Emergency ophthalmic surgeries during COVID-19-a Hong Kong perspective

Emily W H Tang^{1

2}, Daniel H T Wong¹, Yvonne Y Y Chan¹, Kenneth K W Li^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 2 Po Ning Path, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR. kennethli@rcsed.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 2 Po Ning Path, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR. kennethli@rcsed.ac.uk.

Comment

Emily W H Tang et al. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec.

. 2020 Dec;258(12):2867-2868.

doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04768-8. Epub 2020 Jun 3.

Emily W H Tang^{1

2}, Daniel H T Wong¹, Yvonne Y Y Chan¹, Kenneth K W Li^{3

4}

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 2 Po Ning Path, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, United Christian Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR. kennethli@rcsed.ac.uk.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Kowloon East Cluster, 2 Po Ning Path, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong SAR. kennethli@rcsed.ac.uk.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Emergency; Ophthalmic surgery.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Practical experience on emergency ophthalmic surgery during the prevalence of COVID-19.
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