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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!

Presidential Appointment of Prof. Carly Lam by the Asia Pacific Council of Optometry

The Asia Pacific Council of Optometry (APCO) recently announced the appointment of Prof. Carly Lam, Professor of PolyU School of Optometry as the President of APCO Executive Committee. Prof. Lam has served in APCO and World Council of Optometry (WCO) in various roles for more than 10 years.  She is currently a Member of the College of Optometrists (UK) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometrists. She is the honorary advisor of The Hong Kong Society of Professional Optometrists, and an Honorary Member of The Association of Private Practice Optometrists. Prof. Lam has served in the regulatory bodies of Optometry in Hong Kong; as a member of the Supplementary Medical Professions Council in Hong Kong, and a member of the Optometrists Board of Hong Kong. Prof. Carly Lam has a long-standing research interest in myopia and binocular vision. She received the OPO Bernard Gilmartin Award from the College of Optometrists in UK for Research Excellence in 2015. She was also awarded the KB Woo Lecturer in 2019. 

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PolyU Optometry Research Impact Ranked Top of Asia and 15 Globally

PolyU School of Optometry has been ranked 15 out of the approximately 245 optometry schools globally, as shown in a recently published bibliometric analysis. Among the top 20 optometry schools, PolyU is the only one listed institution in Asia.  According to the publication, the top 20 optometry schools with the highest research impact are found in seven countries/regions: US (8); UK (5); Australia (3); Canada (1); Hong Kong (1); New Zealand (1); and Portugal (1). The ranking implies that PolyU Optometry is one of the top 6% optometry schools in the world and the leader in Asia.  PolyU School of Optometry’s research impact is highly regarded in the international academic community, particularly in myopia control, diabetic retinopathy and cornea biometry.