Clinical Services - (Metropolitan)

Services by Clinic

 ::  Ocular Disease Services

Ocular Disease Services at the Melbourne Optometry Clinic encompass five specialist disease clinics in the areas of retina, diabetes, glaucoma, anterior eye and cataract. They also include the Visual Functions Clinic.

The Retina, Glaucoma and Anterior Eye Clinics commenced operation in December 1998 as a way to improve care to patients and to keep up with the expanding scope of the practice of optometry. The Diabetes and Cataract Clinics started in April 2002.

Services
The Ocular Disease Clinics provide specific testing relevant to the eye condition being investigated. These clinics are staffed by optometrists with many years of experience and who have a special interest in the area of ocular disease.

Five clinics operate with staff specialising in the following areas:

• Retina
• Diabetes
• Glaucoma
  • laser scanning ophthalmoscopy & computerised disc topography
• Anterior Eye 
• Cataract
  

Eligibility
Patient are referred to the Ocular Disease Clinics by staff optometrists from the General Clinic at Carlton, student clinics, regional clinics and private optometric practitioners.

Additional Information
All requests for information should be directed to
Dr AGenevieve Napper
Head of Ocular Disease Services
Telephone: 9349 7400

Additional information for referring practitioners is also available.