Ophthalmology Center

The Department of Ophthalmology of Qingdao Municipal Hospital (Group) has a history of nearly 100 years and is a specialty with distinctive characteristics in Qingdao’s health sector. It currently operates under unified management through a central system for the eastern and western campuses, with 30 beds and 42 medical and nursing staff members, including 1 chief physician, 11 physicians with the title of associate chief physician or above, 11 attending physicians, 2 resident physicians, 3 doctoral degree holders, and 15 master’s degree holders. There are 9 nurses and 1 technician. The annual average number of outpatient and emergency visits is approximately 80000, and the annual average number of discharged patients exceeds 2000.

The Ophthalmology Center currently has large-scale, advanced ophthalmic medical equipment, including the LUMERO T surgical microscope from ZEISS, Germany; the integrated cataract phacoemulsification and vitrectomy system from Alcon, USA; the ZEISS CirrusTM HD-OCT optical coherence tomography scanner from Germany; the Roland ophthalmic electrophysiology instrument from Germany; the MILLENNIUM phacoemulsifier from Bausch + Lomb, USA; the 532-nm fundus laser, 810-nm laser, and YAG laser systems from Lumenis; the integrated choroidal angiography and retinal angiography system from HEIDELBERG, Germany; a digital fundus vascular analysis camera; the Humphrey II fully automated perimeter from ZEISS, Germany; TOPCON slit-lamp microscopes, TOPCON fully automated corneal endothelial instruments, TOPCON non-contact tonometers, TOPCON fully automated computerized refractometers, ophthalmic A/B ultrasound diagnostic instruments, and others.

The Ophthalmology Department currently has the following specialties:

Vitreoretinal disease specialty: External scleral buckling and vitrectomy for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment; vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, vitreous hemorrhage, and other complex vitreoretinal diseases.

Medical retina specialty: ROP screening and treatment for premature infants; fundus disease screening and medication and laser treatment for patients with diabetes; medication and laser treatment for retinal vascular diseases; fundus fluorescein angiography and choroidal angiography examinations; photodynamic therapy (PDT) and intravitreal drug injection treatment for choroidal neovascular diseases.

Cataract specialty: Cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation, extracapsular cataract extraction combined with intraocular lens implantation, extraction of complex and difficult cataracts combined with intraocular lens implantation, YAG laser treatment for secondary cataracts, and medication treatment for early cataracts.

Glaucoma specialty: Diagnosis and optic nerve-protection treatment for early glaucoma, prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy and medication treatment, and antiglaucoma surgery.

Ocular trauma specialty: Emergency treatment of complex and difficult ocular trauma and infectious endophthalmitis.

Optometry specialty: Excimer laser refractive surgery for the treatment of myopia; medical optometry and eyeglass fitting for children and adults.

Pediatric strabismus and amblyopia specialty: Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of all types of strabismus, and children’s vision care.

Orbit, oculoplasty, and lacrimal specialty: Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of various lacrimal diseases and eyelid diseases, prosthesis implantation, and other conditions.

Specialty characteristics/technical advantages:

The vitreoretinal specialty is the strongest in the Jiaodong region. It has 2 members of the provincial fundus disease group, a well-structured talent echelon, and a detailed division of responsibilities. It possesses several large instruments that are at an advanced domestic level and is able to undertake and perform all vitreoretinal surgeries currently performed in China. Its main technical highlights include minimally invasive vitrectomy; complex and refractory vitreoretinal surgery; combined anterior- and posterior-segment surgery; photodynamic therapy and anti-VEGF drug injection treatment for all types of choroidal neovascular diseases;

The cataract specialty has the most advanced phacoemulsifiers, anterior segment analyzers, corneal topographers, and other high-end equipment in China. Its staffing structure is well balanced across older, middle-aged, and younger age groups, and it is proficient in performing all types of cataract surgery. Its surgical volume consistently ranks among the highest in the Jiaodong region, and it was also among the earliest in the province to complete the transition toward vision- and refractive-oriented cataract surgery. Its main technical highlights include microincision cataract phacoemulsification combined with intraocular lens implantation; premium options (multifocal, astigmatism-correcting); and individualized cataract surgery design.

Research, teaching, and talent development

The department has strong technical and professional capabilities. Every year, multiple groups of physicians attend national- and provincial-level academic conferences in this specialty and various training courses, enhancing each person’s professional competence, broadening their horizons, and enabling them to keep abreast of the latest developments in ophthalmology.

The Center has 2 supervisors for master’s students. More than 20 graduate students have graduated, and 7 graduate students are currently enrolled. The Center also undertakes clinical observation and internship training for undergraduate students of Qingdao University Medical College, as well as clinical observation for undergraduate students of Nanjing Medical University. The Center is also the only standardized physician training base and general practitioner training base in the ophthalmology community of Qingdao, providing favorable support for the development of young physicians. The Center attaches importance to scientific research and has introduced policies to support and reward research. More than 50 papers have been published in core journals at various levels, and 2 research projects are currently in progress.

Over nearly 100 years, a large number of highly respected experts and scholars with significant influence nationally and within the province have emerged, forming the ophthalmology discipline’s philosophy of “precision, professionalism, compassion, and diligence.” Since its establishment, the Center has inherited these fine traditions and adhered to the management philosophy of “fairness and impartiality,” creating a favorable platform for the development of every employee, advocating that employees treat every patient with sincerity and compassion, and working hard to build “an ophthalmology center with influence within the province and a leading position in the Jiaodong region.”

Editing time: 2026/5/20 15:43:59