We are Allied Health Professionals that specialise in visual development, binocular vision (how well the eyes work together as a pair) and how the brain interprets images and co-ordinates eye movements.

We review people of all ages to manage conditions such as strabismus (squint), amblyopia (lazy eye) and double vision. We work within a wide multi- disciplinary team alongside Ophthalmologists, Paediatricians, Stoke Consultants, Optometrists, Specialist Nurses, and Health Visitors to deliver the best care to our patients.

We run specialist clinics including Ocular Motility, Stroke, Special Educational Needs, Low vision, Botox. Our Paediatric Ophthalmology service includes Uveitis Screening Clinics, Virtual Optic Disc Assessment Clinic and our Paediatric Practitioner Clinic, run by an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of ophthalmic conditions.

We are based across two sites.

Orthoptic Department- Location A33, 1st Floor of Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton. WV10 0QP

Orthoptic Department, Cannock Eye Centre, Cannock Chase Hospital, WS11 5XY

Referrals are accepted from GPs, Paediatricians, Optometrists, School Nurses, Health Visitors and other medical professionals.

For advice or queries relating to pending referrals then please contact the department on 01902 695830

This information is for both New Cross hospital and Cannock Chase hospital patients.

Tel: 01902 695830. This number is available for use Monday to Friday 08:00 to 18:00

Email: rwh-tr.orthopticappointments@nhs.net

If you feel you need assessment for an eye-related emergency,   a walk in service is available weekdays 8am-5pm and weekends 8am-4pm at the Ophthalmic Emergency Department, located in A34. Outside of these hours please attend A&E.

For non-urgent ophthalmic concerns then please contact a local optician that offers a MECS / CUES service via primaryeyecare.co.uk

www.orthoptics.org.uk