BIRMINGHAM EYE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Information for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in the Birmingham Eye Emergency Department.
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GUIDELINES AND FORMS
To help streamline the management of patients in the eye emergency department
Last updated: February 2021
Last Updated: September 2022
Guidelines (Corneal Eye Diseases)
RCOphth Guidance on Chemical Injuries on Ocular Surface (including alkaline injuries)
Last Updated: October 2020
PCR Request Form (to be sent to Coventry)
Last Updated: Feb 2021
Last Updated: 2017
Last Updated: 2017
Last Updated: March 2022
*Please complete an INCIDENT REPORTING FORM for all local (BMEC) endophthalmitis cases*
Guidelines (Exogenous Endophthalmitis)
Guidelines (Endogenous Endophthalmitis)
UCL London Histology Request Form
Intravitreal Medications Preparation Guide (coming soon)
Video demonstration [how to perform vitreous tap and intravitreal antibiotics (using pig eye models)]
Video demonstration [how to prepare intravitreal ceftazidime]
Video demonstration [how to prepare intravitreal dexamethasone]
Last Updated: October 2020
Guidelines (Giant Cell Arteritis)
Temporal Artery Biopsy Guidance
Please complete and email TAB request form to Lauren/Daya on the same day steroids is started for the patient. Remember to consent the patient as well.
Last Updated: 2020
Last Updated: October 2020
Last Updated: 2020
Last Updated: 2020
Last Updated: 2020
Last Updated: Dec 2020
Form (Neurology Inpatients Referral) - Intranet Link
Last Updated: May 2021
Guidelines (RCOphth Ocular Oncology 2020)
Please be aware the referral email to Liverpool has been updated to the following choices:
Last Updated: Feb 2021
Last Updated: 2017
Last Updated: 2014
Last Updated: October 2020
Last Updated: 2019
TOPICAL TREATMENT CHOICES
Last Updated: October 2020
Guidelines (TIA Referral Pathway)
• Any patient with suspected stroke / acute onset homonymous hemianopia (HH) – contact stroke team (bleep 6020) or switchboard for advice.
• Retinal arterial occlusion / incidental homonymous hemianopia – refer to TIA clinic
• Do not need a formal visual field tests if HH is clinically apparent on confrontational test
• **IMPORTANT to put your (referrer) contact details appropriately for feedback**
• **Please copy and paste medisoft information on UNITY and send a copy with the referral**
• TIA referral forms as above – email based on patient’s main hospital (postcode):
SWBH: swbh.tiaclinic@nhs.net
• For patients from other trusts:
UHB Trust: See attached form/email (*please contact their oncall team before referral - details in the form*)
Dudley Group: See attached form/email
Worcestershire: See attached form/email
Walsall / Wolverhampton: See attached form/ Rwh-tr.stroke.spoa@nhs.net
TRIAGE TOOL FOR NURSES
Last Updated: July 2021