- Promotions of Professor CHONG Kam Lung, Kelvin To Professor (Clinical)
- Prof Jason CS YAM Appointed Outstanding Fellow of the Faculty of Medicine
- Prof Jason CS YAM Receives APMS International Award Lecture 2026
- Faculty Members Honoured with Achievement Awards at the 19th Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society (APVRS) Congress
- Ophthalmology Professors Participate in the Quadripartite Medical Education Conference 2026
Welcome to CUHK DOVS
Chairman’s Message
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) was established in 1994, it consists of two main functional units: the CUHK Eye Centre and the CUHK Ophthalmic Research Centre, as the clinical arm and research arm of the department, respectively.
International Expert Lectures
Topic: (1) From Geographic Atrophy to Myopia: Aqueous Proteomics to Identify and Treat the Fast Progressor; (2) Ocular Liquid Biopsy: Mechanism-Informed
Therapeutic Decisions
Speakers: (1) Dr David R.P. ALMEIDA (Founder and Executive Chairman, ERIE Retina Research, The Centers for Advanced Surgical Exploration (CASEx), Erie, PA, USA); (2)
Professor Vinit B. MAHAJAN (Professor of Ophthalmology, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, CA, USA)
Moderators: Prof Haoyu CHEN & Dr Wai Kit CHU
Date: 2nd November 2026 (Mon)
Time: 17:45 – 18:45 (HKT)
Venue: Onsite Telecommunication Room 428/429 and Online by ZOOM
DOVS Lecture
Topic: Photoresponsive drug delivery for eye diseases
Speaker: Prof Weiping WANG (Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy & Dr. Li Dak-Sum Research Centre, HKU)
Moderator: Dr Lin DU (DOVS, CUHK)
Date: 30th October 2026 (Fri)
Time: 17:00 – 17:30 (HKT)
Venue: Conducted by Zoom
JSIEC CUHK Journal Club
Date: 23rd October 2026 (Friday)
Time: 18:00 – 19:30 (Hong Kong Time, GMT+8)
Venue: Zoom Live Webinar
Speakers: Mr Fankai LIN (JSIEC), Ms Xintian ZHU (CUHK)
Moderator: Dr Simon SZETO (CUHK)
Advances in Ophthalmology Series
Topic: Wound healing modulation beyond MMC: evidence and future approaches
Speaker: Dr Cynthia Yu-Wai-Man (Associate Professor in Ophthalmology and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon King’s College London)
Date: 15th Oct 2026 (Thu)
Time: 18:15 – 19:45 (HKT)
Venue: Onsite Telecommunication Room 428/429 and Online by ZOOM
Moderator: Dr Poemen Chan
CUHK Ophthalmic Microsurgical Training Centre
Courses for Ophthalmology Trainees (2025)
Lectures are conducted online and at Rm428-429, 4/F Hong Kong Eye Hospital (HKEH), 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon and the practical session are held at CUHK Ophthalmic Microsurgical Training Centre, 3/F, HKEH.
Media Interview
Programme: RTHK《凝聚香港》
Topic: How Effective Are Eye Health Supplements?
Date: 1 Sep 2026
Speaker: Dr Charlene CL YIM
