• on 09/08/2017

The Visit of GOAP Retina Experts

The GOAP (Global Ophthalmology Awards Program) committee met in HK from 13thJuly to 15thJuly. We were honoured to have the world-renowned committee members visiting our department on 14thJuly. Front row:  3rdfrom left Dr Patricia D’Amore (Harvard University, USA), 4thDr Jennifer Arnold (Sydney, Australia); Middle row:  2ndProf Quan Dong Nguyen (Stanford University, USA), 3rd Dr Francisco Rodríguez (Bogotá, Colombia), 4thDr Peter Kertes (Toronto, Canada), 5thProf Francesco Bandello (Milan, Italy), 7thProf Calvin Pang (CUHK, Hong Kong); Back row: 4th Prof Masahito Ohji (Shiga University, Japan),  6thMr Philip Hykin (Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK) and 7thProf Daniel Pauleikhoff (University of Essen, Germany). Other guests include: Ms Jennifer Pluim, Mr George Lambrou, Ms Angela Bretagne, Ms Jan Hui and Mr Ashish Patel from Bayer; Ms Emma Burgess, Mr Rob Pilbrow, Mr Jamie Harrison from Porterhouse Medical.  Our department chairman, Prof Clement Tham (Middle row, 6th), welcome them with consultant ophthalmologists from Hong Kong Eye Hospital, and our other faculty members and staff.

We showed them the facilities at the CUHK Ophthalmic Research Centre and the CUHK Eye Centre. Dr Mårten Brelén, Director of Pao So Kok Macular Disease Treatment & Research Centre and Assistant Professor, gave a presentation on our department’s latest retina research. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to exchange new ideas with the guests and establish stronger network with these vitreo-retina experts.

Our honorable guests took the group photo with our faculty members and staff.
Our honorable guests took the group photo with our faculty members and staff.

 

 

Our assistant professor Dr Danny Ng (first from the left) introduced the CUHK Ophthalmic Microsurgical Training Centre (OMTC) to our guests.
Our assistant professor Dr Danny Ng (first from the left) introduced the CUHK Ophthalmic Microsurgical Training Centre (OMTC) to our guests.

 

Our assistant professor Dr Carol Cheung (first from the right, first row) introduced the Pao So Kok Macular Disease Treatment & Research Centre to our guests.
Our assistant professor Dr Carol Cheung (first from the right, first row) introduced the Pao So Kok Macular Disease Treatment & Research Centre to our guests.

 

Our assistant professor Dr Mårten Brelén gave a presentation on the retina research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Eye Hospital.

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