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Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Department profile

We are a secondary and tertiary eye referral centre. We provide quality eye care for the preservation and promotion of healthy vision through teamwork.

Working with the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, we participate in ophthalmic research and provide regular training programmes in ophthalmology for family medicine trainees, medical students and nurses.

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Sub-specialties

Sub-specialties
Cornea and external eye diseases Glaucoma Neuro-ophthalmology Orbital and oculo-plastics
Paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus Vitreo-retinal disease    


Inpatient wards

Ward 4B, Main Clinical Block & Trauma Centre


Specialist outpatient clinic

Location
Eye Centre, G/F, Old Block (EF Wing)

Telephone number
3505 3315

Service hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30am ¡V 5pm


Day services

Eye Ambulatory Care Centre
Operating Theatre


Allied health services

Optometric service

  • Refraction for glasses prescription
  • Contact lens fitting
  • Colour vision test
  • Visual field test
  • Axial length and keratometry
  • Visual electro-physiologic test
  • Ophthalmic photography (FFA/ICG)
  • Optical coherence tomography

Orthoptic service

  • Strabismus (squint) assessment and management
  • Amblyopia (lazy eye) diagnosis and treatment
  • Ocular motility assessment