Wu Pei-chang

Dr. Wu Pei-chang is a prominent Taiwanese researcher and director of the Myopia Treatment and Prevention Center at Kaohsiung hospital. He has dedicated his career to studying myopia, particularly its alarming prevalence in Taiwan, where it has been linked to educational pressures and excessive near work. Wu has been instrumental in advocating for government policies aimed at reducing myopia rates among children, including initiatives to increase outdoor time, which have shown promising results in reversing the upward trend of the condition.