Vitreoretinal Diseases Department (Unit 2)

The Vitreoretinal Disease Treatment specialty of Tianjin Eye Hospital is a key discipline of Tianjin Eye Hospital. In 1982, under the leadership of Professor Wei Jingwen, a renowned ophthalmology expert, the surgical treatment technique for retinal detachment under binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy was carried out in China, training a group of professionals highly skilled in fundus examination techniques and experienced in the treatment of fundus diseases. This formed the distinctive features of the department and has been well inherited. The department now has many renowned experts in China and is equipped with comprehensive diagnostic and treatment equipment and technical personnel with extensive experience in clinical examinations. Department specialty The Department of Vitreoretinal Diseases (Department II) has advanced technology, minimally invasive surgery, rational surgical approaches, and optimized procedures. It can complete more than 3,000 vitreoretinal operations annually and provides services to patients with complex and difficult-to-treat conditions from all over China. Department personnel The Department of Vitreoretinal Diseases (Department II) of Tianjin Eye Hospital has a strong technical team. Its principal technical staff include 5 chief physicians, 3 associate chief physicians, and 5 attending physicians. Among them are 1 doctoral supervisor, 3 master’s supervisors, and 8 doctors of medicine. Department services Vitreoretinal surgery focuses primarily on minimally invasive surgery for vitreoretinal diseases and surgery for complex vitreoretinal diseases. It has extensive clinical experience in the surgical treatment of complex retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy, macular holes, epiretinal membranes, macular schisis associated with high myopia, and minimally invasive surgical treatment of vitreous hemorrhage caused by various reasons, and is at an advanced level nationally. It has extensive clinical experience in the treatment of severe ocular trauma and endophthalmitis and has achieved satisfactory surgical outcomes. In particular, innovative techniques are used in the surgical treatment of diabetes-related fundus diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema, achieving good surgical outcomes and accumulating extensive treatment experience. The department has also held multiple national continuing education courses. Research and innovation While carrying out clinical work, the department persists in clinical and basic research on related diseases, with notable achievements. It undertakes multiple national- and Tianjin-level scientific research projects and has received scientific and technological achievement awards many times. Relevant results have been published in more than 100 articles in international and domestic academic journals. In recent years, it has organized international ophthalmology forums and national vitreoretinal disease training courses, educating nearly one thousand trainees from across China.