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Ophthalmology Seminar Series – Ocular Emergencies

14 June 2023

Join Frimley Hospital Foundation Trust for their third event to be held at Frimley Park Hospital on the 13th of July. There will be a buffet to kick off the evening, updates on their work, and then a focus on the topic of Ocular Emergencies, with interesting cases for you to review and discuss with their experts. CPD points have been applied for.

FHFT Update will include the following:

FHFT –Update on Ophthalmology Services on EeRS – Live from 1st May 2023 

 

FHFT are pleased to announce that they have a further update on their Ophthalmology Services. They went live on EeRS on the 01.05.2023 for Frimley North (Heatherwood & Wexham Park.)

 

New Cataract Clinic at Wexham Park Hospital

 

FHBT are now offering a new cataract clinic at Wexham Park Hospital (please find EeRS service details below). Patients can be seen either at Wexham or HWD hospital for their initial one stop cataract assessment. This new clinic is part of the High-Volume Low Complexity (HVLC) Cataract Surgery service at the new Heatherwood hospital development, with wait times of no greater than 4 weeks from referral to surgery.

 

Frimley North

You can also refer directly to FHFT using the attached form. Heatherwood Hospital details can be found here.

 

For cataract referrals its fhft.ophthalmology.referrals@nhs.net.

 

 

Click here for full details and how to book

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