testing
At this stage, the organisation has advanced and focuses solely on cutting-edge investigation and product analysis with an international scope. Decisions have been made to build on our specific advantages as a lab, while augmenting capacity & capability in key global industry directions.
Despite the strategic shift, I & Vision’s history and experience built our network, capabilities, values, and standards. As such, we will always be conscious of the downstream effects and implications of our work.
