Some experts predict that by 2050, half the world’s population will be myopic, with 10% having high myopia. Local university research shows the peak period for myopia in children is ages 6–12, and the myopia rate in Hong Kong is higher than nearby Asian cities or even Europe. Even among adults, Hong Kong has the highest myopia rate in the world.
2025-07-10 Read MoreStrabismus in children is a major concern for parents. It not only affects appearance, but if left untreated, vision can deteriorate.
2025-07-03 Read More眼瘡(英文:Chalazion)又稱眼挑針、麥粒腫,是一種常見的眼科疾病。眼睛的眼瞼邊緣有瞼板腺(Meibomian Gland),透過分泌油脂減少淚水揮發,保持眼睛濕潤。當瞼板腺內的油脂腺閉塞,油脂無法排出就會積聚,久而久之會形成腫粒,亦即眼瘡。
2024-12-05 Read More眼敏感學名為「過敏性結膜炎」 (英文:Allergic Conjunctivitis),是十分常見的眼科疾病。當結膜(覆蓋眼睛的薄膜)受到致敏原刺激而產生過敏反應如眼睛痕癢、泛紅、有異物感等﹐就可以稱為「眼敏感」,一般可分為常年性結膜炎及季節性結膜炎。
2021-10-14 Read More胬肉(英文:Pterygium)又稱為翼狀胬肉、眼翳。胬肉是一種慢性的結膜病變,處於眼白位置的結膜組織發生變質、增生、緩慢地向眼角膜生長,並漸漸遮蔽瞳孔,造成視力受損。
2021-09-11 Read More兒童近視問題在香港日趨嚴重,一項香港兒童眼科研究計劃 (1) 發現,本港約11.4%的6歲兒童有近視問題,比率遠超其他地區例如北京 (7.4%)、新加坡 (6.6%)、澳洲 (1.4%) 等;而患近視的9歲兒童更比6歲兒童的數字上升近3倍至44.5%。
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