The programme is research-oriented. It follows a prescribed series of investigation and students should inform themselves in depth about the fields of knowledge relevant to the topic of their projects. Students will be required to obtain at least a total of 26 units, submit a research thesis and pass an oral examination for graduation.
Students can select research programmes from a wide spectrum of eye diseases in Corneal and External Eye Diseases, Cataracts and Refractive Errors, Glaucoma, Vitreoretinal Diseases, as well as Orbital, Thyroid, Neurologic, Genetic and Children Eye Diseases. Students are accessible to all equipment and facilities in our research clinic and laboratories in ophthalmic imaging, microscopy, electrophysiology, molecular genomics, gene functions, cell and tissue culture, stem cells, experimental animals, and analytical biochemistry.
Fields of Specialization
Expected September 2022
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin,
Sha Tin, Hong Kong, New Territories
Applicants must satisfy one of the following:
In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a field related to life sciences or the degree of MBChB or equivalent.
To fulfill the University’s minimum English language requirements for admission to postgraduate programmes, applicants should have:
obtained a degree from a university in Hong Kong or taken a degree programme of which the medium of instruction was English; or
achieved scores in the following English Language tests2 as indicated:
obtained a pass grade in other English language requirements equivalent to HKDSE or
obtained a recognized professional qualification, provided that the examination was conducted in English.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
