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RCSV-SO Joint Distinguished Lecture - “Visual Cues Controlling Myopia and Emmetropization”

RCSV Member Awarded PolyU University Fellowship

RCSV-SO Joint Distinguished Lecture - “How the Baby Learns to See: Critical Periods Re-visited”

RCSV Associate Director Introduced Ultra-precision Machining Technology on RTHK TV Programme

RCSV Associate Director Leads an Interdisciplinary Research Team to Develop Portable Nucleic Acid Testing Device for COVID-19

RCSV Associate Director Honoured with Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2022

RCSV congratulated Prof. Yip Shea-ping, Associate Director, Research Centre of SHARP Vision; Professor and Head, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, on receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award in Professional Achievement of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. The award is presented to distinguished graduates in recognition of their remarkable achievements and invaluable contributions.   For details of Prof. Yip’s remarkable achievements, please refer to the following webpage: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hti/   For other recipients of the “Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU Faculty of Health and Social Sciences 2022”, please refer to the following webpage: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/fhss/about/fhss-at-a-glance/alumni/outstanding-alumni-award/awardees-2022/

RCSV Director and Members won the PolyU President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Knowledge Transfer 2021

Prof. To Chi-ho, Director of Research Centre for SHARP Vision; Chair Professor of Experimental Optometry; Henry G. Leong Professor in Elderly Vision Health; Head of School of Optometry and two RCSV members, Prof. Carly Lam, Professor of School of Optometry and Dr Dennis Tse, Associate Professor of School of Optometry were awarded the Team Award – Knowledge Transfer: Industry under PolyU President’s Award 2021 in recognition of their impactful leadership and commitments to the research in applying the simultaneous defocus technology to advance the standard of myopia control and address a global problem.  The PolyU President’s Awards for Outstanding Achievement is a university-wide award to recognise the distinguished accomplishments and contributions of PolyU staff members. 

RCSV Members Find Astigmatism in Children Worsened amid Pandemic Class Interruptions; DIMS Spectacle Lens Proved Effective in Slowing Myopia during Lockdown

RCSV Member Honoured with Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Community Service Achievement of PolyU School of Optometry 2022

RCSV congratulated Dr Rita Sum, a RCSV Member and Associate Consultant Optometrist of the School of Optometry, on receiving the “Outstanding Young Alumni Award in Community Service Achievement of PolyU School of Optometry 2022”. This award aims to recognise young alumni who have made impactful contributions to the communities, or demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment, volunteerism and/or philanthropy for promoting the wellbeing of the communities. For details of Dr Sum’s remarkable contributions to the community and photos of the award presentation ceremony, please refer to the following webpages: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/so/alumni/outstanding-alumni-award-of-polyu-school-of-optometry/2022-awardee---dr-rita-sum https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/so/news-and-events/photo-gallery/2022-01-03--opaa

RCSV Members Recognised as Top Two Percent Scientists Worldwide

RCSV is very pleased to announce that four members are on the Stanford University’s list that represents the top two percent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. The report was prepared by a team of experts led by Prof. John Ioannidis, Professor of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research) of Epidemiology and Population Health at the Stanford University.   Prof. Chen Xiaojun Prof. Benny Cheung Prof. Marco Pang Ir Prof. Zheng Yongping   The list issued by the Stanford University can be downloaded from the link below: https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3   Congratulations to our top scientists!