Regain the Light: 22nd Congress of Chinese Ophthalmological Society underway

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The 22nd Congress of the Chinese Ophthalmological Society is underway in East China's Fujian province. The conference is aimed at promoting the study of blindness-related disease. A special international medical aid program was raised at this year's conference. Tang Meng has more.

Belt and Road Brightness Action, is a special international medical aid program for this year's Ophthalmology Conference. It was launched by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese together with the Chinese Aier Eye Hospital Group.

Brightness Action will provide free medical services for elderly impoverished cataract patients in Southeast Asia countries, such as Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia. Two to three hundred patients from each country are expected to regain their sight under the scheme. The program will finally cover all countries along the route of China's Road and Belt Initiative.

WANG ZHIJUN CHINESE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY We are sending medical delegations to help train local doctors and carry out free cataract surgeries on local residents.

CHEN BANG, PRESIDENT AIER EYE HOSPITAL GROUP We will share China's oph-thal-mo-logical technology with the world.

Due to the long hours of sunshine and strong ultraviolet rays, the rate of contracting cataracts with complications in Southeast Asian countries is relatively high. China on the other hand has cumulated rich experience in treating the disease. Chinese success with cataract surgery is among the world's top levels.

Under the Belt and Road framework, China will provide with both technology and equipment, develop new cooperation models on healthcare and deepen relationships with relevant countries.

Tang Meng, CGTN.