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Department Profile

The Department of Ophthalmology became the third specialty department established by National Taiwan University Hospital in March 1897. During the early years, it was the leadership of Prof. Yei-Fei Yang, who introduced and instituted the American medical system and residency program, that laid a sound foundation for the department’s future development. The program was further refined and implemented by successive department chairs including Prof. Jung-Mao Zhang, Prof. Por-Tying Hung, Prof. Liang-Shi Ko, Prof. Ping-Kang Hou, Prof. Muh-Shy Chen, Prof. Long-Kuang Lin, Prof. Fung-Rong Hu, Prof. Chung-May Yang, and Prof. I-Chung Wang. The desire to be one of the leading ophthalmological centers in the world is the driving force behind its continuous improvement.

Serving a large number of patients on a daily basis, we offer a wide variety of specialized examination and treatment options while continuing to adopt the latest medical equipment and technology. We pride ourselves in maintaining excellent standards in ophthalmological care comparable to those of the best hospitals in the world. The department is functionally divided into the following seven specialties: Cornea, Retina, Pediatric Ophthalmology & Refraction, Oculoplasty, Neuro-Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, and Uveitis.

Below is an outline of the direction we have planned for the department. On the medical care front, we take an active approach in adopting the most advanced medical technology to improve the quality of care. In the area of academic development, the focus of our research is on domestic eye diseases and on innovative treatment methods, as well as on research at the levels of genomic medicine and molecular biology. As for the education of our medical students, apart from conventional classroom teaching, we also place an emphasis on clinical training and minimally invasive surgical procedures. Production of pedagogical videos also aids in our teaching efforts. For our resident physicians, we have adopted a step-by-step approach in our training programs, which include clinical diagnosis and treatment, surgical training and the development of medical research skills, with the objective of educating them to become the country’s top specialists in our field.

Going forward, the Department of Ophthalmology will continue to improve ourselves to achieve the best that we can be. In addition to contributing to society, we have set our sights on becoming one of the leading ophthalmology departments in the world.

 

Our Strengths

Based on the diverse needs of our patients and the categorization of eye diseases, the department takes an active approach in training subspecialists in various functional subdisciplines. In addition to receiving subspecialty training abroad, our physicians also participate regularly in domestic and international seminars to keep their clinical techniques and academic research at the highest and most advanced levels globally.

Our doctors in the Cornea Section have published many research papers in international journals on the diagnosis and treatment of corneal ulcers and excimer laser refractive surgeries. NTUH is the first hospital in Taiwan to have introduced excimer laser surgery for myopia correction. Since 1983, the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Refraction Section has conducted epidemiological investigations, over a number of periods totaling more than twenty years, on the refractive changes in Taiwanese schoolchildren. We have achieved outstanding results in the research of myopia-related genetics and medication, strabismus, amblyopia, and stereoscopic vision. The Glaucoma Section has made unique contributions to the treatment of closure glaucoma. The Oculoplasty Section has achieved remarkable progress in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid eye diseases and orbital tumors. In addition to being innovative in surgical procedures for retinal detachment and chorioretinal vascular diseases, the Retina Section has achieved impressive results in the basic research of laser and drug treatment as well as cytokines.

The department holds weekly academic conferences conducted in the English language in order to enhance doctors’ communicative capabilities when delivering presentations to a wider audience in international symposiums. At daily morning meetings, case conferences are also carried out for various subspecialties.

 

Service Offerings

The Department of Ophthalmology comprises seven subspecialty sections. We perform examinations, diagnoses, treatments and surgeries for various eye diseases.
 

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Refraction Section
This section provides ophthalmological care to children and adults.
Main categories:

  • Strabismus
  • Myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and other refractive problems
  • Amblyopia(lazyeye)
  • Othercongenital or hereditaryeyediseases
  • Congenital cataract


We perform the following types of surgery:

  • Strabismus surgery
  • Pediatric cataract surgery

 


Cornea Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for various corneal, scleral, conjunctival, and eyelid diseases. 
Main categories:

  • Pterygium
  • Dry eye
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Scleritis
  • Corneal ulcer
  • Ocular herpes
  • Limbal stem cell deficiency and ocular surface disorders
  • Corneal erosion
  • Corneal dystrophy
  • Keratopathy and other conjunctival diseases


We perform the following types of surgery:

  • Laser refractive surgery
  • Corneal transplantation
  • Ocular surface reconstruction


Glaucoma Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for adult and child glaucoma patients.
Main categories:

  • Primary open-angle glaucoma
  • Normal-tension glaucoma
  • Primary angle-closure glaucoma
  • Secondary glaucoma
  • Congenital glaucoma


We perform the following types of surgery:

  • Laser surgery for glaucoma
  • Trabeculecotmy/ trabeculotomay
  • Microinvasive glaucoma surgery 
  • Glaucoma implant surgery


Retina Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for retinal, choroidal and vitreal diseases.
Main categories:

  • Endophthalmitis
  • Intraocular foreign body and ocular trauma
  • Epiretinal membrane
  • Retinal and choroidal dystrophy
  • Retinal artery and vein occlusion
  • Macular hole
  • Vitreous hemorrhage
  • Macular edema
  • Central serous chorioretinopathy
  • Age-related macular degeneration
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Retinopathy of prematurity
  • Retinal break and retinal detachment


We perform the following types of surgery:

  • Retinal laser surgery
  • Retinal cryopexy
  • Vitrectomy
  • Retinal detachment repair surgery


Oculoplasty Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for eyelid, orbital and neuro-ophthalmic diseases as well as performs ocular plastic surgeries.
Main categories:

  • Ptosis
  • Eyelid tumor
  • Cosmetic eye surgery (puffy eyes, double eyelid surgery)
  • Orbital wall fracture
  • Orbital tumor
  • Ocular implant
  • Thyroid eye diseases
  • Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
  • Entropion, ectropion


Neuro-Ophthalmology Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for neuro-ophthalmic diseases.

Main categories:

  • Neuro-ophthalmic diseases
  •  Extra-ocular movement disorders
  • Nystagmus


Uveitis Section
This section provides diagnoses and treatments for uveitis.
Main categories:

  • Iritis
  • Endophthalmitis
  • Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
  • Ocular sarcoidosis
  • Intraocular lymphoma
  • Behçet’s disease
  • Other uveitis
  • AIDS-related eye diseases

 

Contact:

Address | No. 7, Chung Shan S. Rd., (Zhongshan S. Rd.), Zongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Phone | (02)23123456 ext. 262131

FAX | (02)23934420

E-mail | ntuoph@ntu.edu.tw​​

 

Outpatient Service:

Address | No. 1, Changde Street, Taipei

Appointment line | (02)2356-2997

Web site | Online appointment