Preparing for your consultation

Chaperone

It's our policy to provide patients with a chaperone during certain examinations and procedures.

Please speak to the receptionist and/or nurse if you need more information.

Accessibility

If you'd like to receive information in an alternative format, for example large print or easy read, or if you need any help communicating with us, for example because you use British Sign Language, please contact the hospital.

Please inform your nurse if you suffer from any allergies, such as Latex.

Payment

You can read more about the payment process here.

If you've booked an ophthalmology appointment

Here's some important guidance you need to follow:

• Please don't drive to your appointment in case you need to have your eyes dilated
• Please bring details of any previous laser refractive surgery to your appointment (details of previous operations or refraction from the optician)
• Please remove contact lenses ahead of your appointment:
• Soft contact lenses, 5–7 days prior to your appointment
• Gas permeable lenses, 3 weeks prior to your appointment
• If it's a cataract consultation, to improve the quality of biometry measurements, please use eye drops 2 hourly, for 1–2 weeks ahead of your appointment. You can use any preservative-free products such as Hycosan, which you can buy from your pharmacy.