EyeWorld Asia-Pacific September 2014 Issue

I was greatly saddened when I received news of Arthur’s death. I knew Arthur for so many years and was well aware of the great debt owed to him by so many people. As you know neither the SNEC nor SERI would have been in existence without his foresight and his energy in promoting world class ophthalmology in Singapore. He will be missed by many. Wallace Stewart FOULDS Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology, Glasgow University Consultant in Medico-Legal Practice; Visiting Professor National University of Singapore & Singapore National Eye Centre, United Kingdom This is indeed sad, and represents the passing of an era. I had the pleasure of knowing and working with Arthur for nearly four decades, from when he and his wife first “adopted” my family when I was working in Indonesia. Please let his family know how much we admired and will miss him. Alfred SOMMER Professor of Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Dean Emeritus and professor of Epidemiology United States of America I would like to express my sincere condolences on the passing of Prof. Arthur Lim. I had known him for decades as a colleague and a friend. He had great leadership and mentorship, which enabled him to found the Asia Pacific Intraocular Implant Association, the former name of the Asia-Pacific Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, and he was a true inspiration and a visionary in his field. I hope the family will rely on one another for support to get through this. You and your family are in my prayers. With deepest sympathy, Jae Ho KIM Emeritus Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Seoul St. Mary Hospital, Catholic University, South Korea Please extend my sincere condolences to the Lim family and the Singaporean ophthalmic community on Arthur’s passing. He was an outstanding figure in international ophthalmology and a friend to many colleagues in the USA. My personal relationship spans 36 years and in 2000 I had the honor of delivering the Lim Lecture. Although he is no longer with us his presence will be felt. Stephen A. OBSTBAUM Director of Quality NSLIJ Ophthalmology Professor of Ophthalmology Hofstra, NSLIJ School of Medicine, United States of America As one of the leading lights of ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region, Prof. Lim will be sorely missed. He has left behind a strong legacy of professionalism among Asian ophthalmologists. Our prayers go with him and his family. Harvey UY President Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, Philippines I am deeply saddened to hear about the sudden demise of Prof. Arthur Lim. I had the honor of knowing him and had the greatest respect for him and his commitment to the development of ophthalmology in Asia. I know it is a great loss for his family in particular. I spent some memorable time last year with him as an Arthur Lim Lecture awardee and did not expect it would be the last time I would see him. I will truly miss him. He showed gentle attitude and was energetic. Hungwon TCHAH Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan , South Korea I was introduced to Prof. Arthur Lim by my guru Dr. S. S. Badrinath when I was in Sankara Nethralaya as the youngest vitreoretinal consultant. Prof. Lim took me under his wing in 1985 when I met him and Charity Wai at the APAO held in New Delhi. He mentored me to be an APACRS Board member under his tutelage. He was astonished to know that in 1990, Aditya Jyot was more advanced than Singapore in vitreoretinal surgery with BIOM--the first wide-angle viewing system in Asia. I will remain grateful to him for his encouragement and support. I have fond memories of time spent with him and pray that God will give strength to his family to bear his loss. S. NATARAJAN Chairman and Managing Director - Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital Pvt.Ltd. Editor - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - All India Ophthalmological Society Professor of Ophthalmology, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India I am honored to have known Prof. Arthur Lim for more than 20 years. He was a wise and visionary leader who had meticulously sculpted the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) into a world-leading eye institute. Based on his lifelong contributions to ophthalmology, Prof. Lim became an extraordinary role model to countless ophthalmologists in the region. On a personal note, Prof. Lim was a very good friend of mine and a kind and generous man who I will never forget. Pannet PANGPUTHIPONG Director, Mettapracharak Hospital and Eye Institute, Thailand Ophthalmology, globally, has lost a great champion. He directed the ophthalmologists in the Asia-Pacific region to raise their stature to an international level. A multifaceted clinician, artist, philosopher, organizer, planner, and above all an outstanding visionary. Abhay R. VASAVADA Director, Iladevi Cataract & IOL Research Centre Director, Raghudeep Eye Hospita, India I am very sorry to hear of our loss of such a great man. May he rest in peace in heaven. John CHANG Director, Guy Hugh Chan Refractive Surgery Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital Hong Kong I remember the late Saiichi Mishima, Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and I visited Prof. Arthur Lim to attend the opening ceremony of Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre in 1979. Whenever I saw him, he was always calm and gentle. May his soul rest in peace. Kimiya SHIMIZU Professor and chairman Department of Ophthalmology, Kitasato University Member, APACRS Board of Officers, Japan It was a shock to hear the news of Prof. Arthur Lim passing. My heartfelt condolences to his family and to us all. I first met Prof. Lim in 1990 at the World Ophthalmology Congress in Singapore. It was the first year of my career in ophthalmology. He is a role model, a true inspiration and visionary. He shared many more stories in many more years that we met. And all that I love in him deeply becomes part of me. May the memories of us at APACRS help him find ultimate peace. Prin ROJANAPONGPUN Chairman Department of Ophthalmology Chulalongkorn University & Hospital, Thailand TRIBUTES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Read more tributes to Prof. Arthur Lim at www.apacrs.org .