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Clinical Services - (Metropolitan)

Services by Eligibility

:: Pensioner Concession Card

If you are a permanent resident of Victoria and hold a Pensioner Concession Card in your own name, you are welcome to attend the Melbourne Optometry Clinic. Dependants under the age of 16 listed on your card are also eligible to attend the Clinic.

A referral or letter of introduction from your eyecare practitioner is required if you are under continuing or current eye care. In addition, all patients who have attended an optometrist in the last 2 years are requested to bring a letter of referral or introduction from that optometrist if appropriate.

Services

Eye Examinations	The Clinic provides primary optometry care through its General Clinic which is staffed by optometrists and optometry students under the supervision of registered optometrists. All aspects of your visual function are investigated including binocular vision, eye health and your spectacle prescription.
Glasses	A copy of any necessary prescription is available at the end of consultation, or glasses are available from the Clinic. If glasses are clinically necessary they may be provided from $29 for reading and distance glasses and $41.50 for bifocals.
Contact Lens Services	Contact lenses can be provided at moderate cost for those who need contact lenses to achieve good vision. All types of contact lenses are available from the Clinic.
Paediatric Services	Dependent children under the age of 16 listed on your card can be seen in our Children's Clinic. Staff are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of children's ocular conditions.
Disability Services	Services for people with intellectual, physical, sensory and/or multiple disabilities are available. These services can be provided at the main clinic in Carlton, or an off-site visit can be arranged through the Visiting Disability Service
Visual Functions Clinic	You may be referred into the Visual Functions Clinic by your own eyecare practitioner or as a result of your eye examination in the Clinic. Specialist staff and equipment are used for specific assessment and opinions.
Ocular Disease Services	Several clinics are available to manage the detection and monitoring of ocular diseases: Glaucoma Anterior Eye Retina Cataract Diabetes You may be referred into this clinic by your own eyecare practitioner or as a result of your eye examination in the Clinic.
Low Vision Clinic	Patients who have a loss of vision not correctable by spectacles or contact lenses may be helped at a Low Vision Clinic which can provide assessment and advice, as well as various forms of optical assistance to make the best use of remaining vision.

Availabe Locations

These services are all available from the main Carlton site and information on requesting an appointment is available.

General clinic services are also available at the regional clinic sites at Broadmeadows, East Preston, Doveton-Hallam, Braybrook and Frankston. Services are also available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders at the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service. If you wish to attend these sites, please contact the site directly to arrange an appointment.

If your permanent residential address falls within one of these postcodes, you must attend the Melbourne Optometry Clinic for subsidised eyecare. If you live outside these areas, the Victorian Eyecare Service provides low cost eyecare to regional Victoria through a network of local practitioners.

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Clinical Services - (Metropolitan)

Services by Eligibility

:: Pensioner Concession Card