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Service Summaries

Our service summary specifications can be viewed below.

Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES)

CUES provides urgent assessment, treatment or referral for sudden onset eye problems.

Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Service (GERS) and Glaucoma Enhanced Case Findings (GECF)

Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Service (GERS) and Glaucoma Enhanced Case Findings (GECF)

Using the skills of accredited clinicians to confirm the risk of glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Glaucoma Monitoring Services

Glaucoma Monitoring Services

Designed to reduce false positive referrals into HES glaucoma clinics.

Glaucoma Repeat Readings Service (GRRS)

Glaucoma Repeat Readings Service (GRRS)

A flexible monitoring offer with a range of options to suit the requirements of different patient groups.

Integrated Children’s Service (ICS)

Integrated Children’s Service (ICS)

This service allows collaboration between primary care opticians and hospital eye services.

Learning Disabilities Easy Eye Care

Learning Disabilities Easy Eye Care

Enables reasonable adjustments to be made to sight tests to ensure they are appropriate and accessible.

Low Vision Service

Low Vision Service

This service offers accessible support to patients managing sight loss that is having an impact on their quality of life.

Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)

Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)

Providing a timely assessment of the needs of a patient presenting with an eye condition.

Post-Cataract Service

Post-Cataract Service

Utilising the skills of optometrists for cataract patients who have undergone uncomplicated cataract surgery.

Post Vision Screening (PVS)

Post Vision Screening (PVS)

This service provides an enhanced sight test following a failed vision screening within school at reception age.

Pre-Cataract Service

Pre-Cataract Service

Utilising the skills of primary care optometrists to confirm the presence of cataract.

Single Point of Access and Triage Service

Single Point of Access and Triage Service

A single point of access for ophthalmology referrals from primary care.

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