Tag: Hospital Fatimah Ipoh
Nutrition & Vitamins for the Eyes
Good nutrition with vitamins and minerals is important for the eyes to function normally. That is why it is important to be eating the right foods that contain the right vitamins to help keep your eyes healthy.
Eye Health: World Sight Day 2012
In conjunction with WORLD SIGHT DAY on the October 11, 2012, Ipoh Echo talks to Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr S.S. GILL on the Top 3 causes of visual impairment. Visual impairment is a term used to describe any kind of vision loss to the extent that even with conventional forms of correction or treatment, the person’s [...]
Eye Health – Nutrition and Your Eyes
Ipoh Echo’s EYE HEALTH series continues with Consultant Eye Surgeon Dr. S.S. GILL talking to us about NUTRITION & VITAMINS for the eyes. Eating the right foods that contain the right vitamins do help to keep the eyes healthy. Good nutrition is important for both your general and eye health. It helps our body to [...]
Eye Health – More on Ocular Migraine
Ipoh Echo’s EYE HEALTH series continues with Consultant Eye Surgeon Dr S.S. GILL talking to us more about OCULAR MIGRAINES. Ocular Migraine may be a terrifying experience when it happens to a person for the first time. The person may actually feel as if they are going blind. Some have described Ocular Migraine as a [...]
Hospital Fatimah Takes Measures to Improve Traffic Congestion
Following a letter from a resident published on June 1 (IE Issue 144), Hospital Fatimah is taking measures to improve the congestion of traffic around its neighbourhood caused by the increasing number of patients to the Hospital and the limited parking lots within its grounds. In a letter addressed to neighbourhood residents, the Hospital stated [...]
Disaster Drill
Hospital Fatimah, Ipoh, conducted an hour-long major disaster drill within its complex recently. The scenario was of an accident involving an oil tanker and eight cars inside the Menora tunnel, Jelapang along the North-South Expressway. The “collision” resulted in a fire with at least 20 casualties. The drill, part of the hospital’s safety and health [...]
Eye Health – Cataracts
Ipoh Echo’s Eye Health series continues with Consultant Eye Surgeon Dr S.S. Gill talking to us about what needs to be done before you go for cataract surgery. Arrange time away from work Patients may need anywhere between a few days to a few weeks off work, depending on the nature of their jobs, before [...]
Hospital Fatimah “Open Day”
Did you know: There is a heated Hydrotherapy Pool inside Hospital Fatimah? Hospital Fatimah’s Radiology Department is the only Radiology Department in Malaysia which has an “Underwater World” ambience? Hospital Fatimah provides Fango Heat Therapy? What is Fango Heat Therapy? Hospital Fatimah will be having an Open Day at the Hospital on Saturday November 12, [...]
The Right to Sight – Part 2
In conjunction with World Sight Day on the October 14 2010, Ipoh Echo talked to Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr. S. S. Gill based in Hospital Fatimah, on the importance of maintaining healthy eyes. Below is Part 2 of the interview. “Most people do not realise this, but your quality of life is very dependant on having [...]
The Right To Sight
Visual impairment is a term used to describe any kind of vision loss to the extent that even with conventional forms of correction or treatment, the person’s vision remains poor. “Being visually impaired can be frightening, especially when it affects those who once had good vision,” says Dr. Gill, who is based in Hospital Fatimah [...]
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