The GOAP (Global Ophthalmology Awards Program) committee met in HK from 13^thJuly to 15^thJuly. We were honoured to have the world-renowned committee members visiting our department on 14^thJuly. Front row:  3^rdfrom left Dr Patricia D’Amore (Harvard University, USA), 4^thDr Jennifer Arnold (Sydney, Australia); Middle row:  2^ndProf Quan Dong Nguyen (Stanford University, USA), 3^rd Dr Francisco Rodríguez (Bogotá, Colombia), 4^thDr Peter Kertes (Toronto, Canada), 5^thProf Francesco Bandello (Milan, Italy), 7^thProf Calvin Pang (CUHK, Hong Kong); Back row: 4th Prof Masahito Ohji (Shiga University, Japan),  6^thMr Philip Hykin (Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK) and 7^thProf Daniel Pauleikhoff (University of Essen, Germany). Other guests include: Ms Jennifer Pluim, Mr George Lambrou, Ms Angela Bretagne, Ms Jan Hui and Mr Ashish Patel from Bayer; Ms Emma Burgess, Mr Rob Pilbrow, Mr Jamie Harrison from Porterhouse Medical.  Our department chairman, Prof Clement Tham (Middle row, 6^th), welcome them with consultant ophthalmologists from Hong Kong Eye Hospital, and our other faculty members and staff.

We showed them the facilities at the CUHK Ophthalmic Research Centre and the CUHK Eye Centre. Dr Mårten Brelén, Director of Pao So Kok Macular Disease Treatment & Research Centre and Assistant Professor, gave a presentation on our department’s latest retina research. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to exchange new ideas with the guests and establish stronger network with these vitreo-retina experts.