[The rapid development and changes of corneal refractive surgery in China]

Corneal refractive surgery in China, represented by laser corneal surgery, has undergone great changes in recent 30 years. Almost one million corneal refractive surgeries are performed each year. With the rapid technological innovation, the corrective effect is constantly higher, and complications are continuously controlled and reduced. The team of practitioners keeps expanding, and the academic strength is approaching the international level. With the application and promotion of various new technologies, the formulation of relevant norms and the increase of academic researches, corneal refractive surgery in China has stepped into the stage of diversification, intelligence and standardization. However, we should recognize the shortcomings while facing the great achievements. More efforts are still needed to provide the best visual quality and natural vision correction effect for patients. We would like to send congratulations on the 70th anniversary of Chinese Journal of Ophthalmology with this article. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2020, 56: 81-85).