The Department of Ophthalmology, HKU Engages at
2026 ARVO Annual Meeting in USA
香港大學眼科學系參與於美國舉行的2026國際眼科年度會議
ARVO is the largest community of eye and vision researchers in the world, with more than 10,000 members from more than 75 countries. The association advances research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders.
ARVO是全球最大的眼科和視覺研究人員社群，擁有來自75個以上國家的10,000多名會員。該協會致力於推動全球對視覺系統的理解以及對其疾病的預防、治療和治愈的研究。
Here are some highlights of the Department’s presenters in the Paper Session and Poster Session at the 2026 Annual Meeting:
以下是眼科學系在 2026 會議中論文發表會和海報發表會上演講的資訊：
Professor LEUNG Christopher Kai-shun
Clinical Professor and Department Chairperson
Professor CHAN Joseph Yau-kei
Associate Professor
Professor Allie LEE
Clinical Assistant Professor of Practice
Professor LEUNG Ya Yuan Rachel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Professor ZHANG Xiujuan
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dr. LAM Phoebe Cheuklam
Clinical Practitioner
Dr. MAK Heather Kayew
Research Officer
Dr. HO Yin Chiu Tracy
Research Officer
Dr. GUO Yawen
Assistant Research Officer
Dr. Ebenezer ZAABAAR
Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr. WANG Yipin
Senior Research Assistant
KUNG Nga Man
Senior Research Assistant
WU Po Yin
Research Assistant
Kam Yan KWOK
Research Assistant
Paper Session - ROTA Reveals Functionally Relevant Axonal Fiber Bundle Loss in Advanced Glaucoma Beyond Conventional OCT Measurement Floors
Poster Session - A biocompatible collagen scaffold with reinforced mechanical and matched optical properties for corneal endothelial cell (CEC) delivery
Poster Session - The effect of public health and social measures on the trend of acute conjunctivitis
Paper Session - Plasma proteome of glaucomatous axonal fiber bundle defect on retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) optical texture analysis (ROTA): A preliminary study from the UK Biobank
Poster Session - Prevalence and Severity of Pathologic Myopia with Artificial Intelligence -Assisted Quantification in Older Adults with High Myopia: The Hong Kong Eye Survey
Poster Session - Characteristics and Demographics of Dissociated Optic Nerve Fibre Layer (DONFL) on RNFL Optical Texture Analysis (ROTA): A Consecutive Case Series
Poster Session - Mitochondrial NADPH declines with age in human retinal ganglion cells
Poster Session - Age-related change in mitochondrial membrane potential and bioenergetics in live peripheral blood mononuclear cells from glaucoma patients
Poster Session - D3-RAG: A Differential Diagnosis Debate Retrieval-Augmented Vision-Language System for Explainable Diagnosis of Eye Diseases
Poster Session - Association of smartphone and tablet use with myopia and high myopia in adults
Poster Session - α-Crystallin as a Novel Mediator of Rapamycin's Neuroprotective Effects in the Diabetic Retina
Poster Session - A Prospective Study on the Incidence of Normal Tension Glaucoma Among Chinese Patients with Treatment Naïve Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Poster Session - The impact of second-hand smoking on dry eye prevalence and severity: A population-based study in Hong Kong
Poster Session - Correlation between electroretinography and optomotor responses in a mouse model of experimental glaucoma
TAM Natalie Nga Man, Student Research Assistant
Poster Session - Comparing Biomechanically Corrected Intraocular Pressure (IOP) by Corvis ST with Intraocular Pressure by iCare IC200 across Axial Lengths
LIU Mingming, PhD
Poster Session - Retinal Arterial Blood Flow Alterations Within RNFL Defect Regions Detected by ROTA: A Doppler OCT Study
HO Edison Chak-fung, MRes[Med]/MBBS
Poster Session - Diagnostic Performance of Conventional OCT RNFL Thickness Analysis for Detecting ROTA-Defined RNFL Defects
James TSANG, MRes[Med]
Poster Session - Comparative Performance Analysis of Multimodal Vision-Language Models in Diagnosing Eye Diseases from Fundus Images
PANG Hoi Ching, MBBS
Poster Session - An Update on the Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating Therapeutic Efficacy of Non-Invasive Radiofrequency Treatment In Patients With Refractory Meibomian Gland Dysfunction
WU Tiffany, MBBS
Paper Session - The Role of Patient Personality Traits in Laser Refractive Surgery
Hao Qi MAK, MBBS
Poster Session - Automated Diagnosis and Grading of Cataracts Using Deep Learning Techniques Applied to Colour Retina Photographs