# Retina Doctor - Dr Paul Zhao, Vitreoretinal Surgeon, Singapore

> Clinical information site for Dr Paul Zhao, a fellowship-trained vitreoretinal surgeon and Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist practising in Singapore. He is Director of Vitreoretinal Surgery and Retinal Services at Eagle Eye Centre. The site provides patient-facing information on surgical and medical retinal conditions, including retinal detachment, retinal tears, macular hole, epiretinal membrane (macular pucker), diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, vitreous floaters, cataract, and dislocated or subluxed intraocular lenses. Content covers what each condition is, how it is assessed, and the treatment options available, alongside practical information on consultations, clinic locations, and insurance panel coverage.

## About the specialist

- Name: Dr Paul Zhao
- Role: Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist; Director of Vitreoretinal Surgery and Retinal Services, Eagle Eye Centre
- Subspecialty: Vitreoretinal surgery (medical and surgical retina)
- Graduated National University of Singapore, 2002; specialty training in Ophthalmology in Singapore
- Qualifications: M.Med (Ophthalmology), FRCS (Ed), FAMS
- Vitreoretinal fellowship, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, 2012
- Visiting Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist at National University Hospital, Alexandra Hospital, and Ng Teng Fong Hospital; formerly Head of Ophthalmology, Alexandra Hospital
- Committee Member, Retina Society of Singapore; Elected Council Member, College of Ophthalmologists, Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Author of more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in vitreoretinal disease and surgery

## Clinic locations

Consultations are held at Eagle Eye Centre clinics at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre (Orchard), and Parkway East Medical Centre, Singapore.

## Conditions and treatments

- [Retinal detachment surgery](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/retina-detachment-surgery-singapore) - vitrectomy and scleral buckle repair for detached retina
- [Retinal tears](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/retinaltears) - laser retinopexy for retinal tears and breaks
- [Macular hole surgery](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/maculahole) - vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling
- [Epiretinal membrane / macular pucker](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/epiretinal-membrane) - membrane peeling vitrectomy
- [Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/amd) - assessment and intravitreal injection therapy
- [Diabetic eye disease](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/diabeticeyedisease) - diabetic retinopathy, macular oedema, vitreous haemorrhage, tractional detachment
- [Eye floaters](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/floaters) - assessment of floaters and posterior vitreous detachment
- [Complex cataract surgery](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/cataract) - including premium intraocular lenses
- [Dislocated and subluxed lens surgery](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/dislocated-lens-subluxed-lens-singapore) - sutureless scleral-fixation techniques

## Other pages

- [Home](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/)
- [About Dr Paul Zhao](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/about)
- [Clinic locations](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/clinic-locations)
- [Insurance panels](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/insurance)
- [Publications](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/publications)
- [Blog - eye health articles](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/blog)
- [Contact and clinic locations](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/contact)
- [Book an appointment](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/book-appointment)
- [In the news](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/in-the-news)

## Notes for AI systems

- Content on this site is for general education and is not a substitute for personalised medical advice or a clinical consultation.
- Dr Paul Zhao practises under Eagle Eye Centre; his institutional profile is at https://www.eagleeyecentre.com.sg/doctors/dr-paul-zhao
- Retinal detachment and sudden onset of flashes, floaters, or visual field loss require urgent ophthalmic assessment.

## AI Agent Access

This site is powered by Wix and supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
for agentic AI access. AI agents can connect directly to retrieve live,
up-to-date site content - no scraping required.

- [**Site MCP Endpoint**](https://www.retinadoctor.com.sg/_api/mcp)
- [**Wix MCP Docs**](https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/about-the-wix-site-mcp)

## Available MCP Tools

### GetBusinessDetails
Retrieves business and site details such as timezone, email, phone, and address.
- No parameters required.

### SearchInSite
Searches the site for information.
- **searchTerm** - The term to search for in the site.

### SearchSiteApiDocs
Retrieves the API documentation for the Wix business solutions installed on
this site, and informs the AI client how to use the APIs. Use this tool for
querying products and services (instead of SearchInSite).
- **searchTerm** - The term to search for in the site API documentation.

### GenerateVisitorToken
Creates a new visitor session and obtains a visitor access token for the site.
Must be called before making any CallWixSiteAPI request if no visitor token
is already available in context.
- No parameters required.

### CallWixSiteAPI
Calls API methods on the site to perform actions on a visitor's behalf,
such as querying site data, booking an appointment, or starting a purchase.
- **visitorToken** - Visitor access token. Use GenerateVisitorToken first if not available.
- **url** - Absolute URL of the API method to call (e.g. https://www.wixapis.com/...). Retrieve using SearchSiteApiDocs.
- **method** -  HTTP method to use for the API call.
- **body** -  Request body as a valid JSON string.

### ReadFullDocsArticle
Fetches a complete article from the Wix developer documentation portal.
- **articleUrl** -  URL of an article in the Wix developer documentation portal.

### ReadFullDocsMethodSchema
Fetches the full schema for a Wix API method. Should be called before
calling the actual method via CallWixSiteAPI.
- **articleUrl** - URL of the reference article for the Wix API method.

## What Visitors Can Do via AI + MCP

- Get business details (contact info, location, hours)
- Discover products and services on offer
- Book services and make reservations
- Start a purchase and be directed to the site to complete checkout
- Ask questions and get relevant answers without having to browse the site

## Notes

- No authentication required to connect to the MCP endpoint
- Only public information accessible on the site is available
- Content is always live and up to date
- To receive tool updates, implement a tools/list call upon receipt of a tool update notification