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Poemen Chan

Poemen Chan

APGS Board member

Hong Kong

Dr. Poemen Chan is an Associate Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). His research focuses on pre-glaucoma states, cost-effectiveness analysis, and surgical techniques. He has authored 72 peer-reviewed journal papers and secured over HKD $11 million in research and educational grants as Principal Investigator. He has delivered 3 keynote lectures, >70 invited lectures, >70 conference papers, and 15 instructional courses.

 

Internationally, he was an invited participant in the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) Consensus Meetings XI (2019) and XII (2025), and held several invited committee posts in the WGA – the Associate Advisory Board, Global Outreach Committee, and Education Committee. He served as glaucoma subspecialty liaison for the World Ophthalmology Congress (WOC) 2018 and coordinator of the glaucoma subspecialty for the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress since 2018. He also served as a section leader and author of the Asia Pacific Glaucoma Society (APGS) 4th edition Guideline. He is honoured to be a board member of APGS.