Program Overview

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Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences offers various programs, including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as research opportunities.

Study

The faculty provides several study options, including:

• Undergraduate Programmes
  • BSc (Hons) in Optometry
  • Academic Advising
  • GUR Subjects
  • School of Optometry Student Ambassador Scheme
• Taught Postgraduate Programmes
  • Doctor of Optometry
  • Master of Science in Vision Science and Innovation
• Fast-track Integrated BSc and MSc Degree Programme
• Research Postgraduate Programmes
  • Projects Recruiting Research Students
  • Words from HKPFS Awardees
• Doctor of Health Science (Optometry)
• Other Post-qualification Education
  • Residency Programme
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Activities
• Teaching Innovations & Facilities
  • Teaching Innovations
  • Teaching Facilities
  • Innovative Projects

Residency Programme

The Residency Programme is designed to provide extended clinical training, teaching, and research exposure to new optometry graduates in specific areas of optometric care. The programme comprises two levels of training:

• Optometry Residency II
• Optometry Residency I

Admission Information

• Optometry Residency II: The applicant must be a new graduate with an optometric qualification recognized by the Hong Kong Optometrists Board for Part I of the Optometrist Register.
• Optometry Residency I: The applicant must have completed the Optometry Residency II or a recognized residency programme elsewhere.

Areas of Clinical Specialty Offered

• Myopia Management
• Children Vision and Binocular Vision
• Specialty Contact Lens
• Vision Rehabilitation and Special Needs in Geriatric Optometry

Mentoring

A consultant/mentor will be assigned to oversee the implementation of the residency programme for the resident. The mentor will serve as advisor and teacher to the resident, meeting with the resident at least once every fortnight to review progress.

Duties

A resident will primarily engage in delivering clinical optometric care to patients 3.5 days per week. For at least 2.5 days, the resident will work in the clinical specialty chosen. The resident will also engage in some clinical teaching of undergraduates, participate in seminars, write journal papers, and join community projects.

Specific Objectives for the Optometry Residency

• Provide clinical care for not less than 1,000 hours.
• Carry out clinical duties in the Optometry clinics or elsewhere as designated by the Head of School.
• Provide a bi-weekly report to the supervisor/mentor on the progress.
• Present one seminar to the School.
• Submit an original joint paper with the mentor to a referred journal.
• Participate in undergraduate clinical teaching and clinical research study.
• Participate in and organize community projects.

Duration

• Resident: At least twelve months full-time (1st August to 31st July of the following year).
• Senior resident: At least twelve months full-time (no fixed schedule).

Completion of the Programme

Upon satisfactory completion of the programme, the resident will receive a "Certificate of Completion: Optometry Residency in (the area of specialization)" issued by the School of Optometry. Residents may be dismissed without receiving a certificate of completion for non-compliance with the general regulations, professional misconduct, or repeated poor performance.