Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
中山大学中山眼科中心
A national eye hospital that covers all ophthalmic subspecialties, from cataract and refractive surgery to retina and pediatric eye disease. It runs a dedicated International Eye Care service for foreign nationals and insured patients.
Documented strengths
- Describes itself as the largest public ophthalmic hospital in China (ZOC overview)
- China's only WHO Collaborating Centre for Eye Care and Vision (ZOC overview)
- Supporting institution of China's only State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology (ZOC)
- Reported the first functional human lens regeneration in clinical practice, published in Nature in 2016 (ZOC overview)
Services for international patients
- International Eye Care for foreign nationals, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan residents and commercially insured patients
- One-to-one appointments by phone or email (premiercare@gzzoc.com)
- Cataract, refractive surgery and Premiere Medical departments are at the Zhujiang New Town campus
How international patients access it
The hospital runs a listed international department; contact it directly before traveling, and expect RMB or commercial-insurance billing. The hospital decides each case.
Videos
3 videos
Sources
- Overview
“Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC) of Sun Yat-sen University is the largest public ophthalmic hospital in China.”
- 国际医疗 International Eye Care
“Appointments for the International Eye Care can be made via the service hotline or the dedicated reservation email.”
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