Rotherham Minor Eye Care Service (MECS)

Single Point of Access

Appointments are available on Remote Booking and can be Care Navigated directly from a General Practice.

There is also a telephone number 01709 423597 01709 286701 so patients can directly book by calling this number.

Pathway information

From May 2022 Rotherham GP Federaion:Connect have managed the Minor Eye Care service for Rotherham.  The Service is based at Ridgeway.

Inclusion Criteria

• Loss of vision – including transient loss
• Sudden onset of blurred vision (unless sight test is more appropriate
• Ocular pain or discomfort
• Systemic disease affecting the eye
• Differential diagnosis of red eye
• Foreign body & emergency contact lens removal
• Dry eye
• Blepharitis (inflammation of edge of eyelids)
• Epiphora (watering eye)
• Trichiasis (in grown eye lash)
• Differential diagnosis of lumps & bumps in the vicinity of the eye
• Recent onset of diplopia (double vision)
• Flashes / floaters

Exclusion Criteria 

• Severe ocular pain requiring immediate attention
• Suspected retinal detachment
• Suspected Retinal artery occlusion
• Chemical injuries
• Penetrating trauma
• Orbital cellulitis
• Suspected Temporal arteritis
• Suspected Ischaemic optic neuropathy (damage to optic nerve)
• Sudden loss/dramatic in vision in one eye
• Corneal Transplant Problems
• Suspected Diabetic Retinopathy
• Adult Squints
• Long standing diplopia (double vision)

Website for more detail

https://www.loc-online.co.uk/rotherhamandbarnsley-loc/practitioner-information/rotherham-referrals/