Dr May Ho is an Australian registered optometrist working in public health and international eye health.  She graduated from optometry at the University of Melbourne, where she also gained her PhD.

Dr May Ho is an Australian registered optometrist working in public health and international eye health.  She graduated from optometry at the University of Melbourne, where she also gained her PhD. May is in the Medical Team at the Fred Hollows Foundation as Optometry and Primary Care Adviser. She is based in Melbourne, Australia.

May is working on the implementation of The Foundation’s refractive error strategy and its integration into program activities, including as part of cataract surgery quality improvement. She has worked on the development of sustainable eye care programs in various countries in the Asia Pacific, European, African and Caribbean regions. In her previous job, together with in-country partners, she developed the first optometry education program in Vietnam.

May is a member of the IAPB Refractive Error Strategy Core Group and has participated in multiple WHO Technical Working Groups on vision. She currently serves on the World Council of Optometry Public Health Subcommittee, Optometry Victoria South Australia Education Advisory Committee, and is a member of the WHO SPECS Workforce and Service Delivery Integration Workstreams.