Eye (ophthalmology)

Your appointment

Your appointment may be:

How to get an appointment

You can be referred to us by:

your GP
your optometrist
another health professional

If you have an eye emergency and are an existing patient or live locally, we may be able to see you in our rapid access eye service.

Changing or cancelling your appointment

Phone: 020 7188 8871

Email: [email protected]

Before your appointment

Please bring:

your glasses
a list of medicines you're currently taking
a list of any drug allergies you may have
a list of any diagnoses you have already had
a list of any treatments you have already tried

During your appointment

You'll see our eye clinical team and may need tests on the day.

Tests may include:

vision
pressure checks
dilation

We're a teaching hospital and sometimes students will be in the clinic to observe. We'll ask you if you're happy for them to be at your appointment. It will not affect your care if you prefer not to have them there.

After your appointment

We'll send a letter to you and the person who referred you explaining what we agreed at the appointment. This will include details about your treatment plan.

You may need a follow-up appointment to talk about:

the results of any tests you had
if we need to monitor the treatment we've given you

Please contact us if you have any questions after your appointment

Appointments