Welcome to Hong Kong, China! 

If you have completed your registration for APAO 2026, you should have received an enrollment letter which includes:

• a QR code for collecting your congress name badge; and

• a link to download a facilitation letter for using a dedicated immigration counter at the Hong Kong International Airport.

Please collect your name badge at one of the following points: 

1.Airport Registration Counter

📍Location: Baggage Reclaim Hall B of Hong Kong International Airport

🕑Operating hours: 10:30 to 18:00 daily, February 3 to 6

2.Self-Service Check-in Kiosks

📍Location: Concourse, Level 5, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

🕑Operating hours:

	Date	Time
Group Registration and Exhibitors	February 4	11:00 – 18:00
All Delegates and Exhibitors	February 4	14:00 – 18:00
	February 5 – 7	07:30 – 18:00
	February 8	08:00 – 12:00

3.Registration Counter

📍Location: Concourse, Level 5, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

🕑Operating hours: Same as kiosks above

✏️Service: On-site registration available for those who have not completed their registration online

What’s more, everything you need to know about APAO 2026 is now on our congress mobile app! Install it on your smartphone by scanning or clicking one of the QR codes below:

The 41^st Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, Hong Kong, China 04/02/2026 - 08/02/2026, has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME^®) with 24.5 European CME credits (ECMEC^®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

The EACCME^® awards ECMEC^®s on the following basis:

0.5 ECMEC^® for 30 minutes of CME with a maximum of 8 ECMEC^®’s per day.

Breakdown of ECMEC^®s per day for APAO 2026 Congress:

Each participant can only receive the number of credits he/she is entitled to according to his/her actual participation at the event once he/she has completed the feedback form.

Congratulations to Our Service Award Recipients!

To recognize the contributions of dedicated ophthalmologists, scholars, and other individuals and organizations in enhancing eye care in their countries and/or the Asia-Pacific region, we are proud to present two types of service awards to the following honorees at the 2026 Congress. Congratulations!

Polyp's Light
Category: Overall
Winner: Chi Tam HOANG

Lastly, we are pleased to announce the results of the 4^th APAO-APOIS Imaging Competition (2025-26):

Don’t miss the chance to appreciate all these stunning images in the Exhibition Hall when you take a break from our intellectually stimulating scientific sessions. See you very soon!

Guangzhou Headquarters:
APAO
c/o State Key Laboratory (Ophthalmology)
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
Sun Yat-Sen University 1/F, No.7 Jinsui Road
Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou Guangdong, P.R. China
Tel: (852) 5661-1026
WhatsApp / Wechat Call: (852) 5661-1026

Hong Kong Office:
APAO
c/o Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4/F
Hong Kong Eye Hospital
147K Argyle Street
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 3943-5827
Fax: (852) 2715-9490

E-mail: secretariat@apaophth.org
Website: http://www.apaophth.org/