Flagship · Institutional Partnership
The Primasia International Eye Research Institute
Established in partnership with The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, the Primasia International Eye Research Institute (PIERI) is the Foundation's most ambitious commitment to date — a named research institute dedicated to advancing ophthalmic science across Asia.
犇亞國際眼科研究所 · The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Scope
PIERI brings together clinicians, researchers and students within CUHK-Shenzhen's broader medical sciences ecosystem. The Institute's work spans fundamental vision research, translational ophthalmology and the training of the next generation of clinician-scientists.
眼科研究所
Eye Research Institute
Senior leadership
Prof. Dennis S. C. Lam (林順潮), recipient of the 2022 International Council of Ophthalmology G.O.H. Naumann Award for Leadership in Global Eye Care, is the senior PIERI-affiliated investigator. The PIERI research community also includes Drs Nishant V. Radke, Chaoyang Zhang, Tingyu Wang, Liang Wen and Jingfa Zhang.
Research focus
PIERI's published work spans retinal disease — including polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and Coats disease — surgical guidelines for macular hole, and the prevention and management of post-surgical infections (bacterial and fungal endophthalmitis). PIERI authors have contributed to international consensus guidelines convened by the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society and partner societies.
Sources: peer-reviewed papers in the American Journal of Ophthalmology and Karger's Ophthalmic Research; CUHK-Shenzhen institutional pages; ICO Naumann Award (2022). External: cuhk.edu.cn