Optometry is a healthcare profession concerned with eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. It is an autonomous, educated, and regulated (licensed/registered), which act as the primary healthcare practitioners of the eye and visual system who provide comprehensive eye and vision care, which includes refraction and dispensing, detection/diagnosis and management of disease in the eye, and the rehabilitation of conditions of the visual system.
Like most health professions, optometry education, certification, and practice are regulated in most countries. Optometrists and optometry-related organizations interact with governmental agencies, other health care professionals, and the community to deliver eye and vision care. Most optometrists are in general practice, who handles the business aspects of running an office, such as developing a patient base, hiring employees, keeping paper and electronic records, and ordering equipment and supplies. Optometrists who operate franchise optical stores also may have some of these duties. Some specialize in work with the elderly, children, or partially sighted persons who need specialized visual devices. Others develop and implement ways to protect workers’ eyes from on-the-job strain or injury. Some specialize in contact lenses, sports vision, or vision therapy. A few teach optometry, perform research, or do consultation work.
Objective of Department
The department of Optometry and Visual Sciences offers undergraduate education which integrates scientific theory and practical aspect. Our aim is to produce primary healthcare professionals who safe and competent to solve wide range of problems seen in clinical optometry practice.
Contact information:
Assistant Professor Dr. Norsham Ahmad
Head of Department,
Department of Optometry and Visual Sciences
Telephone: +609-5716400 (ext. 5352)
Email: ansham@iium.edu.my
No | Name / Email | MOC no | Qualification | Research Expertise & Interest |
1 |
 Asst. Prof. Dr. Norsham Ahmad | O-0215 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM MHSc, Optometry (UKM) PhD (Anglia Ruskin, UK) | 1. Psychophysics, Spatial Vision, Crowding & lateral interaction 2. Paediatric Optometry, binocular vision & amblyopia 3. Clinical optometry & visual therapy Research Profile: Google Scholar |
2 |
 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Zulfaezal Che Azemin | Not applicable | B. Eng (Hons) (MMU) M.Biomed Eng (Monash) PhD (RMIT) | 1. Ocular imaging 2. AI in optometry 3. Applied healthcare technology Research Profile: Google Scholar / Scopus |
3 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Shah Farez Bin Othman | O-0344 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM MHSc (Optom) UKM PhD (UPM)
| 1. Applied Optics 2. Clinical Optometry 3. Ocular Imaging Research Profile: Google Scholar |
4 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Noor Ezailina Badarudin | O-0189 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM MHSc (Optom) UKM PhD (UNSW) Australia
| 1. Dry eye and ocular surface abnormalities in diabetics and/or geriatric populations 2. Contact Lens 3. Visual functions in driving Research Profile: Google Scholar |
5 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Firdaus Yusof | O-0499 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM M.Optom (UNSW, Australia) PhD (UWaterloo, Canada) | 1. Myopia 2. Glaucoma 3. Ocular hemodynamics 4. Clinical optometry Research Profile: Google Scholar |
6 |
 Asst. Prof. Dr. Noor Wafirah Shafee | O-00728 | B.Optom (Hons) IIUM M.Orthoptics (USydney, Australia) PhD, Orthoptics (USheffield, UK) | 1. Binocular vision 2. Vision therapy 3. Monitoring eye movements among neurogenic palsy using eye tracker |
7 |
 Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Hanif Maidin | O-0538 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM MHSc (Clinical Optometry) PhD, Optometry (UKM) | 1. Tears & Ocular Surface 2. Contact lens 3. Clinical Optometry Research Profile: Google Scholar |
8 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzam Shah Abdul Rahim | O-601 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM MHSc (Optometry), UKM PhD (Plymouth Uni, UK)
| 1. Myopia control 2. Contact lenses and dry eyes 3. Smart devices and VDT 4. Clinical optometry Research Profile: Google Scholar |
9 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Md Muziman Syah Bin Md Mustafa | O-0727 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM, Malaysia MHSc (Optom), UKM, Malaysia PhD (Optometry), UKM, Malaysia | 1. Cornea and refractive surgery 2. Ocular surface and anterior ocular segment 3. Quality of life Research Profile: Google Scholar |
10 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hafidz Ithnin | O-0963 | B.Optom (Hons) UKM, Malaysia MHSc (Optom), UKM, Malaysia PhD, IIUM, Malaysia
| 1. Binocular Vision 2. Clinical Optometry Research Profile: Google Scholar |
11 |  Asst. Prof. Dr. Mohd Radzi Hilmi | O-0855 | B.Optom (Hons) IIUM, Malaysia MOptom, UNSW Sydney, Australia PhD (Optometry), IIUM, Malaysia | 1. Cornea morphology 2. Ocular surface lesion 3. Tear film and artificial tear analysis 4. Irregular cornea and corneal topography analysis Research Profile: Google Scholar |
INTERESTED IN EXPANDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN THE OPTOMETRY WORLD AND GAINING NEW EXPERIENCE WHILE CONDUCTING RESEARCH AFTER OBTAINING YOUR FIRST DEGREE ?
Welcome to the “The IIUM Optometry and Visual Science PostGraduate Open Day” 21 July – 1 August 2022.
Video on the high tech instruments available in the department.
What to expect:
The event offers you opportunities to ask the academicians of the Optometry and Visual Science department questions and find out more about the application process.
Learn more about the potential research field offered by the respective research expertise
Discover funding opportunities at the University
View presentations on making an application and writing a research proposal
Hear from our PG students about their experiences and find out more about life as a student here.
If you have any questions, feel free to post your inquiries below. We will try to provide the answers accordingly. Thank you.