Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2017 (APAO Congress 2017)
The Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress 2017was held in Singapore 1st– 5thMarch 2017.Our faculty members served in different capacities, Professor Clement CY Tham as Co-Chair of the Congress, Professor Calvin [...]
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Professor Clement Tham is elected as a Chair of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI)
Prof Clement CY THAM, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, is elected to be one of the Chairs of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI), in recognition of [...]
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Collaboration between CUHK Ophthalmology and Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) to launch Hong Kong Retinoblastoma Awareness…
We are honored to obtain the generous support of $407,281 HKD from CCF for the citywide Campaign in 2017 – 2018. We aim to substantiate the awareness of symptoms of [...]
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Dr Shameema SIKDER’s Surgical Education Seminar
Dr. Shameema Sikder, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Director, Center of Excellence for Ophthalmic Surgical Education and Training, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA, visited [...]
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Dr Robert T CHANG’s Lecture on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Dr Robert Chang, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University Medical Center visited us and gave a lecture on “How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will save sight?” on 6th January 2017. [...]
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Prof Shomi BHATTACHARYA’s visit
Professor Shomi Bhattacharya, a world pioneer in ophthalmic genetics, visited the CUHK Ophthalmic Research Centre during 3-4 January 2017 for lectures and research meetings. Prof. Bhattacharya is the Sembal Professor [...]
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The Foundation Laying Ceremony for the New Hospital Complex of Shantou University / The Chinese…
The Foundation Laying Ceremony of the New Hospital Complex of JSIEC was held on 29th December 2016 at 11:30am, started with a welcome address byProf Zhang Mingzhi, Vice Director (executive) [...]
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Dr Guy LJ CHEN wins the gold medal for the Best Original Research by Trainees…
Congratulations to Dr Guy LJ CHEN, who wins the 2015 gold medal for the Best Original Research by Trainees from the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine with a topic ″A [...]
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Eye Centre Lunch Gathering in November 2016
A CUHKEC Lunch Gathering was held on November 5, 2016. Our guests, included Mr Philip and Mrs Anita Chen of Hang Lung Properties, Mr Chang Bei Ming and Mrs Chang [...]
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American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 (AAO 2016)
The American Academy of Ophthalmology 2016 (https://www.aao.org/annual-meeting) was held at the McCormick Place, Chicago, in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) from 15 Oct to 18 Oct 2016.
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Children’s Cancer Foundation visits the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular cancer in children. Late-stage identification of the disease may require enucleation or lead to fatality. We are honoured to have Children’s Cancer Foundation [...]
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Delegation from the Philippine Eye Research Institute (PERI)
We were honored to have a 20-member delegation from the Philippine Eye Research Institute (PERI), led by their Director, Dr Leo DP CUBILLAN, visiting our department on October 4, 2016. [...]
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