On February 4th 2021, the article "Combined Retinal Artery and Vein Conclusion" by Professor Dai Rongping and Associate Professor Wu Chan, Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, was published in the column of "Images in Clinical Medicine" of the world’s top medical journal “New England Journal of Medicine” (NEJM). Image of a case of retinal artery and vein occlusion in systemic lupus erythematosous (SLE) retinopathy was illustrated. The multidisciplinary collaborative diagnosis and treatment model has always been an extraordinary tradition of our hospital. As a window to observe systemic diseases, the eye has always attracted the attention of doctors in various disciplines. Our Department of Rheumatology has established the Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Collaboration Group, and established the clinical database and biological sample bank of SLE patients. The ophthalmic fundus disease team has cooperated with Department of Rheumatology for many years. In the future, our ophthalmology team will persistently carry out longitudinal follow-up research and combine and transform the results of basic research with clinical practice. The interdisciplinary cooperation mechanism will further encourage the research of retinal diseases secondary to systemic diseases.

Rare case from PUMCH Department of Ophthalmology published in world’s top medical journal “New England Journal of Medicine”

Correspondent：Dai Rongping, Wu Chan

Reporter：Hong Chengwei

Picture: Department of Ophthalmology

Translator: Zhang Xia

Editor: Yang Hongbo