Opening hours
Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm
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"The whole set up in the outpatients eye clinic, the emergency eye clinic and Ward 21 was well managed by an efficient and friendly staff who, though clearly under stress of the intensive work coped with credit."
Ophthalmology (Eye Department)
Eye Outpatient Department
Contact: (0191) 282 4622 - Sister Bernadette Hope
Our Ophthalmology Outpatient Department is led by ophthalmologists (eye doctors) and nurses and the following clinics are held here:
- Orthoptic clinics (children’s eye clinic)
- Optometry clinics (opticians)
- Visual fields clinics
- Medical photography clinics
- Laser clinics
- Eye Clinic Liaison Officer service
The clinic area is colour coded – Red, Green and Blue – and one of our reception staff will let you know which clinic you are to be seen in.
The clinic also has a dedicated children’s area which provides a friendly and safe environment staffed by specially trained paediatric and nursery nurses.
How to find us
Directions to Eye Outpatient Department from Claremont Wing and Multi Storey Car ParkShow [+] Hide [-]
The Eye Outpatient Department is based in Claremont Wing at the RVI. To find us:
- Come through the Claremont Wing entrance which is accessible from Queen Victoria Road, via the entrance to the Multi Storey Car Park.
- Follow the signs for Claremont Wing on the corridor which takes you straight ahead, turning left and then right until you reach the entrance of the Eye Outpatient Department.
- Go to the main reception desk on your left hand side where staff will direct you to the right clinic area.
Opening times
Outpatient Clinic opening times are:
- Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm
We also have an Eye Casualty (emergencies only):
- Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm
- Saturday 9.00am -11.30am (urgent cases only)
Facilities:
- There are vending machines in the main waiting area for hot and cold drinks.
- A trolley service selling drinks and snacks is also available Monday to Friday from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
- Public telephones are available in the reception and main waiting area.
- There is a special area in outpatients for children with a supervised play area with toys, and a mother and baby room. Staff here have been specially trained to care for children.
Staff you are likely to meet
The clinic team is led by Sister Hope and is made up of doctors, nurses, opticians, orthoptists, medical photographers, visual field technicians, nursery nurses and other support staff.
All the consultants in the department have highly skilled doctors working with them. Although your appointment is with a named consultant you may be seen by a member of their team although your consultant will be closely monitoring your care.
Things you need to know
- On your first visit please bring all spectacles you currently use.
- For follow up appointments, please bring your eyedrops or ointment with you. If you are on medication it would be useful to bring a list of these with you or bring them along in their original containers.
- If you need medication there is a pharmacy department in the Eye Outpatients Department.
- You may need to have drops put in your eyes during your clinic visit which may blur your vision temporarily and impair your ability to drive. You should therefore consider alternative means of transport for your return journey home.
- Clinics may also be available nearer to where you live - ask for more information when you visit the clinic
- Outpatient clinics provide valuable training opportunities for medical students. You may be asked if you would happy for students to be present during your consultation and to carry out an examination.
