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d. Qualifying Professional Assessment (PQA)
Pursuant to Optical Act 1991, to practice optometry in Malaysia a person are required to register with
Malaysian Optical Council. To be eligible for registration, a person need to possess a recognized basic
optometry degree as listed under the Second Schedule of the Optical Act 1991. If a person hold a
basic optometry degree which is not recognized for registration, according to the section 42(2)(e) of the
Optical 1991, he/she need to prove that the qualification they possessed can be used to practice as an
optometrist. With that MOC introduce a Professional Qualifying Assessment (PQA) for Malaysian who
has qualification not listed the Second Schedule. The PQA is ready to commence in 2018.

e. Acreditation and Recognition Of Optometry/Opticianry Programme
MOC Joint Technical Committee which comprise of representatives from MOC, MOHE, MQA, HEP
and MOH conduct it’s meeting every 3 months to look into accreditation of Optometry and Opticianry
programme offered by local HEP. Currently, there are 7 universities running Optometry programme
and 3 colleges running Opticianry programme (Table 37).

Table 37
List of Universities and Colleges Offering Optometry/Opticianry Programme
No University/College Programme Acreditation Status
1. International Islamic University Sarjana Muda Optometri Full Accreditation
Malaysia(IIUM) (Kepujian)
2. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarjana Muda Optometri Full Accreditation
(Kepujian)
3. Management & Science University (MSU) Bachelor of Optometry Full Accreditation
4. SEGi University Bachelor of Optometry Full Accreditation
(Hons)
5. National Institute of Ophthalmic Science Bachelor of Science in Full Accreditation
(NIOS) Optometry
6. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Sarjana Muda Optometri Full Accreditation
(Kepujian)
7. UCSI University Bachelor of Optometry Provisional
(Hons) Accreditation
8. Institut Integrasi Utama Avicenna (IIUA) Diploma in Opticianry Full Accreditation
9. Vision College Diploma in Opticianry Provisional
Accreditation
10. Business & Management International Diploma in Opticianry Provisional
College Accreditation
Source: Malaysian Optical Council, MoH
f. Professional Conduct and Discipline
MOC has established Inquiry Committee to look into complaints received against registered practitioners.
Out of 16 complaints MOC received in 2017, three complaints are regarding unprofessional conduct of
two registered optometrists and one registered optician. The committee solved the complaints through
meeting session with the practitioners. Advised and warning were given to ensure the practitioner deliver
safe and high quality optometry services to the public.

g. Enforcement
On 7 to 9 of August 2017, MOC conducted “Kursus Asas Risikan” using Malaysian Anti-Corruption

Academy (MACA) training module at Hotel Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson. A total of 25 MOH

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