Medical practitioners and society friends gathered for the annual Eye Ball at The St Regis on November 19, which raised funds for the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) as well as VisionSave. Guests gamely turned up in their “Op-arty” best, donning black-and-white outfits in creative expressions as this year’s Ball promised two Best Dressed awards. These honours eventually went to June Goh-Rin and Linda Soo-Tan, who each won a pair of dining vouchers at Saint Pierre. In another first, SERI honoured Professor Tommy Koh with its first-ever Visionary Award. The eloquent former Ambassador elicited cheers and laughter with his gracious acceptance speech that started with, "I haven't done anything to deserve this award except to put on my tuxedo.”