Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

1. Historical Origins and Spiritual Inheritance

The predecessor of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University (Affiliated Eye Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University) can be traced back to the Ophthalmology Department of Boji Hospital in 1835. In 1965, Professor Eugene Chan and Professor Winifred Mao founded the Eye Hospital of Sun Yat-sen Medical College, which was the first eye hospital affiliated to a higher education institution in China. In 1983, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center was established, which includes an eye hospital, an eye research institute, and an office for the prevention and treatment of blindness. It is the first modern multifunctional eye center in my country that integrates ophthalmic medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, and prevention and treatment of blindness.

2. Overall Scale and Hardware Capabilities

The center is the largest public ophthalmology hospital in China, with a total building area of 126,900 square meters. It has multiple treatment areas, including the main campus and the Zhujiang New Town campus, and branch campuses in Hainan and other locations. The center is currently the only institution affiliated with a national key laboratory for ophthalmology. It boasts a national key clinical specialty in ophthalmology, was among the first in the country to be authorized to grant master's and doctoral degrees, is the first tertiary-level Class A specialized ophthalmology hospital, and is the first institution in China to have an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in ophthalmology. It is also the ophthalmology institution that has received the most national science and technology awards.

3. National Ranking and Authoritative Certification

The center is the only ophthalmology hospital directly under the National Health Commission of China. It is China's only WHO Collaborating Centre for Eye Health and Vision and the only headquarters of international medical academic organizations in China (Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and the Asian Office of the Asian-African Academy of Ophthalmology). For many consecutive years, the center has ranked first in ophthalmology among Chinese hospital specialty reputation rankings and has also ranked first in ophthalmology among Chinese hospital science and technology influence rankings. Furthermore, it is among the top ophthalmology institutions globally according to the Nature Index.

4. Core Business Data

The center sees 1.64 million outpatients and performs 119,000 surgeries annually, ranking first among ophthalmology hospitals nationwide in terms of medical volume. Since 1964, the center has been responsible for the national ophthalmology continuing education program, cultivating a large number of ophthalmology professionals for all parts of the country. It is a national standardized training base for ophthalmology resident physicians and a training base for ophthalmology specialists.

5. MDT Multidisciplinary Collaboration System

The center has established a multidisciplinary consultation mechanism for complex eye diseases, focusing on subspecialties such as cataracts, glaucoma, corneal diseases, fundus diseases, eye tumors, pediatric ophthalmology, and optometry. It conducts cross-subspecialty joint diagnosis and treatment for complex fundus diseases, hereditary eye diseases, and eye tumors, and promotes the deep integration of clinical and basic research by relying on the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology.

6. International and Foreign-Related Medical Treatment System

The center is a WHO Collaborating Centre for Eye Health and Vision, and hosts the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology and the Asian-African Academy of Ophthalmology's Asian office. It is the only location in China for the headquarters of an international ophthalmology academic organization, and it extensively carries out international academic exchanges and provides international patient care services, wielding significant influence in the global ophthalmology field.