Dr Owen received both his undergraduate and postgraduate training in London. In 2011, he was awarded a scholarship from the Singapore Ministry of Health to undergo further postgraduate training in London in Glaucoma and Health Economics. He sub-specializes in Glaucoma and is accredited to perform various Minimally-invasive Glaucoma Surgeries (MIGS). In addition, he has received specialized training in health services research, looking into care delivery in ophthalmology: specifically at health technology evaluation in the areasof glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, cataract surgery and early detection so that patients can receive early treatment before irreversible vision loss. This work has helped inform the wider community of ophthalmologists and also led to Dr Owen’s appointment as Part-time Consultant at the Ministry of Health providing Ophthalmology expert advice to the Policy, Research and Evaluation office there.

In his earlier training as an eye specialist, Dr Hee has worked at the Singapore National Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology at the National University Hospital and the Eye Centre at KK Hospital. As a result, he has been well trained in the treatment of a full range of ophthalmology conditions covering: cornea, glaucoma, cataract, retina, paediatric, neurophthalmology, oculoplastics and uveitis.