Country’s foremost eye surgeon dies at 85
Datuk Dr Keshmahinder Singh was instrumental in setting up the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital |
KUALA LUMPUR: One of the country’s foremost opthamologists, Datuk Dr Keshmahinder Singh, died yesterday of old age. He was 85.
He was instrumental in initiating the setting up of the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital in 1986 and had contributed towards the development of eye care in the country.
His nephew, Ashvinder Singh, said Dr Keshmahinder had been warded at the Pantai Medical Centre for the past three weeks as he was not feeling well.
Dr Keshmahinder had his own practice in Jalan Dang Wangi and continued to serve at the eye hospital as its executive director after his retirement in 1988. He left the eye hospital in 1990.
Eye hospital vice-chairman S. Kulesegaran said the hospital was greatly indebted to Dr Keshmahinder for his farsightedness and vision in providing state-of-the-art eye care for Malaysians.
He said Dr Keshmahinder was also very active in the Rotary Club.
"We will remember him as a fine gentleman and for the services to both organisations. Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital and Rotary remember him with a great deal of pride and express sadness over his passing," he said.
Dr Keshmahinder is survived by his wife Datin Balbir and daughter Jaspreet Gill.
Those who wish to pay their last respects can do so at 4, Persiaran Carruthers, Bukit Tunku from 10am to 2pm today. The cortege will leave the house at 2pm for the crematorium in Jalan Loke Yew.