Our orthoptics service delivers a paediatric eye service (screening, diagnosis and treatment of eye problems within the community settings).

Our service aims to prevent the occurrence of visually impairing disease through effective screening and treatment.

The team aim to reduce the visual impact of established disease e.g. vision screening for vision impairment in four to five year old followed by appropriate treatment.

Our orthoptic service operates on a referral system via:

  • Vision screening failures referrals
  • Electronic Referral System (ERS) for GPs
  • Health visitors
  • School nurses – surveillance screening
  • Paediatricians

Referrers and patients can contact the service by:

Is your child anxious or scared to go to the eye doctors?

This 'Patient Journey video' is designed to provide both young patients and their parents/carers a brief overview of what to expect during their visit to the Eye Clinic. We are adept at caring for children with a variety of SEND needs and we hope this helps make your visit easier.

Join Lacey and Frankie on their visit to the Eye Clinic at Vale Drive Primary Care Centre. 

 

Children over six months to 16 years with:

  • Family history of squints, lazy eyes, and glasses under age of 10
  • Problems with visual following
  • Manifest squint
  • Any concerns regarding children’s vision, squint, abnormal head posture or ptosis
  • Children needing statementing and need full eye exam
  • Referrals of primary and surveillance vision screening failures
  • Optometry referrals with any of above problems

  • Babies under the age of six months
  • Retinoblastoma
  • Congenital Cataracts or Leucocoria
  • Nystagmus
  • Any abnormality/asymmetry with eye size
  • Absence of red reflex
  • Premature babies who weighed under 1500 grams
  • Albinism affecting eyes
  • Any eye injury
  • Severe headaches
  • Watery eyes
  • Lids and lumps (chalazion, sty etc.)

Some helpful resources for you:

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Vale Drive Primary Health Care Centre (Head Office)

  • Address: Vale Drive, Barnet, EN5 2ED
  • Phone: 020 8447 3524
  • Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm)

Oak Lane Clinic

  • Address: Oak Lane, East Finchley, London, N2 8LT
  • Opening times: Monday to Friday (9am to 5pm)

Grahame Park Health Centre

  • Address: Grahame Park Health Centre, The Concourse, London, NW9 5XT

 

 

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