Our services and departments
Ophthalmology
About the Service / Department
Our service has five consultants with expertise covering all areas ophthalmology (eye care).
Our staffing team also include speciality doctors (in Ophthalmology), ophthalmic nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, an ophthalmic technician as well as clerical and managerial staff.
The service offers a full range of outpatient services covering all general and specialist aspects of ophthalmology. Some of these specialities include medical retina disease, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and paediatric ophthalmology.
Minor operations and laser treatments are also carried out on a regular basis within the department.
We also have a dedicated age related macular degeneration team with recently upgraded facilities at Watford general hospital.
Locations
We have outpatient clinics at Watford General Hospital and at St Albans City Hospital.
Consultants
» View Ophthalmology consultants
Contacts
The Ophthalmology clinic at Watford General is situated on the ground floor of the Maternity building in Watford General hospital.
The ophthalmology clinic at St Alban’s City Hospital is situated on level 4, Gloucester wing. St Albans City Hospital.
New appointments
01727 897 831
Outpatients
01727 897 360/897 517
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) Coordinator:
01923 436 607
Medical Secretaries:
01923 217 225 (Watford)
Medical secretaries:
01727 897105 (St Albans)
Urgent eye clinic appointments
01923 436 205 (Between 09:00am- 16:30 pm)
Medical advice for GPs
01923 208 083 - (Between 09:00am- 16:30 pm)
Elective patient operation schedulers/theatre queries
01727 897 662 or 01727 897 716
Email address:
Department email:
westherts.ophthalmology@nhs.net
For rapid access AMD referrals: westherts.amd@nhs.net
For URGENT referrals: westherts.eyeclinic@nhs.net
Urgent eye clinic
Our Urgent eye clinic opens from 9am -16:30pm (last appointment 16.00pm)
The urgent eye clinic is a referral based clinic (we do not accept walk in patients).
Patients can be referred via their GP, A&E and opticians.
Contacting the Trust
Please contact the relevant Trust switchboard if you require further information or assistance:
Watford General Hospital switchboard: 01923 244366
Hemel Hempstead Hospital switchboard: 01442 213141
St Albans City Hospital switchboard: 01727 866122
