{"id":1327,"date":"2018-05-03T02:28:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T02:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/moc\/?page_id=1327"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:52:15","slug":"apc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/moc\/en\/apc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"APC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1327\" class=\"elementor elementor-1327\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc6f5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fc6f5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7695ba3\" data-id=\"7695ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cdd0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4cdd0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82bfb47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82bfb47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-787bb05\" data-id=\"787bb05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cef1b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cef1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">All registered optometrists and opticians who wish to practice optometry in Malaysia must apply for an Annual Certificate of Practice (APC) within the period of time stipulated by MOC.<\/span><br><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registered opticians or optometrists are required to display their current APC at the premises where they practice optometry. APC should be displayed in a conspicuous place. The purposes are to raise awareness and educate customers in choosing qualified personnel for eye examinations.<\/span><br><br>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"><strong>Statistics<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Number of Registered Practitioners that have renewed their APC by Profesion.<\/span>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5051 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/moc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pengamal-berdaftar-apc-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" \/>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2022 Number of Registered Practitioners that have renewed their APC by Year.<\/span>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5051 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hq.moh.gov.my\/moc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pengamal-berdaftar-apc-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" \/>\n\n<em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Date updated: 27\/8\/2025<\/span><\/em>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Any questions regarding APC, please contact:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">APC Unit<\/span><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Registration Sector<\/span><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Malaysian Optical Council<\/span><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">0388831398<\/span><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">apc.moc01@gmail.com<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Practicing Certificate (APC) Introduction All registered optometrists and opticians who wish to practice optometry in Malaysia must apply for an Annual Certificate of Practice (APC) within the period of time stipulated by MOC. 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