Ophthalmology
The Department of Ophthalmology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University is a comprehensive department integrating clinical care, research, and teaching, with a history of more than 60 years. Founded in Chongqing by renowned ophthalmology experts and scholars from Shanghai Medical University, it enjoys a strong reputation in Chongqing and throughout southwestern China. In 2008, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University recruited Professor Yang Peizeng, an internationally renowned ophthalmology expert from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University, ranked No. 1 nationwide in ophthalmology, to serve as department director. Its distinctive professional strengths and practical, results-oriented work ethic have gradually made the Department of Ophthalmology one of the most prominent emerging forces in ophthalmology nationwide. The Department of Ophthalmology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University is a National Key Clinical Specialty; the Chongqing Branch of the National Clinical Research Center for Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases; the Chongqing Branch of the National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases; an institution with a deputy chair of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association; the National Drug Clinical Trial Base for Ophthalmology; the Chongqing Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases; the Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology; the Chongqing Institute of Ophthalmology; the Chongqing Ophthalmic Medical Quality Control Center; the only institution in Chongqing authorized to establish ophthalmology positions for “Liangjiang Scholars”; the Chongqing Eye Bank; the chairing institution of the Southwest Ophthalmology Alliance; the Chongqing Base for Myopia Prevention and Control in Children and Adolescents; the lead editorial institution for the seventh, eighth, and ninth editions of the five-year textbook Ophthalmology; the lead editorial institution for the English-language ophthalmology textbook Essentials of Ophthalmology; the Chongqing Training Base for Ophthalmology Specialist Physicians and Resident Physicians; and the Chongqing Ophthalmology Specialty Nursing Training Base of the Chongqing Nursing Association. For 10 consecutive years (2013–2022), the department was nominated in the ophthalmology category of Fudan University’s China Hospital Best Specialty Reputation Ranking. It also entered the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences’ China Hospital Science and Technology Influence Ranking for 10 consecutive years, with its best ranking being fifth nationwide. Under the leadership of Professor Yang Peizeng, deputy chair of the national Ophthalmology Branch, and Professor Hu Ke, deputy chair of Chongqing’s Ophthalmology Branch and a Chongqing Yingcai Innovative Leading Talent, the department established the service objective of “being based in Chongqing and radiating throughout the southwest,” adopted the “Huangshan Strategy,” and built a service brand that is “people-oriented, ambitious, truth-seeking, and pragmatic.” It has established long-term cooperation with more than 10 internationally renowned ophthalmology institutions and has sent medical and nursing personnel to advanced ophthalmology hospitals in China and abroad for study and exchange. It continuously promotes innovation in clinical practice and technology as well as innovation in talent development, forming a complete structure of professional divisions and a well-developed talent pipeline. The department currently possesses internationally advanced examination and treatment instruments and experimental equipment with a total value exceeding RMB 100 million, and its hardware facilities have reached an advanced level in China. The ophthalmology team is richly staffed: the discipline currently has 10 professionals with full senior titles, 14 with associate senior titles, 25 lecturers, 5 doctoral supervisors, 13 master’s supervisors, and 32 personnel with doctoral degrees. It currently has 7 members of specialist groups of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and 24 members of the Chinese Medical Doctors Association and other associations. Over the past 10 years, it has obtained more than 180 projects, including key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and key international cooperation projects, with total funding exceeding RMB 100 million, and has published more than 400 SCI-indexed papers in journals including Nature Genetics, Annals of The Rheumatic Diseases, Cell molecular immunology, Nature Communications, Advanced Science, and Ophthalmology. In the field of uveitis, it has reached a world-leading level and is the largest uveitis diagnosis and treatment center operated by a single institution in the international ophthalmology field. Its patients come from all 31 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions of China, with some coming from the United States and more than 10 other countries. In corneal diseases, cataract, and vitreoretinal diseases, it has reached an advanced level in China. In the prevention and control of myopia in children and adolescents, glaucoma, strabismus and amblyopia, ocular trauma, and lacrimal and orbital diseases, it is at the forefront in Chongqing. The department has also made major contributions to the development of tiered diagnosis and treatment. It pioneered appointment-based care in community hospitals, bringing the superior resources of ophthalmology experts closer to the public. “Caring for your vision with all our heart” is the principle we uphold. We safeguard your eye health and are always by your side!