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Salisbury Hospital Ophthalmology

Urgent and emergency referrals

Call  01722 33 62 62 and ask for bleep 1625 ‘ Eye Casualty

Emergency same day referral to be sent by email following a phone call to the department via the above number and bleep to eye casualty  sft.emergencyeyeclinic@nhs.net

Eye clinic number for general enquiries,   01722 336262  Ext. 5366  or Ext 5363

Eye clinic secretary (Sarah Haycock) for enquiries about a previous patient or ongoing care   01722 42935

Wet AMD fast track referral pathway

In March 2009 a direct referral system was introduced in the Salisbury area for patients with recent onset of wet AMD to enable rapid assessment of patient suitability for treatment by an ophthalmologist. 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 6/96 or better in the affected eye NB Note amended VA from 6/60 previously to 6/96 now due to new NICE guidelines.

The referral form is available below. This form should be e-mailed directly to Salisbury Hospital at sft.ophthalmologycentralbooking@nhs.net.

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. 

Wet amd referral form

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