14 June 2010 Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine appear not to be compatible at first glance because of differences in basics and theories. However, the continued effort on integrating the two to treat selected diseases has yielded encouraging results in recent years. Lazy eye (or... Read More
(July 21, 2004 Hong Kong) Lifeline Express, a 3-carriage hospital train that shuttles amongst remote regions of mainland China providing free medical treatment for the needy, will make a stop in Sichuan in mid-August to perform eye surgery on patients blinded by cataracts. Hutchison Whampoa Limited... Read More
The 21st century will see the renaissance of a new age in China. We all need a broad vision to focus on this new age. Read More
The Project Vision Charity Week organized by the Shantou University/Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Shantou International Eye Center (JSIEC) commenced on Sunday. Hundreds of mainlanders with serious eye ailments will receive free consultation and treatment at JSIEC. Using Shantou University... Read More
Open for Application from 27 October to 11 November 2003 The Joint Shantou International Eye Centre (JSIEC), a joint enterprise of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, announced today that the Centre would launch a “Project Vision” programme on 21 November 2003 to provide... Read More
The Chinese University of Hong Kong/Shantou University Joint Shantou International Eye Centre Eye Bank (Shantou Eye Bank) has become the first eye bank in mainland China to send representatives to hospitals to promote the idea of voluntary corneal donations. Results have been encouraging during... Read More
The STU/CUHK Joint Shantou International Eye Centre (JSIEC) announced appointment of Prof. Dennis SC Lam as Director to replace the retiring Prof. Tang Huiming, founding Director of the institution. JSIEC was set up with RMB 70 million Yuan donation from the Li Ka-shing Foundation. As a world-renowned... Read More
Without dedicated medical professionals, our resources would not be fully utilized and their true value would be lost. Read More
First Retinal Vein Catheterization Operation Performed in China China’s first retinal vein catheterization operation has been successfully performed at the STU/CUHK Joint Shantou International Eye Center (JSIEC). The Eye Center, opened today, is a specialist eye hospital that integrates... Read More