Cataract Direct Referral – Pre-Op and Post-Op Services

A direct referral service for cataract exists in Wolverhampton, and there is an additional fee that can be claimed. Please click here for information on joining the scheme. 

Cataract Pre-Op the patient is dilated to exclude other pathology and completes a self-assessment questionnaire before referral direct  to the provider. The local provider hospitals within the Wolverhampton areas are Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, SpaMedica Wolverhampton and Nuffield.

Cataract Post-Op after surgery at either of the above hospitals the provider hospital refers the patient back to their optometrist via Opera for the post-op assessment. The patient can be re-referred afterwards for second eye surgery as needed.

Otherwise, please see this page for information about cataract referral to hospitals across the region.