The 2025 China Optometry Operations and Development Conference Held in Shenyang, Leveraging the Strengths of He University in Cultivating Applied Talent to Propel High-Quality Growth Across the Sector
On July 3, the 2025 China Optometry Operations and Development Conference opened in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. Hosted by He Eye Specialist Hospital and co-organized by China Glasses Science & Technology Magazine and He University, the conference brought together leading experts, scholars, and industry delegates across the country to chart new pathways for industrial upgrading and to explore the next era of optometric health care.
Focusing on Pathways to Vision Health
Industry leaders Propose Development Directions
At the opening ceremony, Fan Xianqun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Vice President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Fellow of the International Academy of Ophthalmology, delivered a speech as the honorary chairman of the conference. He emphasized that visual health is a crucial foundation for the well-being of all populations across the entire life cycle. As a key component of the "Healthy China" strategy, it carries the mission of safeguarding national health and enhancing quality of life.
Fan Xianqun stated that the optometry industry should take the initiative to assume responsibility, providing professional support for the implementation of the "Healthy China" strategy through technological innovation and service upgrades, and play a key role in areas such as myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents, as well as eye health services for the elderly.
Dr. He Wei, Elected Trustee of the IAPB (International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness), Deputy Chairman of China National Prevention of Blindness Technical Steering Committee, and Chairman of He Eye Specialist Hospital, stated in his speech that China's optometry industry is undergoing profound transformation, driven by both rising public demand for eye health and technological innovation.
Aligning with the "Healthy China" strategy, He Eye Specialist Hospital leverages its comprehensive eye health whole-industry-chain ecosystem platform, with the help of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, gene therapy, and stem cells to promote the transformation of eye health services towards intelligence, precision, and inclusiveness.
Additionally, through its optometry franchise model, He Eye Specialist Hospital is building a nationwide eye health service network, enabling more people to access high-quality eye health services. It is leading the industry towards a more professional, standardized, and intelligent future, contributing to the advancement of the national eye health level.
Luo Ping, Editor-in-Chief of China Glasses Science-Technology Magazine, emphasized in her speech that the optometry industry is currently facing dual challenges of technological innovation and market competition. She stressed the need to strengthen communication and collaboration within the industry to jointly explore development opportunities.
China Glasses Science-Technology Magazine will fully leverage its role as an authoritative media leader, partnering with He Eye Specialist Hospital, He University and other stakeholders to advance the formulation and implementation of industry standards in areas such as myopia prevention and control, optometric dispensing, and visual health management, so as to lay a solid foundation for the development of the industry with standards.
Additionally, the magazine will deepen collaboration with institutions like He University to enhance the industry-academia-research synergy, focusing on cultivating interdisciplinary talents who excel in both professional expertise and operational management. This initiative aims to inject sustained vitality into the industry's sustainable development.
Ding Weiguang, Executive President of He University, emphasized the critical role of talents in driving industry development in his speech. He stated that while deepening university-enterprise cooperation, building an industry-academia-research innovation ecosystem, and injecting continuous impetus into the industry, He University will take this conference as an opportunity to fully leverage the advantages of the "Digital Bright City" eye health whole-industry-chain ecosystem platform and the National First-class Undergraduate Program in Optometry.
It will further intensify efforts in technological innovation and talent cultivation, aiming to nurture more high-quality applied talents who meet the evolving needs of the eye health industry. Additionally, it will explore new frontiers for technological innovation and applications, striving to make greater contributions to advancing the high-quality development of China's ophthalmology and optometry industry and supporting the "Healthy China" initiative.
Zooming in on Industry Frontiers and Pain Points
A Deep Dive to the Keys to Optometry’s Transformation
Professor He Xingru, He University
Professor Mao Xinjie, Eye Specialist Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University
Professor Yang Xiao, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
The 2025 China Optometry Operations and Development Conference features four dedicated panels. Centering on themes such as the trends of the optometry and eyewear industries, practical insights on optometry operations management, emerging technologies and their applications, and the "traffic code" of optometry store.
With a panoramic view of the optometry industry chain, discussions spanned policies, technology, transformation, marketing, capital, talents, and globalization. These multidimensional exchanges not only decoded industry trends and charted future directions but also equipped optometry professionals with holistic perspectives and actionable inspiration. The conference injected new vitality and strategic thinking into the industry's high-quality advancement.
During the conference, the "'Vision Light' – Millions of Optometry Talent Training Program" was officially launched. Leveraging the authoritative resources of the National Health Commission's Blindness Prevention and Treatment Training Base and the professional strengths of He University, this program is hosted by Leadership Academy of He Eye Specialist Hospital.
Through a three-tier "million-thousand-hundred" talent development mechanism, it will build a whole industry chain talent pipeline covering all optometry sectors to provide sustainable talent support for industry advancement.
ng forward, He University will fully leverage its strengths, including its National First-class Undergraduate major in Optometry, the School of Visual Sciences being approved as one of the first modern industrial colleges in Liaoning Province, the Digital Juvenile Myopia Prevention Base being recognized as a Key Laboratory in Shenyang, and the university's Science Park successfully being listed as a 2024 Shenyang University Science Park.
Focusing on aspects such as " connotative innovation, digital intelligence empowerment, industry-education integration, and international collaboration", the university will cultivate interdisciplinary, integrated, and collaborative compound applied talents in the full life cycle health management. It will provide platform support for the " 'Vision Light' - Millions of Optometry Talents Training Program", contributing to the development of China's healthcare development and promoting the cultivation of internationally competitive innovative talents.
The conference lasted for two days, various thematic activities were also ogranized. The roundtable forum conducted in-depth discussions around the theme of "Best Practices in the Optometry Industry Transformation"; satellite conferences focused on specialized areas such as "Digital Innovation Models for Adolescent Myopia Prevention and Control"; in addition, many participating enterprises showcased their latest products and technological achievements outside the venue.
The conference successfully facilitated the exchange and collision of cutting-edge industry concepts and best practice, and deepened the consensus on high-quality development pathways for China's optometry industry. Powered by the dual engines of innovation-driven development and talent leadership, China's optometry industry is accelerating towards a new stage of high-quality growth.
