Watan-A shocking video clip has emerged showing a Chinese doctor slapping an 82-year-old female patient on her face three times during eye surgery.

Authorities are investigating the incident at the hospital, and the surgeon has been arrested, with the hospital’s CEO being dismissed.

Although the incident occurred in 2019, the footage has circulated on Chinese social media this week, sparking outrage online.

A doctor slaps a patient on her face during eye surgery. It appears that the surgeon is slapping the woman on her face, with the hospital group stating that it was due to the patient not ceasing movement during the surgery.

The hospital’s parent company, Aier China, stated that the incident occurred at its hospital in the city of Ganzhou in southwest China, about 300 miles west of Hong Kong.

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the patient was an 82-year-old woman who, “during the surgery, due to local anesthesia […] was suffering from intolerance.”

The statement mentioned that she moved her eyeball several times.

The statement added that the patient only spoke in a local dialect and apparently did not respond to the surgeon’s warnings. The doctor reportedly “treated the patient harshly in the emergency situation.”

Authorities said the woman suffered bruises on her forehead from the assault.

The patient became blind in her left eye!

The management of Ganzhou Hospital apologized for the incident and paid 500 yuan (about £55) as compensation to the patient, according to her son.

The man told local media that his mother has now become blind in her left eye, although it is unclear whether this is due to the incident or for another reason.