Ophthalmology Department

The Department of Ophthalmology at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, was established in 1984 together with the hospital, integrating medical services, teaching, and research. It is one of the rapidly developing departments of the hospital. Currently, the department has 20 medical staff, including 1 master's supervisor, 1 chief physician, and 5 associate chief physicians. The discipline leader, Director Gao Xinxiao, is a postdoctoral fellow from the United States and a master's supervisor, holding multiple academic titles such as member of the Ophthalmology Branch of the Beijing Medical Association and member of the Device Evaluation Committee of the National Medical Products Administration.
He has presided over projects such as the Beijing Natural Science Foundation General Program, the Beijing Excellent Talent Training Program, the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Youth Program, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. He serves as a reviewer for several English-language journals, including Ophthalmology and Acta Ophthalmology.
The department handles over 50,000 outpatient and emergency visits annually and performs more than 2,000 surgeries. It is equipped with an advanced Class 100 laminar flow operating room and first-class advanced equipment, including the Bausch & Lomb phacoemulsification system, vitrectomy machine, Zeiss IOLMaster 700 optical biometer, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and Heidelberg HRA fundus fluorescein angiography system. The department has developed diagnostic and treatment technologies with the following characteristics:
1. Surgical treatment of cataract or fundus diseases combined with cardiovascular diseases: cataract surgery and vitreoretinal microsurgery under electrocardiographic monitoring for patients with various cardiovascular diseases.
2. Surgical treatment of complex cataract or fundus diseases: various challenging surgeries such as lens dislocation, glaucoma combined with cataract, and retinal detachment.
3. Medical treatment of fundus diseases: treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration and other conditions through fundus laser and intravitreal injections.
4. Myopia prevention and control system for adolescents and non-surgical treatment of myopia.
The Department of Ophthalmology at Beijing Anzhen Hospital strives to provide patients with the highest quality service through excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics.