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.ophthalmologyadvice@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