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Dr Kai-yip Choi
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Dr CHOI Kai-yip

Research Assistant Professor

  • HJ514
  • +852 3400 2934
  • kaiyip.choi@polyu.edu.hk
  • Dr Choi researches into epidemiology of environmental effect on myopia, various myopia control interventions, visual electrophysiology in different eye and health conditions.

Biography

Dr Choi Kai-yip obtained his BSc and PhD degrees in Optometry from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2014 and 2021, respectively. He has been providing optometric clinical care in the Optometry Clinic since 2014, specialising in Visual Electrophysiology under the supervision of Dr Henry Chan. Dr Choi has also actively participated in optometry clinical and pre-clinical training, as well as outbound vision screening service-learning projects to tutor students from other disciplines and serve the needy. In addition, he has been invited by the Hospital Authority and professional societies to deliver Continuing Professional Development seminars.

Dr Choi’s doctoral dissertation was recognised and received the 2020/21 Faculty Distinguished Thesis Award of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Publications of his work also received awards as highly-cited articles in an international journal in both 2017/18 and 2020/21. Combining his research interests and the passion to serve the community, Dr Choi has collaborated with NGO partners and experts from other disciplines to work on improving the well-being of the underprivileged, particularly those suffering from substandard living environments.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research Interests

  • Effect of environment on myopia and refractive error
  • Clinical visual electrophysiology study of glaucoma and retinal dystrophy

Research Output

  • Choi KY, Chan HHL. (2021). Extrinsic and intrinsic factors regulating juvenile refractive development and eye growth. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 62(14):21.

  • Choi KY, Mok AY, Do CW, Lee PH, Chan HHL. (2020). The diversified defocus profile of the near-work environment and myopia development. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 40(4):463-471.

  • Choi KY, Yu WY, Lam CHI, Li SZC, Chin MP, Lakshmanan Y et al. (2017). Childhood exposure to constricted living space: A possible environmental threat for myopia development. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 37(5):568-575.

  • Choi KY, Wong HHY, Chan HHL. (2021). Utilizing advanced technology to facilitate diagnosis of rare retinal disorders: A case of Bietti crystalline dystrophy. Optometry and Vision Science 98(9):1031-1038.

  • Chan HHL, Lam CHI, Choi KY, Li SZC, Lakshmanan Y, Yu WY et al. (2019). Delay of cone degeneration in retinitis pigmentosa using a 12-month treatment with Lycium barbarum supplement. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 236:336-344.

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