The CEO Magazine Asia – July 2019

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nspiration to start a business can come from myriad

places. For Kenny Liew, the idea for Topvision Eye

Specialist Centre came from his wife and vitreoretinal

surgeon, Dr Angela Loo Voon Pei. Angela would often

travel to different areas in Malaysia to train doctors in

regional government hospitals or clinics. While there,

she saw many individuals in regional areas who suffered poor

eye health due to a lack of adequate healthcare facilities or

medical specialists.

“Many patients came to see her, but for some it was too

late because their cataracts had over-matured and hardened

so they lose their vision,” Kenny explains. In addition, Angela

noticed the lack of awareness many people had for taking

care of their eyes. She particularly mentioned the risks of

playing badminton, after performing surgeries on children

who suffered eye injuries as a result. “The shuttlecock would

hit their eye and the child would get a retinal detachment

or lose their vision,” Kenny explains.

AFTER ESTABLISHING TOPVISION EYE

SPECIALIST CENTRE NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO,

FOUNDER AND GROUP CEO KENNY LIEW

LOOKS BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN.

WORDS SHARON MASIGE • IMAGES ROB WALLER

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