The winners of the 2024 Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Awards were recently announced. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University secured a total of 3 Science and Technology Progress Awards, comprising two First Prizes and one Second Prize. 2024 First Prize for Scien

Recently, the inaugural Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) - Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Joint Symposium was held at the Zhujiang New Town Campus of ZOC, Sun Yat-sen University.   Organized by ZOC, the Symposium featured distinguished guests including Prof. Sophie

Rooted in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area with a global perspective, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) at Sun Yat-sen University has championed global eye health with an open stance over the past six decades. During its 60th anniversary week, the center actively established platforms

Ophthalmologists from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University reached a milestone on Sunday by successfully conducting the world's first remote robotic subretinal injection surgery. The surgery's core platform was an independently developed domestic 5G ophthalmic surgical robot. T

Research Summary   Ethical governance of artificial intelligence is a core issue for ensuring the healthy development of the technology. With the deep integration of medical AI in areas such as disease diagnosis and treatment planning, the ethical challenges it raises—including data privacy, algor

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI), also known as cortical visual impairment or neurological visual impairment, refers to a group of syndromes involving visual dysfunction caused by damage to the central visual pathways. Patients with CVI often show no organic lesions in routine eye examinations. Some

To fulfill our "patient-centered" goal and further improve medical services, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) has launched the "Walking in Patients' Shoes" Clinical Service Experience Day. Administrative staff went to the clinical frontlines, observing from the patient's perspective, building deep

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 Internati

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of common, refractory blinding diseases characterized by progressive degeneration and death of photoreceptors and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The causative genes and pathogenesis have not been fully elucidated. RPE cells are the crucial "support unit"

"To address the needs of early-stage cataract patients, we developed the world's first eye drops that can reverse cataracts," said Lin Haotian, Director of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) at Sun Yat-sen University. The breakthrough was announced at a press conference on Guangdong's new quality pr