Organized by Eye Institute of Xiamen University, the First (Xiamen) Ocular Surface Disease Summit Forum was held in Xiamen International Conference Center during May 23rd-25th, 2014. The conference had specially invited guests such as Professor Shigeru Kinoshita from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan, an internationally famous expert in the field of ocular surface, Professor Peter Reinach from State University of New York, U.S.A. and Dr Huang Jingfeng from La Jolla BioConsulting LLC, U.S.A. Also, nearly 50 famous experts and middle-young age core members who are active in the field of ocular surface in China attended the conference, and had in-depth exchanges and discussions on the basic research and clinical progress of ocular surface disease.

As chairman of the conference, Professor Liu Zuguo, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee of Xiamen University, dean of medical school, delivered a special speech and meeting summary at the conference on behalf of the organizer. Research on ocular surface disease is one of in ophthalmological fields with rapid development and substantial outcomes in recent years, but there are still a lot of clinical problems need to be further investigated. The Ocular Surface Disease Summit Forum was aiming to gather experts and scholars top and active in the international and domestic field of ophthalmology, to strengthen in-depth discussion and communication, to promote the fusion of basic research and clinical research, to provide a platform for the cooperation among the majority of young and middle-aged scholars.

This was the first summit forum held in the domestic field of ocular surface disease. As the organizer with the academic influence in the field of ocular surface diseases, Eye Institute of Xiamen University organized this forum, which had been unanimously recognized and appreciated by experts and scholars attending the forum. The forum will be regularly held in Xiamen as an academic event in the field of ocular surface disease.