Baiyun Mountain is high, Pearl River water is long, China's southern gateway to Yangcheng - Guangzhou, is the " Maritime Silk Road " founding site, China's third-largest city, with China's second-largest international aviation hub and convenient public **** facilities, is a rapidly development of a modern international metropolis. The renowned Zhongshan Eye Center of Sun Yat-sen University is located in this beautiful city.
The history of Sun Yat-sen Eye Center can be traced back to the founding of the Bureau of Ophthalmology, the earliest Western hospital in China, in 1835 by American missionary physician Peter Parker. 1953, the Medical School of Sun Yat-sen University and the Medical School of Lingnan University merged to form the South China Medical School, and the ophthalmology departments of the two medical schools were merged into the South China Medical School. In 1954, the Ophthalmology Department of Guanghua Medical College was also merged into the Ophthalmology Department of South China Medical College; in June 1983, Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center of Sun Yat-sen Medical College was established, with an Ophthalmology Hospital, Ophthalmology Research Institute, and Office of Prevention of Blindness and Treatment of Blindness, which was China's first modern and multi-functional ophthalmology center integrating medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, and prevention of blindness and treatment of blindness. 1985, the name was changed to Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center of Sun Yat-sen Medical University, and the name was changed to Zhongshan Medical University. The name was changed to Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen Medical University.
After nearly 50 years of development, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center has become a leading and internationally renowned ophthalmic center in China with a complete range of disciplines, strong faculty, exquisite medical technology, advanced diagnostic and treatment equipment, and strong scientific research, and has been ranked No. 1 in ophthalmology in China's hospitals in terms of the best specialty reputation for five consecutive years. Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center is the only one of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology in China. The Eye Hospital under Zhongshan Eye Center is the first ophthalmology Grade 3A hospital in China, and has been ranked as the "Most Popular Eye Specialty Hospital in China" in the annual 39 Health Ranking for five consecutive years.
In terms of medical services, the quality and efficiency of medical services have continued to grow steadily since the establishment of the center. The center covers an area of 8,900 square meters, with a building area of 35,000 square meters and 320 open beds. 2013 outpatient volume was 780,000, with more than 31,000 discharges, more than 40,000 surgeries, and an average hospital stay of 3.8 days. The center is in the leading position in China in the fields of corneal and ocular surface diseases, diagnosis and surgical treatment of cataract, glaucoma and retinal vitreous diseases, laser myopic corrective surgery, corneal morphology, and a series of researches on the pathogenesis of uveitis, some of which are at the international advanced level.
In terms of education and teaching, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center Ophthalmology is one of the first batch of national key disciplines in China, one of the earliest units in China that can enroll ophthalmology master's degree and doctoral degree graduates, a national continuing medical education base and a base for standardized training of clinical residents, and in 2008, it became one of the first batch of pilot hospitals for the pilot work of access to specialists in the country, and it is the only ophthalmic specialty hospital that has been selected; There is a Guangdong Province, a boutique course;
Scientific research, in 1982, the establishment of Zhongshan Medical College Ophthalmology Research Institute, China's first ophthalmology research institute located in higher medical schools. 1991, the establishment of the Ministry of Health Laboratory of ophthalmology. 2006, the Ministry of Science and Technology of the country formally issued a document approving the construction of ophthalmology State Key Laboratory, Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center is the only one in the country. Since 1978, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center has been awarded 10 national scientific research awards, among which, 5 are second-class awards and 4 are third-class awards for national scientific and technological progress. The Series Research and Popularization of Cataract Ultrasonic Emulsification Surgery Treatment was awarded the First Prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology in 2013. He was awarded 1 National 973 Program Chief Project, which is the first National 973 Program Chief Scientist Project obtained by China's ophthalmology industry. He has been awarded 1 project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 5 projects of National Outstanding Young People's Science Foundation, 5 projects of 863 Program, 2 projects of Tenth Five-Year National Science and Technology Tackling Program, 2 projects of Eleventh Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program, and 1 project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). The key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
In terms of prevention and treatment of blindness, as early as in the 1950s, successive leaders have emphasized the importance of sending medical teams to carry out in-depth blindness prevention and treatment work in grassroots and rural areas. Especially after the establishment of the Office for the Prevention of Blindness and Treatment of Blindness in 1983, the Office has grown from the initial 2 to 3 people to a strong team of 30 to 40 people today, and from relying on bicycles and oxcarts to carry simple medical equipment to the countryside to having advanced equipment today. The Office insists on cooperating with international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the Helen Keller Foundation of the United States, and actively carries out innovations in the mode of medical care for poverty alleviation. The Office goes to counties, cities, towns and villages in Guangdong to carry out blindness detection and treatment, epidemiological surveys of eye diseases, and training of grass-roots ophthalmologists, and has explored a new model of medical care from "relief medical care for the poor" to "developmental medical care for poverty alleviation". It has explored the model from "relief medical care" to "developmental medical care" and achieved outstanding social benefits.
As for the construction of talent team, successive party and government leaders of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center have insisted on people-oriented, respecting knowledge and talents, and continuously increased the efforts of talent cultivation and introduction, forming a strong academic atmosphere and a good humanistic environment, with many veteran specialists of both virtues and skills playing the role of inheriting and guiding and a large number of outstanding young and middle-aged talents standing out in the field of ophthalmology. The founders of the center, Prof. Chen Yaozhen and Prof. Mao Wenwen, are professors at the national level, and Prof. Li Shaozhen is the first academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in China's ophthalmology industry.
In terms of international cooperation and exchange, the successive leaders of the Center have paid attention to the inheritance and promotion of the tradition of "openness and pragmatism", and have actively carried out international academic exchanges and cooperation. in September 1982, at the invitation of Prof. Chen Yaozhen and Prof. Mao Wenwen, the mobile ophthalmology teaching plane of ORBIS visited China for the first time, and stayed in Guangzhou for 18 days, performing surgical demonstrations, teaching, and special academic lectures. In September 1982, ORBIS mobile ophthalmology teaching plane visited China for the first time at the invitation of Prof. Chen Yaochen and Prof. Mao Wenwen, and stayed in Guangzhou for 18 days to do surgical demonstrations, academic reports and consultations. 1985, Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center hosted China's first international ophthalmology conference. International Forum on Vitreoretinal Diseases, etc. In June 2012, the Center and ORBIS International jointly organized the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the ORBIS Aircraft Eye Hospital's First Flight to China and signed a long-term cooperation project with ORBIS International. In January 2013, APAO voted to select the permanent headquarters to be located in the building of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology of the Center's Zhujiang New City Campus in 2015, which APAO is the first international medical academic organization headquartered in China, and has become an important platform and symbol for the internationalization of Chinese ophthalmology. The "2014 Nature China Forum" will also be held in Guangzhou, which is the first high-level academic conference jointly organized by Nature and Chinese research institutions, and the 2015 Asia-Pacific Annual Ophthalmology Meeting (APAO) will also be held in Guangzhou. In addition, the center also organizes and conducts global joint checkup activities, establishes and maintains long-term friendly cooperation with the World Health Organization, Johns Hopkins , NIH/NEI, etc., and carries out a wide range of bilateral academic exchanges, which continuously expands and enhances the international influence of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center.
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center has won a number of honorary titles, such as: 1995 Guangdong Provincial Civilized Unit; 1998 Guangdong Provincial Hundred Civilized Hospitals; 1999 National Health System Advanced Collective, Guangdong Province, Bai Qiu'en Advanced Collective; 2002 Guangdong Provincial Health System, Advanced Collective for Construction of Industry Style; 2003 Guangdong Provincial Advanced Collective, Guangdong Provincial Civilized Window Unit; In 2007, Guangdong Province Volunteer Service Gold Award; in 2009, Guangdong Province "urban and rural grass-roots party organizations to help each other" advanced party branch; in 2011, Guangdong Province Workers' Pioneer, Guangdong Province, advanced units of quality nursing services; in 2012, the national medical and health system to create excellence in the activities of the advanced group, the National Workers' Pioneer. In 2013, it is the national model worker's home of UNESCO health system.
Fifty years is a long way to go, and fifty years is a long way to go. In the fifty glorious years, Sun Yat-sen University Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, which has been growing and expanding, is striving to build itself into a world-class ophthalmic center.