Precision Optics is a boutique optical practice at United Square, 101 Thomson Road in Novena, run by Patrick and Linda under the tagline 'Your Sight, Our Vision'. Optometrist Patrick Ng holds an MSc in Clinical Optometry and writes the practice's blog the way a clinician talks to a parent: plainly, with links to the actual studies, and with candid notes from years of fitting children.
The practice is best known for childhood myopia control, offering the full range of proven approaches: low-dose atropine in partnership with eye doctors, myopia control spectacle lenses such as HOYA Miyosmart (DIMS), Miyosmart SUN and Essilor Stellest, and contact lenses including Coopervision's MiSight, Acuvue's Abiliti 1-Day and overnight ortho-k. For children whose myopia is progressing rapidly, they recommend combination (dual) therapy, and they fit contact lenses on children as young as six, provided their eyes are healthy and they can handle the lenses themselves.
Beyond myopia, the team covers binocular vision issues in children, dry eye care (including mask-related and screen-related discomfort), computer glasses, presbyopia, cataract and diabetes-related eye concerns — always with an emphasis on honest, research-backed advice, careful frame fitting and six-monthly reviews to keep treatment on track.
Precision Optics sits in United Square along Thomson Road in Novena, a mall known for its enrichment schools and family traffic — a fitting home for a practice that has quietly become known for children's myopia control. It is run by Patrick and Linda, and its tagline, "Your Sight, Our Vision", sets the tone: a small, personal practice where the optometrist knows both the research and the families behind the prescriptions.
Patrick Ng, the practice's optometrist, holds a Master of Science in Clinical Optometry, and his posts on the practice's blog read like a clinician's notebook. They walk through peer-reviewed studies on myopia control, link directly to the journals, and share the team's own observations from years of fitting children. That habit of showing his working is a fair preview of how consultations here feel.
The heart of the practice is myopia control — slowing the progression of short-sightedness in children. The concern is well-founded: with e-learning now part of school life, children spend more time on screens at closer distances, and the practice has observed kids becoming myopic earlier and progressing faster than before. High myopia carries long-term risks including retinal detachment, glaucoma and maculopathies, which is why early intervention matters. Time outdoors, they note, seems protective for children not yet myopic — but once myopia sets in, outdoor time alone does little.
Rather than pushing a single product, Precision Optics works across all three proven approaches. There are atropine eye drops, managed alongside the child's eye doctor; myopia control spectacle lenses such as HOYA's Miyosmart (DIMS) and Essilor's Stellest; and contact lenses, from overnight ortho-k to daily disposables like Coopervision's MiSight and Acuvue's Abiliti 1-Day. The blog explains each in detail: Miyosmart's honeycomb defocus zones slowed progression by 59% in clinical trials, MiSight showed a similar reduction over a multi-year study, and Abiliti 1-Day's RingBoost technology is designed to deliver strong treatment without sacrificing visual quality.
What distinguishes the practice is how it layers these tools. Patrick has been an early advocate of dual therapy — pairing Miyosmart lenses with low-dose atropine for children whose myopia is advancing quickly — citing a 2023 European study of 146 children that found the combination most effective. He is equally candid about trade-offs: atropine can cause light sensitivity, and he discusses how the newer Miyosmart SUN photochromatic lens makes outdoor life easier for these kids. And not every child needs the heavy artillery — those with later onset or slower progression often do well on a single therapy.
Craft matters too. Myopia control lenses only work when frames are well adjusted and fitted and worn full time, so expect careful frame selection and six-monthly reviews to monitor progress and, if needed, stack on low-dose atropine. The practice fits contact lenses on children as young as six, provided their eyes are healthy and they can handle the lenses themselves — and since the myopia control options are daily disposables, hygiene stays simple.
While myopia control is the calling card, the practice's interests range wider: binocular vision issues in children, dry eye (including mask-related and screen-related discomfort), presbyopia, cataract, diabetes-related eye concerns and red eyes. Office workers get practical advice too, from special computer glasses to simple habits like looking into the distance every 20 to 30 minutes.
Visitors will find a low-key, conversational experience — questions answered over WhatsApp, and honest notes about what the evidence does and doesn't support. (No, blue filters can't be added to Miyosmart, and there's no strong evidence blue light drives myopia anyway.) For parents watching a child's prescription climb year after year, that mix of current options and plain talk is exactly what brings families to Novena.