About Us
About Us
Our Service Highlights
Our Achievements
Medical Journals and Research Papers
As a regional centre of excellence in ophthalmology, the Department of Ophthalmology has been providing high quality and comprehensive ophthalmic services to the Kowloon East Cluster. We uphold the value of sustainability and offer a variety of services, including but not limited to outpatient clinics, inpatient care, ophthalmic examinations and surgeries. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, together with a combined effort from experienced ophthalmologists, optometrists and nurses, we aim to provide patient-centred care. As an affiliated Academic Unit of HKU Ophthalmology since 2012, we have been actively participating in academic research and teaching activities, as well as adopting an evidence based medicine approach.
 
Department of Ophthalmology, Kowloon East Cluster

Vision

Regional Centre of Excellence in Ophthalmology
 

Mission

  • Care for the Visually Impaired
  • Advocate Quality Training and Harness Talents
  • Restore and Protect Vision
  • Evidence-based and Innovative Practice

Values

  • WEll-being
    My well-being can deliver effective quality care
  • Respect
    I respect and treat others with equality
  • Kind-heartedness
    I am kind to both patients and colleagues to achieve harmony at work
  • Enthusiasm
    I am enthusiastic to my daily work with the aim to further improve patient- centred care
  • Collaboration
    I endeavour to foster collaboration with different disciplines in healthcare for the betterment of patients

We provide in-patient and out-patient services at United Christian Hospital and Tseung Kwan O Hospital with over 10 service points

Specialist Out-patient Service

  • General Clinic
  • Subspecialty Clinics (Retina, Glaucoma, Cornea, Oculoplastics, Squint & Paediatrics, Neuro-ophthalmology Clinic)
  • Laser and Photodynamic Therapy
  • Ultrasound
  • Electrodiagnostics
  • Visual Field Test
  • Optical Coherence Tomography 
  • Fundus Fluorescein Angiography
  • Refraction
  • Minor operation

24-hour Emergency Service
In-patient Service
Intravitreal Injections
Day Surgery
High Volume Cataract Centre

Social engagement

  • Community Eye Care Project - outreach visits to old age home
  • Glaucoma Screening Programme in collaboration with The University of Hong Kong

Introduced new technologies into Hospital Authority (HA)

  • 3D Heads Up Surgery and Intraoperative OCT 2022
  • First Navigated Retinal Laser 9/2021
  • First Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery in HA 7/2021
  • First in the world to remove an intraocular foreign body using a modified flute needle
  • First Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
  • First Pattern Scanning Laser 
     

Nurse-led initiatives (first in HA)

  • Nurse-led Intravitreal Injection Clinic in collaboration with Newcastle University, UK 
  • Nurse-led cataract post-operative clinic

Smart initiatives (first in HA)

  • Paperless consultation
  • EYEQR system
  • 100% CMS entry
  • Real time cross hospital eBooking system
  • Online visual function test
  • SMS rescheduling service

Leaders in the research of COVID-19 and Ophthalmology

  • >20 publications and 1 book chapter on COVID-related research
  • >50 publications in indexed peer reviewed journals over the past 5 years
  • >30 abstracts presented at international conferences over the past 10 years

2026

  • Kowloon East Cluster Outstanding Staff Award 2026

 

2023

  • Hospital Authority Outstanding Team Award 2023

2023-2022

  • Kowloon East Cluster Outstanding Team Award 2023, 2022

2020-2018

  • Kowloon East Cluster Young Achiever Award 2020, 2019, 2018
  • 2nd place, American Academy of Ophthalmology 5th Annual Global Video Contest 2019
  • Best Presentation, Young EVRS session, European Vitreoretinal Society Annual Meeting 2019
  • Distinguished Service Award, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology 2018
     
     

2016-2012

  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting Ophthalmic Photographers Society Award 2016, 2012
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award 2015
  • Best Poster Presentation in Glaucoma, European Society of Ophthalmology 2015
  • Hospital Authority Outstanding Team 2013
  • MPS-HKAM Excellence in Patient Safety Award 2013
     
       
Retinal findings on OCT in a convalescent COVID-19 Patient Cohort. April 2021; Journal of Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology.
Hong Kong Medical Journal - the Premier General Medical Journal in Hong Kong. J Korean Med Sci. 2021 Aug 9;36(31):e226. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e226.
Formulation of a departmental COVID-19 contingency plan for contact tracing and facilities management. Hong Kong Med J. 2021 Apr;27(2):148 -149. doi: 10.12809/hkmj208670. Epub 2021 Apr 7.
A prospective study on neonatal ophthalmic injuries associated with forceps delivery. J AAPOS. 2023 Aug;27(4):196.e1-196.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 Jul 13.
Are we facing an increasing surgical demand for high myopic traction maculopathies. BMC Ophthalmol. 2023 Jan 23;23(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s12886-022-02709-z.
Acute acquired esotropia during the COVID-19 pandemic: four case reports. Hong Kong Med J. 2023 Apr;29(2):165-167. doi: 10.12809/hkmj219856. Epub 2023 Apr 3.
Removal of Intraocular Foreign Bodies Using a Modified Flute Needle. Retina. 2023 Jul 1;43(7):1209-1212. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002964.
Rejuvenation of retinopathy of prematurity. Hong Kong Med J. 2023 Aug;29(4):284-286. doi: 10.12809/hkmj235148. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
Liu CC, Tong JM, Li PS, Li KK. Epidemiology and clinical outcome of intraocular foreign bodies in Hong Kong: a 13-year review. Int Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb;37(1):55-61 
Chung CY, Cheung JJC, Ng ALK, Gangwani RA, Li KKW. Pattern Scanning Laser Panretinal Photocoagulation in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2017 Mar-Apr;1(2):175-176
Chan JCW, Choy BNK, Chan OCC, Li KKW. Early intraocular pressure change after peripheral iridotomy with ultralow fluence pattern scanning laser and Nd:YAG laser in primary angle-closure suspect: Kowloon East Pattern Scanning Laser Study Report No. 3. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 Feb;256(2):363-369
Tong JMK, Fan MCY, Choy BNK, Yu DKH, Li KKW. Topical Lidocaine Gel for Panretinal Photocoagulation with Pattern Scanning Laser. Ophthalmol Retina. 2018 Apr;2(4):379-380