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.
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