RCSV & SO Joint Research Forum - "Visionary Insights: Innovations in Myopia Management and Diabetic Retinopathy Research" (只有英文版本)

Mr Jagrut Lallu is an Honours graduate from the University of Auckland and co-owner of Rose Optometry and Innovatus Technology in New Zealand. With a special interest in irregular cornea, disease, and orthokeratology, he established the country's first myopia control clinic in 2009. Jagrut earned a Master's degree with Honours in specialty contact lenses and orthokeratology from the University of Auckland in 2017. He has co-authored a textbook chapter on corneal topography and developed online learning modules with Deakin University. Currently, he serves as a Senior Lecturer at the Deakin School of Optometry and publishes on topics like Orthokeratology, dry eye, red light therapy, and machine learning. In 2023, he founded the New Zealand Eye Research Centre, focusing on clinical trials.

Dr Jingfa Zhang is the Deputy Director of Shanghai Eye Research Institute, and the Associate Chief Physician, Principal Investigator and Doctoral Supervisor in Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. He undertook his medical training in Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University and got Ph.D. degree in Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, Shanghai, China. His research mainly focused on the mechanisms and treatments of blinding fundus diseases. He has published more than 100 papers which have attracted more than 2,600 citations (Google scholar H index 29 by Feb. 2024).