On February 23, the 38th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO 2023) annual meeting was grandly opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The inaugural“2022Asia-Pacific’s Eye 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologists” 2022 list was unveiled,Professor Liu Zuguo, the president of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, was honored to be on the list. A total of 20 experts from the Chinese mainland were recognized with this prestigious award.
The APAO conference is the largestmost influential ophthalmology conference in the Asia-Pacific region. Ophthalmologistsresearchers from all over the world gather to share the latest clinicalbasic research results in ophthalmologypromote the constructiondevelopment of ophthalmology. The selection activity of the“Asia-Pacific Eye 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologists in2022” was initiated by the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmologyits official journal, the Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology (APJO). Through a rigorousstrict process, 100 outstanding ophthalmologists were selected from countriesregions in the Asia-Pacific. The evaluation criteria include ten aspects, such as academic leadership, positions in national/regional/international ophthalmology societies, the number of published articlescitation counts, five representative papers, positions in academic journalsconference committees, patentsinventions, young doctor training, humanitarian work,academic awards, for a comprehensive evaluation. The five representative papers were strictly scored according to a) author weight; b) journal impact factor (IF);c) ophthalmology/non-ophthalmology journals. The selection of Professor Liu Zuguo, the president of our hospital,this top 100 list has brought tremendous social reputationdisciplinary construction momentum to our hospital, further promoting the international integrationdevelopment of our hospital’s scientific researchdisciplinary construction!
Group photo of the“Asia-Pacific Eye 100 Most Influential Ophthalmologistsin2022”
Outstanding Alumnus of Hengyang Medical College/ President of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China
Introduction to Professor Liu Zuguo
Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, President of the First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Director of the Eye Institute of Xiamen University, Chairman of the Ophthalmology Professional Committee of the Cross-Straits Medicine Exchange Association (SMEA), Standing Committee Member of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association, Standing Committee Member of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Chairman of the Asia Dry Eye Societyits China Region branch, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Experimental Ophthalmologythe Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology. He has presided over national key researchdevelopment projects, 973 Program projects, 863 Program key projects,many national natural science fund projectsother national-level projects. He has led the development of nine dry eye consensus documents in Chinahas served as editor-in-chiefco-editor of over 40 textbooksmonographs. He has participated in the writing of multiple international guidelines on dry eye. He has published over 450 articles (including over 180 SCI-indexed journals, over 40 articles in OphthalmologyIOVS,over 100 articles in the Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology). He has obtained nearly 60 patentspublished inventions,has received the SecondPrizeClass of the National ScienceTechnology Progress Award three timesthe first prize of ministerialprovincial sciencetechnology progress awards nine times. To date, he has mentored over 120 postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students,master’s students, delivered over 50 international invited lecturesover 700 domestic invited lectures.