BIRMINGHAM EYE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Information for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working in the Birmingham Eye Emergency Department.
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GUIDELINES, SOPS 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
EMERGENCY THEATRE SOP
Last updated: April 2023
Emergency Theatre (General) SOP
Emergency Theatre (Children) SOP - further information for children but follow Emergency Theatre (General) SOP first
Last Updated: Dec 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]
Once vitreous sample is sent off to our local microbiology department, you can email rwh-tr.bcpsmicrobiologyseniorteam@nhs.net to inform them of the urgent sample (all samples are sent to our City Hospital Lab that get sent to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton every hour during working hours)
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: Dec 2022
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: June 2023
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: April 2023