YK Chan has a biomedical engineering background and dedicates himself to applying bioengineering technologies, especially microfluidic technologies and biomaterials, in the field of ophthalmology. His research interest lies in the design and testing of ophthalmic biomaterials, surgical tools and diagnostic tools, and the development of eye-on-a-chip microfluidic platforms for physiologically relevant studies in eye research. His current research focuses include (1) Eye-on-a-chip models for ophthalmology-related studies; (2) Microfluidic-based diagnostic tools for small volume sample analysis; (3) Assistive technologies that tackle the daily-living problems of visually impaired persons; and (4) Teaching innovations for health promotion on eye diseases, in particular the use of augmented reality (AR) to educate students from healthcare-related disciplines and public the visual symptoms of eye diseases.