The Asian Chapter of the IAOA was established in China on March 30, 2012, led by internationally renowned ophthalmologist ，Dr．Pei-Ying Xie. As China is one of the largest myopic countries, and myopia prevention and control for young children is a key project in the field of optometry, so orthokeratology has received a lot of attention. Since 2012, IAOA has provided extensive training and educational activities through its platform in China. Currently, IAOA has 75 ADD (SIAOA-senior member of IAOA) and 27 ADD (FIAOMC-international fellow member of IAOMC) in China. The picture shows the evolution of IAOA in China.
2013
620 people
IAOA conducted in-country training activities in 2013 to provide professional practitioners nationwide with a progressive understanding of Orthokeratology.
2014
1,937 people
2015
3,291people
2016
4,261 people
From 2014-2016 IAOA carried out extensive training in the country, which enabled keratoplasty lens fitting to take shape in the country and facilitate medical and scientific research.
2017
5,111 people
2018
5,963 people
17-18 years training has covered most of the country, the work is more focused on improving in-depth training and research.
2022
About 12,000 people
After 19 years to respond to the current situation launched online + offline training mode, training work more flexible, to further improve the impact
SIAOA: 75 people
FIAOMC:27 people