Sun Xinghuai

Director of the Key Laboratory of Myopia, Ministry of Health; and Director of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University. Chairman of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; Vice President of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; DR. of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology; and Board Member of the World Glaucoma Association. Born in 1962, he entered the Department of Medicine, Shanghai First Medical College in 1979. He has been engaged in clinical ophthalmology diagnosis and treatment and related clinical and basic research. He has long been engaged in clinical diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, pathogenesis, and neurological damage prevention research. He is the chief scientist of the Ministry of Science and Technology's Key Research and Development Program, and has undertaken major projects and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, publishing over 300 professional papers. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, optic nerve diseases, and low intraocular pressure, especially the comprehensive treatment of refractory glaucoma including medication and surgery. He has developed and promoted innovative technologies; established a digital platform for early glaucoma screening to reduce the rate of blindness. Founded the Shanghai Glaucoma Club, dedicated to popularizing glaucoma knowledge. Published 195 SCI papers as first/corresponding author, with an H-index of 41. Recipient of the Ministry of Health's Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Expert Award and the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award (first author).