(bio 2016)
Dr. Anna Yeo Chwee Hong joined Essilor R&D Asia in May 2013 as a Senior Vision Scientist after 23 years teaching in optometry in Singapore Polytechnic. Her current research interest is on adult myopia, which she conducted research internally at CI&T Asia and in collaboration with other teaching institutions such as Zhongshan University and Singapore and Ngee Ann Polytechnics. She is also a member of the Scientific Committee in Wenzhou-Essilor International Research Centre (WEIRC) for which she helps to review research protocols and scientific publication. She is appointed to be a scientific adviser in Myopia Control Lenses for Essilor AMERA 2014-2015. In terms of research administration, she helped to set up the research ethics committee in Singapore Polytechnic and subsequently chaired the committee before she joined Essilor. Currently, she is still holding the portfolio as a member of the Ethics Review Committee, Singapore Polytechnic. Dr. Anna Yeo has been a member of the Optometry and Opticianry Board (OOB) in Singapore and the Chairperson for the Credentials Committee, OOB since 2008.
