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First Visually Handicapped Person With PhD In Maths |
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Education - Tertiary/University |
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Dr Yeo Sze Ling is the only visually handicapped person to complete her PhD in mathematics at the NUS. She lost her sight when she was about four or five years old after contracting glaucoma. In spite of that, she went on to became the top student for her degree of BSc (Honours) in NUS and also obtained the best overall performance in mathematics throughout her undergraduate course. A*Star offered her a graduate scholarship and she obtained her doctorate in 2005. |
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