Working with Professionals
Hong Kong’s eye-health challenges, driven by an ageing population and the growing incidence of chronic conditions like glaucoma and cataract, require collaborative efforts across the healthcare system.
HKSPO aims to foster mutual understanding among professionals, enabling us to work together towards improving eye care.
Five conditions are primarily responsible
for vision impairment in HK
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Cataract
Diabetic Retinopathy
Glaucoma
Uncorrected Refractive Error
Over 60% of vision impairment is due to the four types of Uncorrected Refractive Error
Myopia
short-sightedness
Astigmatism
uneven focus
Hyperopia
long-sightedness
uneven focus
loss of near vision with age
The primary causes for Hong Kong losing sight due to primarily preventable conditions are:
- A lack of sufficiently strong messaging about the importance of regular eye examinations
- Inconsistent referral guidelines and processes
- Long wait times and waiting lists in the public health system for eye-health procedures
- An overall lack of connectedness within the eye health System
- A failure to roll out scalable collaborative care approaches with effective triaging that enhance patient access and enable eye health professionals to practice to their full scope
- An overall lack of focus by government, industry, and health professionals on the fundamental importance
