Biography

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Professor Allie Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, School of Clinical Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. Specializing in corneal and external eye diseases, she completed Fellowship training at Hong Kong Eye Hospital and further refined her expertise through an observership at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, U.S.A.

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Professor Lee has made significant contributions to the field of ocular surface diseases, most notably through her establishment of Hong Kong's first territory-wide ocular graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) screening and management program for bone marrow transplant patients. Her innovative research has been supported by competitive grants from the Health and Medical Research Fund and the S.K. Yee Medical Foundation, demonstrating the clinical importance of her work.

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Recognized as a rising leader in ophthalmology, Professor Lee has received multiple honours including designation as a Distinguished Young Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. Additional accolades include the Dr. Timothy Kai-Chung Liu Memorial Fund Award and the Ho Hung Chiu Medical Education Foundation Fellowship, reflecting her excellence in both clinical care and academic pursuits.