Innovation-oriented High Quality Development of Eye Health in China

Health is the eternal pursuit and innate right of human beings. Our eyes are an important part of our health and work non-stop. Eye health is important at all stages of life no matter what your age.

Visual disability, a major public health issue, seriously affects the quality of life, aggravates the economic burden on families and society, and threatens social and economic production activities.

As the Vice Director of National Prevention of Blindness Technical Guidance Committee, I have been engaged in blindness prevention work for more than 30 years and have witnessed the changes in China’s blind eye disease spectrum; the technological improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of blind eye diseases in China; and the improving eye health system in China under the government’s guidance and multi-party participation.

I led my team to explore a sustainable and replicable three-level eye health care service model with over 20 years of hard work. Keeping the whole population in mind, we have made great contributions to the eye health undertakings in China through our model of innovation in science & technology and service concept innovation.

As the China National Training Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Blindness, He Eye Specialist Hospital founded by me has committed to public welfare and charity and targeted poverty alleviation as its mission. We have trained more than 60,000 primary eye doctors in China to push forward the work of national blindness prevention and treatment.

With the support of IAPB, He Eye Specialist Hospital has worked with international NGOs (such as Orbis International, Lions Clubs International Foundation, etc.) to assume more social responsibility and promote the international practices of China’s public welfare action on blindness prevention.

For years, my team and I have received IAPB recognition for the work in blindness prevention. Last year, I was honored to be awarded the “Vision Excellence Award” by IAPB.

Facing the diversified demand on eye health, our work faces new challenges.

Looking forward to the future, we are willing to work with global ophthalmologists and friends at home and abroad to adhere to the original intention of blindness prevention.

健康是人类永恒的追求，是人类与生俱来的权利。眼健康是人类健康的重要组成部分，涉及全年龄段人群的全生命周期。视力残疾严重影响人民群众身体健康和生活质量，加重家庭和社会的经济负担，威胁社会经济生产活动，是涉及民生的重大公共卫生问题。

作为中国防盲技术指导组副组长，我从事防盲工作30多年来，见证了中国致盲性眼病疾病谱的变迁；见证了中国在致盲性眼病诊治方面的技术提高；见证了经过政府主导，多方参与，中国眼健康体系日臻完善。

我带领我的团队，经过20余年耕耘，探索出一条可持续、可复制的三级眼健康医疗服务模式，立足全人群和全生命周期，通过模式创新、科技创新和服务理念创新赋能，为中国眼健康事业发展注入强大力量。

作为国家卫健委防盲治盲培训基地，我创建的何氏眼科以高度的责任感和使命感，积极投身公益慈善，致力精准扶贫，我们累计为中国培训了6万余名基层眼科医生，推动国家防盲治盲工作向前迈进。

在IAPB的支持下，何氏眼科与国际奥比斯、国际狮子会等国际NGO组织机构合作，承担起更多的社会责任，推动中国防盲公益行动走向国际。

多年来，我及我的团队在眼病防治领域的多重贡献得到IAPB的充分肯定，2020年，我很荣幸获得IAPB授予的“卓越视觉奖”，这也是我自2019年获得的IAPB杰出贡献奖之后，再一次获得国际防盲领域的殊荣。

面对眼健康需求的多元化，眼健康工作面临新的挑战。

展望未来，我们愿与全球眼科工作者及海内外朋友一道，坚守防盲初心，践行光明使命，为推动构建人类命运共同体，促进全球眼健康事业高质量发展，贡献智慧和力量！

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何伟博士简介：

何氏眼科集团董事长、全国防盲技术指导组副组长、国际防盲协会理事会常务理事