Ophthalmology Advice & Guidance

The service offers advice on management and treatment options for GPs to consider prior to referral, with the aim of reducing the number of patients who need to be seen face to face.

Requests can be sent on e-RS and will be responded to within 2 working days.

Clinical responsibility remains with the GP until the patient is seen within secondary care.

The service is for general Ophthalmology requests and not specialised queries.

 

Exclusions to this service include:

• Transient visual disturbances of vision - symptoms of any duration that resolve completely to normal
   
• Suspected cancer referrals – these should be referred via the Fast Track Suspected Cancer Referral form
  
  
• Emergency Eye Clinic Referrals
   
• Patients who are already under the care of the RCHT Ophthalmology team. This is not a named clinician referral, therefore if your query is regarding a patient currently under the care of a consultant please contact them directly.

 

Page Review Information

Review date                       29 July 2025

Next review date                29 July 2027

GP speciality lead              Dr Kate Northridge

Contributors                       Dr Julia Hale, Consultant Ophthalmologist and Oculoplastic Surgeon, Royal Cornwall Hospital