Standardized resident training (called ‘ZhuPei’ for short in Chinese) is an important measure of the New Healthcare Reform in China, aiming to promote the homogenization of clinical medicine level which tackles the constraints of unbalanced medical development so that people’s ever-growing medical demand can be supplied. With the reality of over 10 years’ ophthalmology standardized resident training experience in China, certain crucial issues are put forward, such as the selection and training of teachers, the implementation of clinical training course, the concern of teachers’ salary and promotion, the residents’ capabilities of diagnosis and treatment including humanistic care, etc. This article discusses the root causes of those issues and the solutions to them, intending to implement the standardized resident training as a basic clinic medical engineering through the New Healthcare Reform

Retinal degenerative diseases, characterized by severe retinal cell loss at the end stage, are of various kinds and haunt vast amounts of patients. Retinal organoid (RO) with complete retinal cell subtypes and classic retinal stratification structures can be obtained in large quantities through stem cells in vitro 3D differentiation and culture method. Therefore, RO can serve as one of the best ways for retinal degenerative disease modeling to facilitate the decipherment of underlying pathogenic mechanisms. At present, RO derivatives have been widely used in animal experiments and clinical studies of retinal cell replacement therapy with varying results possibly affected by cell quantity, time window, or tools in terms of transplantation. With the booming progress of RO-related research, the diagnosis and treatment on molecular and individual level for retinal degenerative diseases will be further improved.

Objective: This study was designed to establish a mouse embryonic stem cell line that can drive GFP expression specifically in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Methods: In this study, we established a Brn3b-GFP knock-in embryonic stem cell line (Brn3b-GFP ESC) by homologous recombination. By 3D culture, we induced these cells into retinal organoids to investigate the cell-specificity of GFP expression. GFP-positive RGCs were then enriched by flow cytometry and transplanted by intravitreal injection into the eyes of healthy mice and NMDA injury model mice to explore the feasibility of a potential clinical application. Results: GFP was specifically expressed in RGCs following induction of Brn3b-GFP ESCs into 3D retinal organoids. Two weeks after these GFP-positive RGCs were transplanted into the control and injured mice, GFP-positive cells were observed in all transplanted retinas, and donor RGCs were seen to integrate into the RGC layer of the host retina. Conclusion: This study has established a retinal ganglion cell-specific reporter stem cell line Brn3b-GFP ESC. The GFP-positive RGCs obtained by inducing the cell line into retinal organoids can be integrated into the host retina after transplantation. The establishment of such a cell line will provide an important research tool for glaucoma and related diseases.

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is the second most common retinal vascular disease after diabetic retinopathy. Retinal vascular damage after RVO leads to venous occlusion, which further causes retinal ischemia and promotes abnormal retinal neovascularization (RNV). Later complications such as vitreous hemorrhage and neovascular glaucoma occur. Active treatment can stabilize the ocular condition of patients and avoid the occurrence of complications. This paper reports a case of a 23-year-old young female patient with hypertension who developed branch RVO complicated by neovascularization membrane. The lesion area was treated with laser photocoagulation. The RNV was found to be mechanized and atrophied after 10 years of follow-up.

A case of adenoma of nonpigmented ciliary epithelium (ANPCE) was reported and relevant literatures were reviewed. The left eye visual acuity of the patient gradually decreased for 3 months, and half a month was blurred vision. The vision examination and ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) from the left eye examination revealed a bulge in the peripheral iris in the left eye, with the boundaries are clear. The left eye was treated with ciliary mass resections and routine pathological examination: microscopy showed that the tumor tissue consists of well-differentiated epithelial cells, the tumor cells were arranged in tubes and cords, between the cells were seen red-stained unstructured basement membrane; immunohistochemistry showed: S-100 (+), Vimentin (+), EMA (+), CKpan (+), Melan-A (+); the final pathological diagnosis was ANPCE. There was no progression of the disease during the 3 months following the surgery on the follow-up date.

Non-organic vision loss is also known as psychogenic or functional vision loss. In addition to vision loss, it can also be accompanied by visual field defect. It is mostly caused by conversion obstacles caused by mental and psychological diseases. Some patients cheat to obtain benefits. This paper reports a 6-year-old female patient who complained of repeated visual acuity decline for more than one year. She was misdiagnosed as pediatric optic neuritis in the early stage and was treated with glucocorticoid shock therapy, which her condition improved slightly after treatment. The misdiagnosis of this patient teaches us that when children have unexplained visual acuity decline, we should think of the possibility of non-organic visual acuity decline when there is no clear evidence of organic diseases, master the examination methods to identify non-organic visual acuity decline, and cannot ignore the basic neuro-ophthalmic examination such as relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD).

Integrating ideological and political concepts of the curriculum into the professional curricula is an important way to implement the fundamental task of cultivating people with morality and comprehensively promote the education of people through the curriculum. Based on the connotation requirements and actual development of the integration of ideological and political education throughout curriculum, considering the features of laboratory skills training courses, this paper explores ideological and political education in 5 aspects. The 5 aspects include knowledge points, humans and society, stories, case analysis, and experimental operation. By optimizing teaching design, innovating teaching methods, and enriching teaching contents, the education of socialist core values should be effectively carried out throughout the whole process of professional course education, which provides a valuable reference for the ideological and political teaching in ophthalmology and molecular medicine related courses and for the cultivation of high-quality talents.

Fungal keratitis is one of the important causes of corneal blindness in China. Due to the lack of reasonable treatment for some patients in the early stage of infection, the disease is protracted and refractory, and eventually, corneal transplantation is the main treatment. However, Fungal keratitis infection is very stubborn, and there is still a certain probability of recurrence after surgery. Therefore, understanding the latest research advances in fungal keratitis as well as the advantages and disadvantages of different types of antifungal drugs and corneal transplantation, and choosing a reasonable treatment plan according to the indications can maximize the control of the infection, reduce the recurrence rate of the fungus and save the vision of patients. In addition, the relevant literature on fungal recurrence after corneal transplantation was studied to summarize its recurrence pattern, influencing factors and clinical features, as well as treatment means and prognosis. The purpose of this study is to provide a reference basis for formulating a reasonable treatment strategy in line with China’s national conditions.

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder- optic neuritis (NMO-ON) is a common type of optic neuritis (ON). This affliction is predominant in female non-Caucasians, with severe injury, more bilateral involvement, and poor visual prognosis. In China, a large proportion of idiopathic ON is ultimately diagnosed as NMO-ON. Our understanding of NMO-ON has made great progress under the technical support, such as the relevant laboratory, optical coherence tomography (OCT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In addition to corticosteroids, immunoglobulin, plasmapheresis and immunosuppressive agents are also available for treatment. However, there is still a long way to improve the diagnosis and treatment level of NMO-ON. A better understanding of NMO-ON contributes to faster diagnosis, more standardized treatment, and better prognosis. We should cooperate with the neurology department to conduct a multi-center, large sample size prospective clinical control study.

In recent years, due to the continuous development of economy and society and the increasing social pressure, the incidence rate of mental disorders and dry eyes is increasing, which not only affects people’s physical and mental health, but also creates a certain burden on the social economy. A large number of studies have shown that mental disorder is significantly related to dry eye, and mental disorder is one of the independent risk factors of dry eye. However, in clinical work, the relationship between mental disorder and dry eye has not been paid attention in the past. This paper will start with the correlation between mental disorder and dry eye, explore the mediating effects, summarize the mental disorder factors that affect the separation of symptoms and signs of dry eye, and further advocate interdisciplinary comprehensive management to treat dry eye, form a correct perception of dry eye and reduce the level of pain and health anxiety, In order to provide a new perspective for clinical diagnosis and treatment of dry eye.