Chinanews.com, Shanghai, January 1 (Reporter Chen Jing) The reporter learned on the 15th that the number of medical centers participating in the Myopia Precision Prevention and Treatment Clinical Center Project of the China National Health Association exceeded 15. By the end of 130, the Myopia Precision Prevention and Control Project will launch six myopia prevention and control training courses, training more than 2023,<> domestic myopia prevention and control backbones, and effectively promoting the precision and standardization of myopia prevention and control.

The lighting ceremony of the Center for Myopia Precision Prevention and Treatment of Myopia of the China National Health Association exceeded 130 participants, and the center lighting ceremony was held. (Photo courtesy of Eye and Otolaryngology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University)

Qu Xiaomei, chief physician of the Department of Optometry and Strabismus Amblyopia at the Eye and Otolaryngology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, told reporters on the same day that in 2024, the group standard of "Basic Requirements for Clinical Centers for Precise Prevention and Control of Myopia in Children and Adolescents" will be further implemented.

China's "Light of the Sea" and the 12th "Care for Myopia and Smile Forum" sponsored by the China National Health Association and the Beijing Medical Science and Health Society were held in Shanghai. The forum includes a number of thematic forums, such as: myopia occurrence and development mechanism, myopia prevention and control strategies in adolescents, orthokeratology lenses and myopia drug prevention and control, new progress in refractive surgery, clinical research on presbyopia surgery, prevention and treatment of fundus lesions with high myopia, etc. At the opening ceremony, the participating experts put on 3D glasses and enjoyed the 3D surgery video of international standards.

During the forum, the Yangtze River Delta Ophthalmic Diagnosis and Treatment Specialty Alliance was awarded, the International Outstanding Training Center for Myopia ICL Ocular Endoscopic Correction was awarded, and the Myopia ICL Ocular Endoscopic Correction Young Expert Collaboration Group was established. "SMILE Star" National Ring Contest and "EVO· The "ICL Light" New Year's National Ring Competition provides a more professional and sophisticated track for the majority of myopia doctors and promotes the growth of young talents.

Professor Zhou Xingtao, Chairman of the Forum and Professor of the Eye and Otolaryngology Hospital of Fudan University, said that myopia is not only a medical and social problem in China, but also one of the common ophthalmology focuses in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific Myopia ICL course held at this forum is a continuation of three years ago, and more than a dozen students are from Malaysia.

During the forum, the audiobook of the same name of the original popular science stage play "For the Eyes of the Eyes, the Smiling Eyes" of the "Melo Pan" volunteer team was officially released. Chief Physician Yao Peijun, Deputy Director of the Department of Optometry of the Eye and Otolaryngology Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, said that the stage play "For the Eyes of the Eyes, Smiling Eyes", which was funded by the 2022 Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission's "Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan", will complete 2023 performances in 10 seasons in 52. The principles of visual imaging, as well as various common vision problems and myopia complications, provide practical eye care tips and eye care methods, and I believe that they will also be welcomed by children. (ENDS)