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WANG Yaxing

Tenured Associate Professor, Clinical Teaching and Research Track

E-mail: yaxingwang@tsinghua.edu.cn

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Education and Clinical Training:

2013–2016, Capital Medical University, MD, PhD

2012–2014, Heidelberg University, Germany, MD

2003–2006, Capital Medical University, Master’s degree in Ophthalmology

1995–2000, Shanxi Medical University, Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine

Professional Overseas training:

2018–2019, Legacy Research Institute, USA, Fellow

2009–2011, Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK, Clinical Research Fellow

Dr. Wang obtained doctoral degrees in ophthalmology from Capital Medical University and Heidelberg University, Germany. She received clinical and research training in glaucoma at University College London and Moorfields Eye Hospital, UK, and conducted ophthalmic research at the Devers Eye Institute, USA. She completed systematic clinical training in ophthalmology at Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. She currently works at Tsinghua University and practices at the Eye Center of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, focusing on clinical ophthalmology, clinically oriented research, and translational studies.

• Structural morphology, biomechanics, and early diagnosis and intervention in glaucoma and high myopia

• Evidence-based research and clinical translation in myopia prevention, control, and treatment

• Population-based epidemiology of eye diseases, imaging big-data analysis, and population visual health research

• Development, clinical validation, and real-world translational application of ophthalmic artificial intelligence models

Dr. Wang has published more than 100 peer-reviewed SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author, with an H-index of 92. She has participated in several internationally renowned large-scale studies, including the Global Burden of Disease Study and the CREAM Study. As a major contributor, she has received the National Science and Technology Progress Award, the Huaxia Medical Award, and the Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award of Higher Education Institutions.

She was elected as a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Professors (AAPPO) in 2021. She was included in the global top 2% scientists list in 2023 and 2024, and in the global top 2% scientists career-long impact list in 2025. She was named among the Top 100 Ophthalmologists in the Asia-Pacific region in 2023 and 2025. In 2024, she was elected as a member of the Glaucoma Research Society (GRS), the leading international research society in glaucoma. In 2025, she was elected as a Fellow of the Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis (AOI).

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Google Scholar Profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=trz7RRUAAAAJ

Wang Z, Xue CC, Li Y, …. Wang YX*. Global Glaucoma Prevalence: Burden and Projection to 2060. Am J Ophthalmol. 2026;283:324-335.

Pan Z, Xian H, Li F, Wang Z, … Wang YX*, Wong TY*. Myopia and High Myopia Trends in Chinese Children and Adolescents Over 25 Years: A Nationwide Study with Projections to 2050. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025.

Chen H, Pan Z, Liu X, …. Wang YX*. Posterior Eye Curvature as a Biomarker for Differentiating Pathologic Myopia From High Myopia. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025;275:88-98.

Xiong Z, Wang X, Zhou Y, Keane PA, Tham YC, Wang YX*, Wong TY*. How Generalizable Are Foundation Models When Applied to Different Demographic Groups and Settings?. NEJM AI. 2025 Jan 1;2(1): AIcs2400497.

Pan Z, Li Z, Xie H, Huang Y, Xue CC, Wu X, Wong TY, Zhang C, Jonas JB, Wang YX.* Reexamine the link between retinal layer thickness and cognitive function after correction of axial length: the Beijing Eye Study 2011. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Feb 26. doi: 10.1007/s00417-025-06777-x. Epub ahead of print.

Wang YX*, Wang N, Wong TY. Red Light Therapy for Myopia-Current Regulatory Changes in China. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar 1;143(3):197-198.

Pan Z, Huang Y, Li Z, Liu W, Wang Z, Zhang C, Jonas JB, Wang YX*. Prevalence, Features, and Risk Factors of Macular Retinoschisis in High Myopic Population: The Beijing Eye Study 2011. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Feb;270:227-236.

Jonas JB, Panda-Jonas S, Wei WB, Xu J, Wang YX*. Prevalence and associations of dome-shaped maculas. The Beijing Eye Study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2025 Mar;103(2):177-185.

Qian B, Sheng B, Chen H, Wang X, Li T, Jin Y, Guan Z, Jiang Z, Wu Y, Wang J, Chen T, Guo Z, Chen X, Yang D, Hou J, Feng R, Xiao F, Li Y, El Habib Daho M, Lu L, Ding Y, Liu D, Yang B, Zhu W, Wang Y, Kim H, Nam H, Li H, Wu WC, Wu Q, Dai R, Li H, Ang M, Ting DSW, Cheung CY, Wang X, Cheng CY, Tan GSW, Ohno-Matsui K, Jonas JB, Zheng Y, Tham YC, Wong TY, Wang YX*. A Competition for the Diagnosis of Myopic Maculopathy by Artificial Intelligence Algorithms. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2024 Nov 1;142(11):1006-1015.

Han Y, Wang X, Xue CC, Jonas JB, Wang YX*. Lamina Cribrosa Configurations in Highly Myopic and Non-Highly Myopic Eyes: The Beijing Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2024 Jul 1;65(8):28.

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet. 2024 Mar 16;403(10431):1027-1050. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02750-2.

Gao LQ, Xue CC, Cui J, Xu J, Zhang C, Chen DN, Jonas JB, Wang YX*. Diabetic Retinopathy and Chronic Kidney Disease: Associations and Comorbidities in a Large Diabetic Population - The Tongren Health Care Study. Am J Nephrol. 2024;55(2):175-186.

Wang YX*, Wang Q, Jonas RA, Jonas JB. Prevalence and Associations of Peripheral Arterial Disease in China: The Beijing Eye Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2024 Feb;258:76-86.

Jonas JB, Jonas RA, Xu J, Wang YX*. Prevalence and Cause of Loss of Visual Acuity and Visual Field in Highly Myopic Eyes: The Beijing Eye Study. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jan;131(1):58-65.

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