Journal of Clinical Medicine | 2025 Editorial Board Meeting of the Section “Ophthalmology” Held on 14 October 2025

Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM, ISSN: 2077-0383) held an Editorial Board Meeting for the Section “Ophthalmology” on 14 October 2025. Dr. Brent Siesky, the Section Editor-in-Chief, had an engaging conversation with the six Editorial Board Members and the journal relations team.

The meeting started with a presentation about the development of the journal, as well as the Section “Ophthalmology” in particular, and the following information was presented:

The journal’s history and publication statistics;
The journal’s marketing activities include booths at conferences, webinars, and collaborations with societies.
Publication statistics of the “Ophthalmology” Section over the past three years, keywords of highly cited papers and Editorial Board Members team overview.

The following topics were covered in the discussion at this Editorial Board meeting:

Discussion on high-impact topics and trends. We look forward to receiving research on trending topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning; deep learning and digital twinning; minimally and robotic invasive surgeries; and oculomics (eye as a window to systemic health);
Members have proposed additional constructive suggestions regarding the traditional Special Issue model, such as Topical Collection;
To enhance internal communication within the members of the “Ophthalmology” Section, they have proposed several new initiatives and look forward to the active participation of all editors in the department's activities and development efforts;
Members have proposed new recommendations regarding the scope of the “Ophthalmology” Section;
The plan is to convene multiple subcommittee meetings annually to evaluate progress, discuss strategic directions, maintain close collaboration among Editorial Board Members, and jointly promote the journal's development.

Attendee list (in no particular order):

Dr. Brent Siesky, Section Editor-in-Chief, Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, USA;
Prof. Dr. Kyung Chul Yoon, Editorial Board Member, Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Republic of Korea;
Dr. Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Editorial Board Member, IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia - Onlus, Italy;
Dr. Cherie B. Nau, Editorial Board Member, Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, USA;
Dr. Etsuo Chihara, Editorial Board Member, Sensho-Kai Eye Institute, Japan;
Dr. Min Sagong, Editorial Board Member, Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, 170, Hyeonchung-ro, Nam-gu, Republic of Korea;
Prof. Dr. Jing Li, Editorial Board Member, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China.

To access more information about the “Ophthalmology” Section, please visit the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/sections/Ophthalmology.

In addition, you can find highly cited papers and hot topic Special Issues in the Section via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/about/announcements/11969.