Prof Sharon Tow

Biography

Adj Assoc Prof Sharon Tow obtained her medical training at the University of Sydney. She completed her basic surgical training in ophthalmology in Edinburgh, Scotland where she attained the FRCS (Edinburgh) and continued her advanced surgical training in ophthalmology at the Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore. Adj Assoc Prof Tow completed her advanced Fellowship training in Neuro-ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore in 2001. On her return to SNEC, she helped to build up the fledgling Neuro-ophthalmology department, and since 2006, has been the head of this busy department. Adj Assoc Prof Tow is actively involved in teaching undergraduate students and trainees in Ophthalmology (see CME courses). She is a regular examiner both for the Singapore College of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. She has participated as invited speaker at local and international meetings. She has contributed to book chapters in the Neuro-Ophthalmology Section of Ocular Manifestation of Systemic Diseases Atlas, as well as the Neuro-Ophthalmology section of Clinical Ophthalmology – An Asian Perspective.

Research Interest

Adj Assoc Prof Tow’s research interests include epidemiologic studies of neuro-ophthalmologic conditions in Singapore, optic neuritis, ischaemic optic neuropathy and ocular motor nerve palsies.