Ophthalmology
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
Our service provides specialist expertise in:
- Medical ophthalmology
- Diabetic eye disease
- Infectious and inflammatory disorders
- Immunological disorders and transplantation
- Traumatic orbital and eye disease
- Oculomotility disorders
- Cataract surgery
- Age related macular degeneration
- Oculo plastics
- Cornea and corneal transplantation
- Keratoconus management
The Orthoptic Department (Ms Natalie Coleman, Head of Unit) operates in close physical and functional association with the Ophthalmology Unit.
Orthoptists provide specialist services for:
- Diabetic Screening
- Glaucoma Monitoring
- Drug monitoring and Implications
- Ocular Motility
- Visual Field monitoring for Neurological disorders
Working within the Ophthalmology outpatient clinics, we can provide support in the assessment and management of:
- Eye disease related to diabetes
- Patients with cataracts
- Infection and inflammation
- Traumatic disease
- Patients with glaucoma
- Immunological disorders and transplantation
- Oculomotility disorders
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Corneal transplantation
- Keratoconus management
Exclusion criteria
This service does not routinely offer treatment for the following:
- Patients who are being treated for the same condition at another Victorian public hospital
- Children under 18 years of age
- Adult refractive conditions alone, without co-morbidity
- Minor ocular abnormalities without any other pathology (eg. blepharitis & dry eyes)
- Presbyopia without co-morbidity
- Routine screening e.g. diabetes, family history of glaucoma, drug toxicity
- Standard ocular surface infections (eg. conjunctivitis)
- Patients who are under the care of a private ophthalmologist
Refer your patient
Fax referral to us
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency.
Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
If a patient requires surgery, they will be placed on a surgical waiting list. The patient may also need to attend a Pre-Admission Clinic prior to surgery.
To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 2025
(03) 9076 6938
Special referral instructions
Excluding paediatrics. Patients under 16 years of age are seen at Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital or Royal Children's Hospital.Our clinics
| Clinic name | Campus | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology Clinic | The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
| Ophthalmology Diabetes Screening Clinic | The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
| Medical Ophthalmology Clinic | The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
| Glaucoma Clinic Tuesdays at The Alfred |
The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
| Glaucoma Clinic Fridays at The Alfred |
The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
| Cataract Clinic | The Alfred | 99 Commercial Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004 |
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