Chinese Congress of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (CCRVO)
Background
Chinese Congress of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (CCRVO) was established in February 2009 to mainly focus on basic visual and ophthalmological research. CCRVO is affiliated with Chinese Ophthalmological Society (COS) of Chinese Medical Association. There are more than 800 members of CCRVO consisted of both COS members and many vision scientists and researchers. Typically CCRVO holds a three-day annual meeting in the spring, organized by COS board members, COS Vision Science and Ophthalmology Development Committee and COS Youth Committee. CCRVO became an international chapter affiliate on May 1, 2010.
Mission
To promote eye and vision research through annual symposia in ophthalmic research and supporting the participation of young researchers in scientific meetings.
2024 update
Grant funding was used to support youth investigators to attend the 2024 ARVO Annual Meeting and to support local researchers to attend the CCRVO Annual Meeting.
Contact
- CCRVO President: Yao Ke, MD
- CCRVO President-elect: Sun Xinghuai, MD
- CCRVO Secretary: Zhou Xiangtian, MD
CCRVO fosters international collaborations
CCRVO regularly hosts ARVO leaders and international guests at its annual workshop held each spring during the Chinese Ophthalmological Society conference. CCRVO's workshops have become one of the highlights of the conference.
