The history of Zhongshan Eye Center can be traced back to the earliest western medicine hospital in China, which was founded by American missionary Dr. peter parker in 1835. 1953 The School of Medicine of Sun Yat-sen University and the School of Medicine of Lingnan University merged to form South China Medical College, and the ophthalmology department of the two medical colleges merged into the ophthalmology teaching and research group of South China Medical College; From 65438 to 0954, the Department of Ophthalmology of Guanghua Medical College was also incorporated into the Department of Ophthalmology of South China Medical College. 1983 In June, Zhongshan Eye Center of Sun Yat-sen Medical College was established, which consists of an eye hospital, an eye research institute and an office for preventing and treating blindness. This is the first modern multifunctional eye center in China, which integrates medical treatment, teaching, scientific research, prevention and treatment of blindness. 1985, renamed Zhongshan Eye Center of Sun Yat-sen Medical University.
After nearly 50 years of development, Zhongshan Eye Center has become an internationally renowned eye center with complete disciplines, strong faculty, exquisite medical technology, advanced diagnosis and treatment equipment, strong scientific research strength, leading in China, and ranking first in the list of best specialties in China hospitals for five consecutive years. Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center is the only supporting unit of China State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology. The eye hospital affiliated to Sun Yat-sen Eye Center is the first third-class first-class eye hospital in China, and it has been rated as "the most popular eye specialist hospital in China" in the overall evaluation list of 39 healthy years for five consecutive years.
In terms of medical services, various medical quality and efficiency indicators have maintained steady growth since the establishment of the hospital. The center covers an area of more than 8,900 square meters, with a building area of more than 35,000 square meters and 320 open beds. In 20 13 years, there were 780,000 outpatient visits, 3 1 10,000 discharge visits and more than 40,000 operations, with an average hospitalization day of 3.8 days. The center is in a leading position in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of corneal diseases and ocular surface diseases, cataracts, glaucoma and retinal vitreous diseases, laser myopia correction surgery, corneal morphology, and a series of studies on the pathogenesis of uveitis, and some areas have reached the international advanced level.
In terms of education and teaching, the Department of Ophthalmology of Zhongshan Ophthalmology Center is the first batch of national key disciplines, one of the earliest units that can recruit master's and doctoral students in ophthalmology, the national continuing medical education base and the standardized training base for clinical residents. In 2008, it became the first batch of national specialist access pilot hospitals, and it was the only eye specialist hospital selected. Guangdong province excellent courses 1 door;
In terms of scientific research, 1982, the Institute of Ophthalmology of Sun Yat-sen Medical College was established, which is the first ophthalmology institute in China. 199 1 The ophthalmology laboratory of the Ministry of Health was established. In 2006, the Ministry of Science and Technology officially issued a document to approve the construction of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, and Zhongshan Eye Center is the only supporting unit of the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology in China. Since 1978, it has won national scientific research achievement awards 10, including 5 second prizes and 4 third prizes for national scientific and technological progress. "Research and Application of Cataract Phacoemulsification Surgery Series" won the first prize of China Medical Science and Technology 20 13. Won the National 973 Program 1 item, which is the first chief scientist project of the National 973 Program in ophthalmology field in China. It was awarded the National Natural Science Foundation Innovation Group Project 1, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 5, the 863 Program 5, the Tenth Five-Year National Science and Technology Key Projects 2, the Eleventh Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program 2, and the National Natural Science Foundation Key Project 1.
As for the prevention and treatment of blindness, as early as the 1950s, successive leaders attached importance to sending medical teams to grass-roots rural areas to carry out the work of checking and treating blindness. Especially after the establishment of 1983 Office for Prevention and Treatment of Blindness, it has developed from the initial 2-3 people to a powerful team of 30-40 people today, from riding bicycles and ox carts to going to the countryside with simple medical equipment to having advanced equipment today. The Office for the Prevention of Blindness insisted on cooperating with the World Health Organization, the Helen Keller Foundation of the United States and other international organizations, actively innovated the medical poverty alleviation model, went deep into counties, cities and towns in Guangdong, carried out the work of checking and treating blindness, epidemiological investigation of eye diseases, and training primary ophthalmologists, and explored the model from "relief medical poverty alleviation" to "development medical poverty alleviation", which achieved remarkable social benefits.
In terms of talent team construction, successive party and government leaders of Zhongshan Eye Center adhered to people-oriented, respected knowledge and talents, and constantly increased the training and introduction of talents, forming a strong academic atmosphere and a good humanistic environment. Many old experts with both ability and political integrity have played a guiding role in inheritance, and a large number of outstanding young and middle-aged talents have emerged. The founders of the Center, Professor Chen and Professor Mao, are both national first-class professors, and Professor Li is the first academician of China Academy of Ophthalmology in China.
In terms of international cooperation and exchange, successive leaders of the center have paid attention to inheriting and carrying forward the tradition of "openness and pragmatism" and actively carried out international academic exchanges and cooperation. 1September, 1982, orbis mobile ophthalmology teaching special plane visited China for the first time at the invitation of Professor Chen and Professor Mao, and stayed in Guangzhou for 18 days, giving operation demonstration teaching, special academic report and consultation. 65438-0985 Zhongshan Eye Center hosted the first international ophthalmology conference in China. Later, he presided over or hosted the 28th International Symposium on Clinical Visual Electrophysiology, the 1st Asia-Pacific Visual Science Conference, the 1st Asian Cataract Conference, the 12th Asian-African Ophthalmology Conference, the 9th International Myopia Research Conference, the 1st International Lecture on Modern Ophthalmology Microsurgery, the 1st International Uveitis Conference, 18 International Ophthalmology Research Conference, the 7th Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Conference and the International Forum on Vitreoretinal Diseases. 20 12 June, our center and orbis international jointly held the 30th anniversary celebration of the first flight of orbis aircraft eye hospital in China, and signed a long-term cooperation project with orbis international. On June 20 13, APAO voted that its permanent headquarters will be located in the State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology in Zhujiang New Town Campus on June 20 15. APAO, the first international medical academic organization headquartered in China, has become an important platform and symbol for the internationalization of ophthalmology in China. "20 14 Nature China Forum" will also be held in Guangzhou, which is the first high-level academic conference jointly organized by Nature magazine and China research institutions, and 20 15 Asia-Pacific Ophthalmology Annual Conference (APAO) will also be held in Guangzhou. In addition, the Center has organized joint rounds around the world, established and maintained long-term friendly cooperative relations with the World Health Organization, Johns Hopkins University and NIH/NEI, extensively carried out bilateral academic exchange activities, and continuously expanded and enhanced the international influence of Zhongshan Eye Center.
Zhongshan Eye Center has won many honorary titles, such as 1995 Guangdong Civilized Unit; 1998 Guangdong Baijia Civilization Hospital; 1999 advanced collective of national health system and advanced collective of Guangdong Bethune; In 2002, Guangdong health system industry style construction advanced collective; In 2003, Guangdong advanced collective and Guangdong civilized window unit; Gold Award for Volunteer Service in Guangdong Province in 2007; In 2009, the advanced party branch of "urban and rural grassroots party organizations help each other" in Guangdong Province; 20 1 1 Guangdong worker pioneer, an advanced unit of quality nursing service in Guangdong province; 20 12 advanced collective of national medical and health system, National Worker Pioneer. 20 13 national education, culture, sports and health system model worker's home.
Fifty years is a long way. In the past 50 years, Zhongshan Eye Center of Sun Yat-sen University is striving to become a world-class eye center.