The second International Forum on Corneal and Eye Surface Diseases, hosted by Aier Eye Hospital Group, was held in Changsha from March 8th to 10th, 2024. The forum gathered more than 400 experts and scholars from all over the world, and through more than 60 academic reports, it shared the latest research results around dry eye, corneal surgery, pterygium, keratoconus, eye bank and other topics.