Prof. KEE Chea-su
Head(SO) & Professor; K.B. Woo Family Professor in Optometry; ADoRCSV
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- c.kee@polyu.edu.hk
- Prof. Kee's major research area is the refractive error development, in particular myopia and astigmatism development. He is interested in innovative ophthalmic instrumentations and has co-founded two IT start-ups.
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Prof. Kee is a Professor teaching Optometry subjects related to clinical and ophthalmic dispensing at the School of Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received his Bachelor degree in Optometry from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He later obtained his Masters and PhD degrees from the City College of New York and University of Houston, respectively. Before returning to Hong Kong, Prof. Kee was an Assistant Professor in Physiological Optics at the New England College of Optometry in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Research Overview
My constant research interest is how visual optics regulate eye growth. Through active collaborations with vision scientists and engineers around the world, we have devised ocular diagnostic tools and animal models to study the role of visual experience on refractive development. Knowledge gained from the mixture of basic and translational research has accelerated our knowledge transfer.
In particular, the transformation of a digital diagnostic imaging device to analyze anterior eye shape from our animal lab has facilitated early diagnosis of astigmatic children. Our current goal is to understand how optics due to abnormal corneal shape can alter refractive development.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Optometry, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Master of Arts (Biology/Neuroscience), City University of New York
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Houston
Professional Qualifications
- Fellow of Association of British Dispensing Opticians
Research Interests
Research Output
- Chu CHG, Kee CS. Effects of Optically Imposed Astigmatism on Early Eye Growth in Chicks. Hejtmancik JF, ed. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(2):e0117729.
- Xi LY, Yip SP, Shan SW, Summers-Rada J, Kee CS, Region-specific differential corneal and scleral mRNA expressions of MMP2, TIMP2, and TGFB2 in highly myopic-astigmatic chicks. Sci Rep. 2017; 7: 11423.
- Kang BS, Wang LK, Zheng YP, Guggenheim JA, Stell WK & Kee CS. High myopia induced by form deprivation is associated with altered corneal biomechanical properties in chicks. PLOS ONE 2018, 13, e0207189.
- Troilo D, Smith ELIII, Nickla DL, Ashby R, Tkatchenko AV, Ostrin LA, Gawne TJ, Pardue MT, Summers JA; Kee CS; Schroedl F, Wahl S, Jones L IMI - Report on Experimental Models of Emmetropization and Myopia.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60(3): M31-M88.
