Community Ophthalmology Services
Community Ophthalmology Services

Service Information
Clinical lead: Dr Anna Gao
Our community ophthalmology service is a consultant and optometrist led service, supported by ophthalmic technicians. Our service is structured to deliver a ‘one-stop-shop’ system, to avoid unnecessary patient follow-ups, reduce patient travel and enable more rapid clinical assessment.
Locations
Inclusion Criteria
- Recent onset of blurred vision (but always consider a recent sight test has been done).
- Mild/moderate ocular pain or discomfort
- Red eyes
- Foreign body
- Emergency contact lens removal
- Dry eye
- Epiphora (watery eyes)
- Trichiasis (in-growing lashes)
- Flashes/floaters
- Visual field defects
- Lid lumps and bumps (excluding suspicious lesions)
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who are already under the care of an Ophthalmology Consultant for the same condition
- Patients who should be fast-tracked for red flag symptoms (e.g. lid cancers, retinal detachment, wet AMD)
- Diabetic retinopathy (non-acute)
- Squint
- Diplopia
- Severe ocular pain
- Suspected retinal detachment
- Retinal artery occlusion
- Chemical injuries
- Orbital cellulitis
- Penetrating/perforating trauma
- Suspected Giant Cell Arteritis
- Suspected ischaemic optic neuropathy
- Visual loss with headache
- Suspected angle closure glaucoma
- Cataract
- Severe disability
- Children under the age of 6 yrs
Diagnostics Provided
- Visual acuity test
- Eye pressure test
- Slit lamp examination
- Visual field test
- Optical coherence topography scan
Referral method
- Contact the Community Services admin team on 0121 250 1592.