On October 27th, the "Red Cross Eye Care Project" Sichuan Provincial Project Launch Symposium was held in Chengdu. Pei Xiaochao, vice chairman and secretary general of the Red Cross Foundation of China, Guo Yang, assistant secretary general of the Red Cross Foundation of China, Fu Yang, vice chairman and secretary general of the Love Eye Public Welfare Foundation, Lan Weizhong, member of the Expert Committee of the Red Cross Eye Care Project and deputy director of the Hunan Aier Institute of Optometry, and other leaders and experts attended the meeting. At the event, Wan Wei, CEO of Aier Ophthalmology Sichuan Province, as the representative of the volunteer team, accepted the flag from the volunteers of the Red Cross Foundation of China.
"Red Cross Eye Care Project" Sichuan Province Project Launch Symposium Site
The "Red Cross Eye Care Project" was initiated by the Red Cross Society of China, implemented by the Red Cross Foundation of China, and supported by the Love eye public welfare foundation. As one of the first seven pilot provinces of the project, Sichuan Province will provide public welfare services such as eye health examination and health education for primary and secondary school students in the province, benefiting more than 600,000 people. On September 29, the project was officially launched in Beijing. In the next five years, the "Red Cross Eye Care Project" is expected to be carried out in 468 schools in 21 prefectures, cities and prefectures in Sichuan Province, with about 3.64 million screening and archiving services.
Pei Xiaochao, vice chairman and secretary general of the Red Cross Foundation of China (left), presented the flag to Wan Wei (right), the representative of the volunteer team
Wan Wei, representative of the volunteer team of Sichuan Province and CEO of Aier Ophthalmology Sichuan Province, said that in recent years, under the leadership of the Eye Public Welfare Foundation, the eye health volunteer service of several hospitals in Sichuan has made great progress, and its work has shown a good trend of systematization in addition to specialization. In the continuous work, the volunteer service team has a strong driving force due to the original intention of public welfare, and this time in the "Red Cross Eye Care Project", the team will exert greater strength and implement the service.
Wan Wei, representative of the sichuan volunteer team of the project and CEO of Aier Ophthalmology Sichuan Province, delivered a speech
Lan Weizhong, member of the expert committee of the "Red Cross Eye Care Project" and deputy director of the Hunan Aier Institute of Optometry, introduced the cutting-edge technology of myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents to the leaders attending the meeting, including myopia monitoring, diagnosis, intervention, control and so on. He said that in medical research and technology development, it is always necessary to uphold the spirit of down-to-earth research so that children and adolescents can enjoy the fruits of technological development.
Lan Weizhong, member of the expert committee of the "Red Cross Eye Care Project" and deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Institute of Eye Optometry
Fu Yang, vice chairman and secretary general of the Eye Public Welfare Foundation, proposed that the trip fully felt the continuous deepening and exploration of Sichuan's eye health public welfare services. Behind the "Red Cross Eye Care Project" project is a strong scientific research force, technical force, financial strength and other aspects as support, which is a strong guarantee for the project to achieve results. We are very confident that under the guidance of the Red Cross, we will unite with the education department to do a good job in this activity and implement the public welfare feelings and responsibilities of the corporate foundation.
Fu Yang, vice chairman and secretary general of the Love Eye Public Welfare Foundation, delivered a speech
Pei Xiaochao, vice chairman and secretary general of the Red Cross Foundation of China, made a concluding speech. He pointed out that in the prevention and control of myopia in adolescents, the Red Cross Foundation of China and the Love Eye Public Welfare Foundation have formed in-depth cooperation, and the five-year "Red Cross Eye Care Project" is a useful exploration for both sides. Myopia in children and adolescents is a global problem, and our successful exploration in the project will play a good role in demonstrating. In the future, I hope that many parties will maintain the perseverance of public welfare, form a joint force, and jointly do a solid job in the project.
Pei Xiaochao, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Red Cross Foundation of China, delivered a speech
The participating leaders also visited the screening process of myopia in children and adolescents, the myopia science popularization area, the cutting-edge technology of children's amblyopia treatment, and learned about the overall situation of myopia in adolescents in Sichuan Province.
"Red Cross Love Eye Care Project" Sichuan Province Project Launch Symposium all the staff group photo
According to reports, the eye health volunteer service team in Sichuan Province has cooperated with the local government to carry out the prevention and control of myopia in adolescents for 11 consecutive years, accumulating valuable experience and forming a "green sheep model". From 2019 to the first half of 2021, Aier Ophthalmology Sichuan Hospital cooperated with the local government to survey the eyesight of students with a total of 1.189 million person-times, covered 216,000 people with science education, and distributed nearly 600,000 copies of eye health science popularization materials. The myopia rate of the student group in which it intervened has decreased year by year, and it is currently lower than the overall myopia rate of children and adolescents in China by 52.7%. Based on real data and supported by scientific conclusions, the "Qingyang Model" has strongly assisted the formulation of myopia control programs in local schools.