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“Big Data Analysis Report on Myopia Surgery in China Market” by AIER Group”

June 11, 2021
Aier Eye Hospital is a Full Member of The WAEH

On May 23rd 2021, AIER School of Ophthalmology, Central South University and AIER Eye Research Institute jointly released “Report on Myopia Surgery in China Market” to the public.

The report sampled and studied 1.02 million eyes with myopia surgery performed, namely 520,000 patients aged 18 to 79 from 206 cities in 29 provinces where they took myopia surgery at the AIER Eye Hospital in China from the year 2018 to 2020.

This report based on medical records of more than 1 million eyes undergoing refractive surgery in AIER hospitals within China along with demographic data such as age, occupation, postoperative vision quality and recovery period, setting as a milestone for the development of myopia surgery in China, providing insightful guidelines for myopia surgery quality improvement so as to benefit more patients with high-quality vision through advanced technology.

Review the report here

Source and image: Aier Eye Hospital Group

Date: 13 June 2021

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