Result Announcement - Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU School of Optometry 2024

The School of Optometry is honoured to present the “Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU School of Optometry 2024” to two distinguished alumni in recognition of their professional achievements and significant contributions to the School, PolyU and the community. Their remarkable achievements and…

PhD Student Wong Yu-qi received Best Student Presenter Award

Ms WONG Yu-qi, PhD student at the School, has been awarded the Best Student Presenter Award for her exceptional performance in the Research Seminars in Semester 2, AY2023/24. Her presentation was titled "Axial elongation among Hong Kong Chinese children wearing single-vision spectacles: A…

SO Three Minute Thesis Competition

On May 14, 2024, the School of Optometry successfully hosted the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition. Participants delivered engaging three-minute presentations, accompanied by a single static slide, to showcase their research topics and captivate the panel members. Originating from the University of…

PolyU joins WHO Global SPECS Network, contributing towards 2030 global eye health target

We are pleased to announce that The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined as a member institution of the Global SPECS Network hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2024. The Network, which comprises representatives from inter-governmental organisations, non-governmental…

PolyU forms global partnership with ZEISS Vision Care to expand impact and accelerate market penetration of patented myopia control technology

School of Optometry wins Gold Medals and Grand Prize at Geneva Inventions Expo

Impactful innovations from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) won a record-breaking number of accolades at the 49th International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva (Geneva Inventions Expo), a widely recognised annual event devoted exclusively to invention.

Online Application of Doctor of Optometry Programme for September 2024 intake Is Now Open!

The School is excited to announce that the online application for the Doctor of Optometry (DOptom) Programme for the September 2024 intake is now open. Programme Information Admission Details The programme offers students the opportunity to broaden and deepen their clinical knowledge and skills by…

Early Closure of PolyU Optometry Clinic and Community Optometry Centres

【Special Notice to Patients of PolyU Optometry Clinic and Community Optometry Centres】 The PolyU Optometry Clinic on Hunghom campus, the Integrative Community Health Center in Lai King and the Sik Sik Yuen – PolyU Optometry Centre (Wong Tai Sin Teaching and Learning Centre) will be closed earlier at…

Dr Samantha Shan Awarded Shaffer Grant for Glaucoma Research

We extend our hearty congratulations to Dr Samantha Shan, Research Assistant Professor of the School, for being awarded the competitive 2024 Shaffer Research Grant. This grant, provided by the Glaucoma Research Foundation, will fund her project titled “MiR-17-92 members in IOP regulation”. The grant…

PhD Student So Chung-him wins Mightex Research Excellence Prizes

Congratulations to Mr So Chung-him, a PhD student at the School, who has achieved the Third Place in the 2023 Mightex Research Excellence Prizes. The Mightex Research Excellence Prizes are designed to acknowledge outstanding scientific research conducted by research students and post-doctoral…