The 38^th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO) Congress (APAO 2023 Congress), held from 23 to 26 February 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, concluded successfully.  Professors from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have fully supported the APAO 2023 Congress in numerous capacities.

The Chairman of the Department, Prof Clement CY THAM, who is also the Secretary-General and CEO of APAO, remarked, ‶The APAO 2023 Congress has been long-awaited since the pandemic.  Joined by thousands of ophthalmologists and visual scientists worldwide, the APAO Congress promotes the exchange of world-class clinical knowledge and research findings.  It also fosters advancement in clinical ophthalmology and ophthalmic research.  I am happy that our faculty members have played substantial roles in the Scientific Programme Committee and the Abstract Reviewing Committee as well as being chairs and speakers in different symposia to support the APAO 2023 Congress.″

Prof Tham is also the incumbent Chair of the APAO Congress Committee.  He has been heavily involved in organising every annual APAO Congress since 2009.

The APAO is the largest supranational ophthalmic organisation, comprising 25 national member societies and 11 subspecialty member societies in the Asia-Pacific region.  The APAO 2023 Congress is a flagship event in ophthalmology and visual sciences.  Joined by thousands of ophthalmic professionals from Asia-Pacific and worldwide, the APAO 2023 Congress has provided a platform for in-depth discussions on the prevention and therapy of eye diseases and the exchange of frontier clinical and benchtop research findings in the ophthalmic discipline.

Professor of Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, CUHK	Participation in APAO 2023 Congress
Prof Clement CY THAM Chairman and S.H. Ho Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences	Secretary-General and CEO of APAO Chair, APAO Congress Committee Chair of symposium: APAO-AAO Joint Symposium: Glaucoma Invited Presentation: An overview of Management of Angle Closure and Angle Closure Glaucoma
Prof Calvin CP PANG S.H. Ho Research Professor of Visual Sciences	Convener, Subspecialty – Translational and Visual Sciences Research, Scientific Programme Committee Member, Abstract Reviewing Committee Chair of symposia: (1) Advances and Future Directions in Diagnosis and Management of Genetic Eye Disease in Children (2) APSEG Symposium: Precision Medicine of Eye Diseases Invited Presentations: (1) Genetics of Myopia in Children (2) Organelle Therapy in Retinal Degenerative Diseases
Prof Guy LJ CHEN Professor	Secretary, Subspecialty – Retina (Medical), Scientific Programme Committee Member, Abstract Reviewing Committee Invited Presentations: (1) Genetics of Anisometropia in Children (2) Update of the Genetics of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in Chinese (3) Potential Treatments for Myopia
Dr Mårten E BRELÉN Associate Professor	Secretary, Subspecialty – Retina (Surgical), Scientific Programme Committee
Dr Carol YL CHEUNG Associate Professor	Asia-Pacific/International Coordinator, Subspecialty – Applying Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Telemedicine in Ophthalmology, Scientific Programme Committee Chair of symposium: Improving Artificial Intelligence Trust in Ophthalmology: Imaging Standards, Ethics, Health Economics, and Emerging Domains Invited Presentation: Is there any role for glaucoma screening? – Asia-Pacific perspective
Dr Kelvin KL CHONG Associate Professor	Secretary, Subspecialty – Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery, Scientific Programme Committee
Dr Jason CS YAM Associate Professor	Chair of symposia: (1) Prevention, Management and Burden of Childhood Myopia – 2023 Updates (2) APMS Symposium: 2023 Updates on Myopia (3) Late-Breaking Updates Invited Presentations: (1) Management of Childhood Myopia With Atropine Eyedrops (2) Latest Results on the Use of Atropine 0.05% for Myopia Control
Dr Poemen PM CHAN Assistant Professor	Secretary, Subspecialty – Glaucoma and Glaucoma Surgery, Scientific Programme Committee Invited Presentation: Lens Extraction for Angle Closure and Angle Closure Glaucoma
Dr Simon KH SZETO Assistant Professor	Secretary Subspecialty – Ocular Imaging, Scientific Programme Committee Member Abstract Reviewing Committee Chair of symposium: What′s New in Ocular Imaging?
Dr CHU Wai Kit Research Assistant Professor	Secretary, Subspecialty – Translational and Visual Sciences Research, Scientific Programme Committee Member Abstract Reviewing Committee Chair of symposium: Autoimmune Eye Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Treatment Invited Presentations: (1) New Paradigm in Oncologic Properties of Retinoblastoma Gene (2) Role of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone Receptor (GHRH-R) in Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis
Dr ZHANG Xiujuan Research Assistant Professor	Chair of symposium: Rapid Fire Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Update Session (2) Invited Presentation: Myopia Patterns in Hong Kong Children

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