News and Updates
- On September 27, 2025, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University, the Hainan Provincial Health Commission, and the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Administration signed a framework agreement in Lecheng, Hainan, to jointly establish the "Hainan Internati202509 / 29
- On the morning of September 3, the Training Workshop for Improving the Surgical Competence of Core Ophthalmologists in Southern Xinjiang by Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University, together with the inauguration ceremony of the Xinjiang Branch of Sun Yat-sen University International Me202509 / 05
- International Acclaim: The "Chinese Benchmark" in Global Glaucoma Research At the opening ceremony of the World Glaucoma Congress (WGC 2025), Prof. Robert Weinreb, founder of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA), delivered a speech at the presidential symposium titled "The Changing Landscape of Gla202507 / 15
- On June 25, 2025, the ARVO Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting on "Challenges and Prospects of AI Vision Research Collaborations Across Nations" was successfully held online. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University and Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University served as t202507 / 10
- On the afternoon of June 20, 2025, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) held a graduation ceremony for Mongolian ophthalmologists who completed their training in the Center. Prof. Lin Haotian, President of ZOC, attended the event and presented graduation certificates to the three trainees. The ceremony202506 / 26
- On the afternoon of May 12, 2025, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) held a certificate presentation ceremony for two medical professionals from the Maldives who completed their training in China. The event took place in Conference Room 1817 of the Clinical Building at ZOC's Zhujiang New Town premise202505 / 15
- From May 4 to May 8, 2025, faculty and students from Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) attended the 2025 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, USA, and conducted a series of international exchange activities. Over 80 faculty members, studen202505 / 14
- On April 3-6, 2025, the 40th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO 2025) was held in New Delhi, India. A dedicated SPECS Asia thematic symposium was convened, facilitating in-depth discussions on controlling refractive errors and key public health issues in ophthalmology across202504 / 09
- [Source: CGTN]: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-07/Eyes-of-Hope-1BxRFxwiFr2/p.html Your browser does not support the video tag. The documentary “Eyes of Hope” was recently featured on CGTN, showcasing the impactful journey of Sun Yat-sen University’s Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) medica202503 / 08
- On March 2, 2025, Professor Chen Weirong, Chief Expert of the "Bright Journey" medical aid team dispatched by Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University, successfully completed her mission and returned to Guangzhou. Renewing the Mission of "Bright Journey" In 2024, an agreement br202503 / 05






