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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

International Academic Conference on<br />

Ophthalmology<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS Monday 2004—07—13<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=89788562<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong>, July 13, 2004: To celebrate its 3rd anniversary, Ophthalmology Center <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> held the ―International Academic Conference on Ophthalmology‖<br />

in Beijing International Convention Center.<br />

More than 400 prominent ophthalmologists, coming from America, Australia, the UK,<br />

and domestic medical realm attended the conference, making a heated discussion<br />

on the up-dated development <strong>of</strong> diagnosis and treat on glaucoma, the new concept<br />

<strong>of</strong> optic nerve and other topics.<br />

There are more than 6,700,000 blind people in China now, accounting for 18% <strong>of</strong> the<br />

total number all over the world. Every year, about 450,000 new cases are occurring,<br />

which means one new sufferer for every minute. The four main causes <strong>of</strong> blindness<br />

are cataract, keratoderma, trachoma, and glaucoma, none <strong>of</strong> which seem to be<br />

serious illness at the beginning phases. Thus, it‘s becoming more and more crucial<br />

to popularize the basic knowledge in order to intensity people‘s consciousness <strong>of</strong><br />

blindness precaution.<br />

According to the attendants, the academic conference did provided a platform for<br />

internal communication and further discussions on both clinical technique and basic<br />

theoretical research <strong>of</strong> Ophthalmology.<br />

Edited By : Hu Xiaoling<br />

Translated By : Wang Yanda<br />

Source : <strong>PKU</strong> <strong>News</strong> (in Chinese)<br />

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