Referral Guidance

Referral Region
Referral details vary depending upon the hospital / ICB. Region specific information can be found at:

• Emergency Referrals
• Mid / South Essex
• North Essex
• West Essex

Referral Guidance
Essex LOC produced a cribsheet with Guidance for Referrals for various conditions. There are several supplementary documents added including documents written by Moorfields Eye Hospital:

• Moorfields Pathology Document
• Red Eye Pathway
• Maculopathy Referral Pathway
• Assessing Eye Conditions
• Orthoptic Referral Guidelines
• Papilloedema article on use of OCT to analyse the possibility of a swollen disc
• NICE Flashes & Floaters guidelines – http://cks.nice.org.uk/retinal-detachment
• Flashes & Floaters Presentation
• OCT Cribsheet

This is a guidance only and you should always refer in the best interest of the patient depending on the individual case and symptoms.

Practice Clinical Referral lead