General Eye and Low Vision Centre

Introduction

Established in 1984, the General Eye and Low Vision Centre in Shek Kip Mei is one of the service departments operated by the Hong Kong Society for the Blind. Another branch in Yuen Long, the General Eye and Low Vision Clinic, was set up in Yuen Long in 2001. The two centres together, provide high quality medical eye care and low vision services to the general public and the visually impaired.

Objectives

To provide comprehensive ophthalmological and optometrical health care services to prevent blindness through early detection and treatment of eye diseases, as well as optometrical low vision service for the visually impaired to maximize their residual vision for everyday lives.

Services

1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases by Ophthalmologists
2. Ophthalmic Day Surgery Services
3. Optometrical Services by Optometrists
4. Low Vision Assessment and Low Visual Devices Fitting Services
5. Squint and Amblyopia Management
6. Spectacles and Therapeutical Contact Lenses Prescription
7. Medical subsidy for eye operations to patients with financial difficulties (subjected to funding availability)
8. Vision Screening Service (for organization only)

Service Target

Patients suffering from visual disorders and visual impairment with no age limits.

Fee

The centres charge significantly lower fees for consultation, medication and surgeries compared to the private sectors. Recipients of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance are also eligible for partial or full subsidies for eye examinations, medications, spectacles and visual aid devices (subjected to funding availability).

Ophthalmic Service Hours*

Mondays to Fridays: 8:45am – 12:30pm ; 1:15pm – 5:00pm (Headquarters)

Thursdays: 8:45am – 12:15pm ; 1:15pm – 5:00pm (Yuen Long)

Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
 
Optometrical Service Hours*

Mondays to Saturdays: 8:45am – 12:15pm ; 1:15pm – 5:00pm (Headquarters)

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 9:00am – 12:30pm ; 1:30pm – 5:00pm (Yuen Long)

Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Vision Corner (Headquarters)*

Mondays to Saturdays: 9:00am – 12:30pm ; 1:30pm – 5:30pm 

Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

* Advanced Booking is required for all our services.