prof. datuk dr. rokiah binti omar

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian kesihatan komuniti (reach)

 r_omar@ukm.edu.my



   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Professor Datuk Dr Rokiah Omar is a leading optometrist and academician at Optometry and Visual Science Programme, Faculty of Health Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is currently Director at the University Community Transformation Centre, UKM. Her research interests include low vision rehabilitation, special population needs, quality of life, Public Health Optometry and Sports Vision. She received many research and innovation grants and awards at national and international levels. She supervises many research students at undergraduates, Masters and PhD. levels. She played an active role in the establishment of low vision services in Malaysia. She is a Fellow in Low Vision, American Academy of Optometry, Fellow of Association of Malaysian Optometrists, Founding members of Academy Optometry Malaysia and Associate Fellow Academy of Science Malaysia. She has published many articles in reputable journals related to low vision, special population needs, quality of life, Public Health Optometry and Sports Vision, sort after for lectures and plenary speakers in the area of low vision, community engagement locally and internationally. In 2006 Professor Datuk Dr Rokiah became the first optometrist in Asia to be inducted as an International Blind Sports Federation International (IBSA) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Visually Impaired Classifier. She classifies visually impaired athletes at many disable sports/games locally and internationally. She is currently the Classification Director for Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) and for the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). She also involved with many volunteerism and community engagement projects to provide free vision screening and free spectacles to needy family, school children, elderly and disadvantage population in Malaysia.

  • rokiah omar.  (2025).  recent advances in the low vision management and rehabilitations.  - global optometry confluence . 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  women & leadership.  - muslimah leadership conference. 

     

    rokiah omar, putera mohd farhan najwan mohd rizal, mahadir ahmad , chiranjib majumder, victor feizal knight .  (2025).  depression, anxiety, and stress indicators for patients who are blind or visually impaired.  - medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in optometry.  152 - 159. 

     

    nor fariza binti ngah, nazirin bin arsad, . mohd aziz bin husni, ahmad fareed bin a rahman, nor anita binti che omar, azlina binti mokhtar, fadhliah binti husin, arini hanim binti datuk alias, siti khadijah binti osman @ othman, noor ezailina binti badarudin, ilyanoon binti zahari, mohd harimi bin abd rahman, muhammad syukri bin mohamad rafiuddin, azrin esmady bin ariffin, murphy chan, woon pak seong, nurfahzura binti mohd jamil, rokiah binti haji omar, mohd zaki bin awg isa, muhamad zulhusni bin tajuddin, norhidayah binti mohammad zulkifli hashim, nor azizah binti ismail, nurul amirah binti mahmud zuhudi.  (2025).  garis panduan perkhidmatan penjagaan mata primer bagi profesion optometris.  -

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  tips & tricks to gain social and community fund.  - bengkel pengurusan geran projek penyelidikan tahun 2025. 

     

    mazaya mahmud, amin ahem, mae-lynn catherine bastion, rokiah omar, azmawati mohammed nawi, norsyariza razak, adib mohd satali, safinaz mohd khialdin and norshamsiah md din.  (2022).  the relationship between choroidal and photoreceptor layer thickness with visual acuity in highly myopic eyes.  - frontiers in cellular neuroscience.  1-8. 

     

    rokiah omar, nur syamilah anan, izmel azim azri, chiranjib majumder, victor feizal knight.  (2022).  characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study.  - bmj open.  1-10. 

     

    priscilla peixi choo, pui juan woi, mae-lynn catherine bastion, rokiah omar, mushawiahti mustapha and norshamsiah md din.  (2022).  review of evidence for the usage of antioxidants for eye aging.  - biomed research international.  1-11. 

     

    rokiah omar, wan mohd hafidz wan abdul and victor feizal knight.  (2019).  status of visual impairment among indigenous (orang asli) school children in malaysia.  - bmc public health.  1-5. 

     

    rokiah omar, yau meng kuan, nurul atikah zuhairi, faudziah abd manan, victor feizal knight.  (2017).  visual efficiency among teenaged athletes and non- athletes.  - international journal of ophthalmology.  1460-1464. 

     

    mushawiahti m, rokiah o, umi kmn, leow sn.  (2014).  long term outcome in unilaterally treated retinopathy of prematurity: a case report.  - medicine & health.  134-138. 

     

    norlaila mat daud, rokiah omar, yanti rosli & jamaliah rahmat.  (2014).  elektroretinogram multifokus (mferg): data piawai makmal bagi kanak-kanak berusia 6-12 tahun.  - sains malaysiana.  1725-1728. 

     

    saadah mohamed akhir, norhani mohidin, norliza md fadzil & rokiah omar.  (2013).  definisi myopia menggunakan retinoskopi tanpa sikloplegia dalam kalangan pelajar melayu.  - sains malaysiana.  42(6):753-758. 

     

    akhir, saadah mohamed; mohidin, norhani; fadzil, norliza md; omar, rokiah.  (2013).  definition of myopia using retinoscopy without cycloplegia in malay schoolchildren.  - sains malaysiana.  42(6):753-758. 

     

    nur hakimah asnawi, abdul aziz ab rahman, rokiah omar.  (2024).  geospatial mapping of an orang asli (indigenous people) settlement using a uav and gis approach.  - geografia-malaysian journal of society and space.  18 - 38. 

     

    asmaa h. eslayeh, norliza md fadzil, rokiah omar.  (2024).  impact of patching treatment on quality of life among children with amblyopia in gaza strip, palestine.  - medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation in optometry.  1 - 9. 

     

    tan xuan li, rokiah omar, victor feizal knight.  (2023).  effectiveness of a recertification vision screening training module for preschool teachers.  - malaysian journal of medical sciences.  147-155. 

     

    rokiah omar, may ek su wong, chiranjib majumder, victor feizal knight.  (2022).  distribution of refractive error among chinese primary school children in a rural area in pahang, malaysia.  - malaysian family physician.  29-35. 

     

    rokiah omar, muhammad hafizuddin mazuwir, chiranjib majumder.  (2022).  sustainability of the effect of optical intervention on the reading performance of children with dyslexia.  - medical hypothesis, discovery, and innovation in ophthalmology.  179-188. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2024).  a low vision prayer.  - 171 - 185. 

     

    rokiah omar, aisha nadira, fakhrul azizi tomim.  (2023).  projek kampung angkat 360° ukm (mukim pulau manis, pekan, pahang).  - 16-24. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2023).  pengenalan.  - 13-15. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2021).  rehabilitasi penglihatan terhad.  - 136-140. 

     

    rokiah omar, hazrin adila mohamad hashim, muhammad hasrol mustapha.  (2019).  dari loi kepada kerjasama : membina jambatan ukm-pondok bantan.  - 1-11. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  tips & tricks to gain social and community fund.  - bengkel pengurusan geran projek penyelidikan tahun 2025. 

     

    nor fariza binti ngah, nazirin bin arsad, . mohd aziz bin husni, ahmad fareed bin a rahman, nor anita binti che omar, azlina binti mokhtar, fadhliah binti husin, arini hanim binti datuk alias, siti khadijah binti osman @ othman, noor ezailina binti badarudin, ilyanoon binti zahari, mohd harimi bin abd rahman, muhammad syukri bin mohamad rafiuddin, azrin esmady bin ariffin, murphy chan, woon pak seong, nurfahzura binti mohd jamil, rokiah binti haji omar, mohd zaki bin awg isa, muhamad zulhusni bin tajuddin, norhidayah binti mohammad zulkifli hashim, nor azizah binti ismail, nurul amirah binti mahmud zuhudi.  (2025).  garis panduan perkhidmatan penjagaan mata primer bagi profesion optometris.  -

     

    rokiah binti omar, norizan bin md nor, kamarul afizi bin kosman, veejayasegaran arumugam, roslan bin ja'afar, idris bin zulkifle, zainal ariffin bin ahmad.  (2024).  kertas polisi undang-undang kecil & borang permohonan tabung pendidikan yayasan undang johol.  -

     

    rokiah binti omar, norizan bin md nor, kamarul afizi bin kosman. veejayasegaran arumugam, roslan bin jaafar, idris bin zulkifle, zainal arifin bin ahmad.  (2024).  pelan strategik pendidikan dan dasar pendidikan yayasan undang johol 2024-2040.  -

     

    dr. safinaz mohd khialdin, dr. rokiah omar.  (2024).  faktor genetik antara punca kanak-kanak rabun.  - berita harian. 

     

    nor fariza binti ngah, nazirin bin arsad, . mohd aziz bin husni, ahmad fareed bin a rahman, nor anita binti che omar, azlina binti mokhtar, fadhliah binti husin, arini hanim binti datuk alias, siti khadijah binti osman @ othman, noor ezailina binti badarudin, ilyanoon binti zahari, mohd harimi bin abd rahman, muhammad syukri bin mohamad rafiuddin, azrin esmady bin ariffin, murphy chan, woon pak seong, nurfahzura binti mohd jamil, rokiah binti haji omar, mohd zaki bin awg isa, muhamad zulhusni bin tajuddin, norhidayah binti mohammad zulkifli hashim, nor azizah binti ismail, nurul amirah binti mahmud zuhudi.  (2025).  garis panduan perkhidmatan penjagaan mata primer bagi profesion optometris.  -

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  tips & tricks to gain social and community fund.  - bengkel pengurusan geran projek penyelidikan tahun 2025. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  overview of early intervention program in malaysia.  - kursus small steps, big impact: early intervention for every child. 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  recent advances in the low vision management and rehabilitations.  - global optometry confluence . 

     

    rokiah omar.  (2025).  women & leadership.  - muslimah leadership conference.