Prof. Carly LAM Professor

Location HJ509
Phone +852 2766 6091
mail carly.lam@polyu.edu.hk

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Biography Professor Carly Lam joined The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1986. She completed her Bachelors and Masters degrees at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (The University of Manchester), UK. She obtained her PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She was appointed Head of School in 2007 and served till 2013.
Professor Lam is currently the President of the Asia Pacific Council of Optometry, a Member of the College of Optometrists (UK) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometrists. Prof. Lam has served in APCO and the World Council of Optometry (WCO) in various roles for more than 10 years. She also serves as a member of the Editorial Board of Annals of Eye Sciences, Review Board of the Journal of Optometry and Visual Performance. She is the honorary advisor of The Hong Kong Society of Professional Optometrists, and an Honorary Member of The Association of Private Practice Optometrists.
Professor 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.
She is currently the external examiner for the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Management and Science University (MSU), Malaysia. She is also serving as Visiting Professor at Anglia Ruskin University, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Nankai University Eye Hospital and Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Management and Science University and Tianjin Vocational Institute.




Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Master of Science, The Victoria University of Manchester
Bachelor of Science, The Victoria University of Manchester
Diploma in Ophthalmic Optics, The British College of Ophthalmic Opticians




Professional Qualifications Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry
Member of The College




Research Interests
Myopia control and prevention
Children’s vision
Binocular vision and amblyopia training