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RUH Overview & clinic list 

Urgent Referrals

In working hours – Triage nurse: 01225 824403 (For advice or for patients who might need seeing within 48 hours).

In working hours – e-mail : ruh-tr.EmergencyEyeClinic@nhs.net  (For urgent patients who might need seeing in 2-21 days.   They are read within 2 hours between 8.30 – 5pm Mon-Friday.   Please supply the patients home and mobile phone numbers).  It is no longer possible to send Fax referrals.

Out of hours evening and W/E – Call RUH switchboard: 01225 428331 (Mon-Thurs 5pm-8pm, Fri and Sat 24hrs, Sun up to 3pm).   Ask for Ophthalmology doctor on call.

Overnight and Sunday evening – Call the Bristol Eye Hospital 0117 923 0000 ONLY if the patient needs treatment before the next morning (Mon-Thurs 8pm to 8.30am, Sun 3pm-8.30 Mon am).

If patients go to general A&E, they will be assessed by the medical team there and the on-call ophthalmologist will be called if required

Wet AMD fast track pathway

In April 2007 a direct referral system was introduced at the RUH, Bath  for patients with recent onset of wet AMD to enable rapid assessment of patient suitability for treatment. This referral route is only  appropriate for patients that meet the following referral guidelines:-

Presenting symptoms in the affected eye – there must be a less than 3 month history of at least one of the following:

  • visual loss
  • spontaneously reported distortion
  • onset missing patch / blurring in central vision

NB Corrected VA must be between 6/96 and 6/12 in the affected eye.

NB Note amended VA from 6/60 previously to 6/96 now due to new NICE guidelines.

Please do not refer dry AMD, patients whose VA has already dropped to below 6/96 or patients whose symptoms are not of recent onset via this route. These patients may be suitable for referral to the LVA clinic, or for visual impairment registration if appropriate.

Low Vision

Royal United Hospital Low Vision Clinic

Optometry Department

Tel: 01225 824609

The RUH optometry department offers  low vision assessments, prescriptions for optical appliances (if not already provided by community optometrists) and loan LVAs.   Optometrists can make referrals via GPs.   If a community optometrist has conducted a sight test, a letter containing any appropriate clinical details would be helpful.

If any queries please  speak to  Sarah Canning, head optometrist RUH.

RUH Consultants

  • Richard Antcliff – Lead Clinician
  • Freia McGregor
  • Jonathan Boulton – Oculoplastics 
  • Jon Luck – Cornea
  • Misha Badial – Medical Retina
  • Duncan Leadbetter
  • Shokufeh Tavassoli