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.


Advances in Ophthalmology Series
Topic: Myopia Prevention and Control Strategies and Practices in Shanghai for High-Quality Development
Speaker: Prof. Haidong Zou MD (Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China)
Date: 4th June 2026 (Thu)
Time: 17:45 – 19:15 (HKT)
Venue: Onsite Telecommunication Room 428/429 and Online by ZOOM
Moderators: Prof Jason Yam
JSIEC CUHK Journal Club
Date: 15 May 2026 (Friday)
Time: 18:00 – 19:30 (Hong Kong Time, GMT+8)
Venue: Conducted by Zoom
Speakers: Ms Huanyan CHEN (JSIEC), Dr Victor CHAN (CUHK)
Moderator: Dr Priscilla FERNANDEZ LOAIZA (CUHK)
DOVS Lecture
(1)
Topic: Gene Editing-Driven Precision Medicine for Ocular Diseases
Speaker: Dr Zhiquan LIU (Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University)
(2)
Topic: Gene Editing–Mediated Disease Modeling and Therapeutic Targeting in Glaucoma and Lowe Syndrome
Speaker: Dr Siyu CHEN (Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University)
Date: 24th April 2026 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 (GMT+8)
Venue: Conducted by Zoom
Moderator: Dr Wai Kit CHU (DOVS, CUHK)
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: NowTV《Medicine Online》
Topic: Myodesopsia
Date: 15 Dec 2025
Speaker: Dr Charlene CL YIM






