Best Universities for Ophthalmology in Asia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Ophthalmology. A graph of 4.51M citations received by 292K academic papers made by 686 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Ophthalmology

#1 in China

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences Delhi

India | Haryana

For Ophthalmology

#1 in India

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1956

3. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ophthalmology

#2 in China

#41 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Singapore

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

5. Kyoto University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Japan

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

6. University of Tokyo

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Japan

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

7. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Israel

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

8. Capital Medical University

China | Beijing

For Ophthalmology

#3 in China

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1960

9. Osaka University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Japan

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

10. Wenzhou Medical University

China | Wenzhou

For Ophthalmology

#4 in China

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 17,155
Founded: 1958

11. Yonsei University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ophthalmology

#1 in South Korea

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

12. Keio University

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Japan

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

13. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Ophthalmology

#5 in China

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

14. Catholic University of Korea

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ophthalmology

#2 in South Korea

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,297
Founded: 1855

15. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

For Ophthalmology

#2 in India

#92 in the World

Founded: 1962

16. Seoul National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ophthalmology

#3 in South Korea

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

17. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Ophthalmology

#6 in China

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

18. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Iran

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

19. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Japan

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1872

20. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Ophthalmology

#7 in China

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

21. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Ophthalmology

#8 in China

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

22. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Ophthalmology

#9 in China

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

23. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Japan

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

24. Nagoya University

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Japan

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

25. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Ophthalmology

#8 in Japan

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

26. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Ophthalmology

#10 in China

#138 in the World

Founded: 1937

27. Tianjin Medical University

China | Tianjin

For Ophthalmology

#11 in China

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 10,100
Founded: 1951

28. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ophthalmology

#4 in South Korea

#142 in the World

Founded: 1398

29. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Iran

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

30. Tohoku University

For Ophthalmology

#9 in Japan

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

31. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Japan

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

32. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia Flag

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

33. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Taiwan

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

34. University of Ulsan

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Ulsan

For Ophthalmology

#5 in South Korea

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

35. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Japan

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

36. Chang Gung University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Taiwan

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 6,804
Founded: 1987

37. Tokyo Dental College

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Japan

#169 in the World

Founded: 1890

38. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Ophthalmology

#12 in China

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

39. Kitasato University

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Japan

#205 in the World

Founded: 1962

40. Korea University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Seoul

For Ophthalmology

#6 in South Korea

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

41. Kobe University

For Ophthalmology

#14 in Japan

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

42. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Turkey

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

43. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Israel

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

44. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Ophthalmology

#13 in China

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

45. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Taiwan

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 33,882
Founded: 1945

46. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Turkey

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

47. Juntendo University

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Japan

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

48. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#14 in China

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

49. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Ophthalmology

#15 in China

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

50. Nanjing Medical University

China | Nanjing

For Ophthalmology

#16 in China

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

51. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Ophthalmology

#16 in Japan

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

52. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Ophthalmology

#17 in Japan

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

53. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Ophthalmology

#18 in Japan

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,198
Founded: 1928

54. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Turkey

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

55. Chiba University

For Ophthalmology

#19 in Japan

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

56. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Ophthalmology

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

57. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Ophthalmology

#20 in Japan

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

58. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Ophthalmology

#21 in Japan

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

59. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Ophthalmology

#22 in Japan

#291 in the World

Founded: 1928

60. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Israel

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

61. Gifu University

For Ophthalmology

#23 in Japan

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

62. Chongqing Medical University

China | Chongqing

For Ophthalmology

#17 in China

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 25,760
Founded: 1956

63. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Ophthalmology

#24 in Japan

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

64. Harbin Medical University

For Ophthalmology

#18 in China

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1926

65. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Ophthalmology

#25 in Japan

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

66. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Ophthalmology

#26 in Japan

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

67. Nihon University

For Ophthalmology

#27 in Japan

#313 in the World

Founded: 1889

68. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Iran

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

69. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Ophthalmology

#28 in Japan

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

70. Toho University

For Ophthalmology

#29 in Japan

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

71. Kyungpook National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Daegu

For Ophthalmology

#7 in South Korea

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 38,616
Founded: 1946

72. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Singapore

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

73. Soochow University

For Ophthalmology

#19 in China

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 48,901
Founded: 1899

74. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Turkey

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

75. Wakayama Medical University

Japan | Wakayama

For Ophthalmology

#30 in Japan

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1945

76. Wuhan University

For Ophthalmology

#20 in China

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

77. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Iran

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

78. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Israel

#342 in the World

Founded: 1924

79. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Israel

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

80. China Medical University

China | Shenyang

For Ophthalmology

#21 in China

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,366
Founded: 1931

81. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Turkey

#346 in the World

Founded: 1994

82. Tokyo Medical University

For Ophthalmology

#31 in Japan

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

83. Kyorin University

For Ophthalmology

#32 in Japan

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

84. Qingdao University

China | Qingdao

For Ophthalmology

#22 in China

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1985

85. Ege University

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Turkey

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

86. Konyang University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Nonsan

For Ophthalmology

#8 in South Korea

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 8,210
Founded: 1991

87. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Ophthalmology

#33 in Japan

#365 in the World

Founded: 1972

88. Nagoya City University

For Ophthalmology

#34 in Japan

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

89. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Iran

#369 in the World

Founded: 1946

90. Hallym University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Chuncheon

For Ophthalmology

#9 in South Korea

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 8,747
Founded: 1982

91. Pusan National University

South Korea Flag

South Korea | Busan

For Ophthalmology

#10 in South Korea

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 27,780
Founded: 1946

92. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Ophthalmology

#35 in Japan

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

93. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Ophthalmology

#36 in Japan

#378 in the World

Founded: 1949

94. Dokuz Eylul University

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Turkey

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

95. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Ophthalmology

#37 in Japan

#383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

96. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Ophthalmology

#23 in China

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

97. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Ophthalmology

#38 in Japan

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

98. Fukushima Medical University

Japan | Fukushima

For Ophthalmology

#39 in Japan

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1952

99. Xiamen University

For Ophthalmology

#24 in China

#397 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

100. Shantou University

China | Shantou

For Ophthalmology

#25 in China

#405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 11,123
Founded: 1981

Medicine subfields in Asia

Anatomy and Physiology1946

Anesthesiology1186

Bioethics/Medical Ethics206

Biomedical Engineering781

Clinical Psychology1315

Critical Care Nursing770

Epidemiology457

Family medicine1009

Forensic Science341

Gastroenterology and Hepatology1007

Health Science1516

Healthcare Management (MHA)1048

Medical Physics318

Neurosurgery375

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)793

Occupational Therapy373

Oncology and Cancer research1575

Orthodontics860

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine816

Pharmacology1712

Physical Therapy1685

Plastic Surgery386

Public Health2221

Radiation Therapy747

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1961

Respiratory Therapy317

Sonography and Ultrasound416

Sports / Exercise science340

Sports Medicine1074