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Referral Guidelines Flashcards

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Diabetes: pre-proliferative DR

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Routine

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Papilloedema

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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Active thyroid eye disease

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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Acute angle closure glaucoma

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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5
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Maculopathy with recent VA drop

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Routine

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7
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Uveitis (anterior, intermediate and posterior)

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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8
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Conjunctival cysts / inclusions

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Routine

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9
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Retinal break / tear / detachment

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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10
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Third nerve palsy

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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11
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Superficial foreign body

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GP / optom manage

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12
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Diabetes: preretinal haemorrhage / rubeosis

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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13
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Diagnosed Holmes-Adie pupil

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GP / optom manage

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14
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Unexplained gradual vision loss

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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15
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Variable / non-specific / repeatable VF defect

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Routine

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16
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Optic disc pits

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Routine

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17
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Unilateral proptosis

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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18
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Hordeolum / chalazion

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GP / optom manage

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19
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Scleritis

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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20
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CRAO >24hrs old

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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21
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Conjunctivitis - ?VA

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Routine

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22
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Peri-orbital inflammation with pain and swelling (eg cellulitis)

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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23
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New macular hole

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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24
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Optic disc haemorrhage

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Routine

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25
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Glaucoma: acute red eye + high IOP

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Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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26
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Retinitis

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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27
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Flt (>3 months old, good VA)

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GP / optom manage

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28
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Glaucoma: IOP >30mmHg

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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29
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AMD: wet AMD VA >6/60 if recent onset

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Urgent (within 1 week - refract and fax result to ophthalmology)

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30
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AMD: reduced VA and amsler distortion

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Routine

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31
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Undiagnosed RP

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Routine

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32
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AMD: stable VA and amsler

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GP / optom manage

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33
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Diabetes: loss of vision / new vessels / maculopathy

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Urgent (within 1 week)

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34
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Diagnosed episcleritis

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GP / optom manage

35
Q

Maculopathy with stable VA

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GP / optom manage

36
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Cataracts: symptomatic and wishing surgery

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Routine

37
Q

Posterior vitreous detachment

A

GP / optom manage

38
Q

Diabetes: background DR

A

GP / optom manage

39
Q

Blunt ocular trauma

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Urgent (within 1 week)

40
Q

Cataracts: symptomatic and not wishing surgery

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GP / optom manage

41
Q

Existing macular hole

A

GP / optom manage

42
Q

Non-refractive strabismus / amblyopia (child)

A

Routine

43
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CRAO

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

44
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Episcleritis

A

Routine

45
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Microbial keratitis

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

46
Q

Acute onset diplopia

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Urgent (within 1 week)

47
Q

Severe dry eye / blocked tear duct

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Routine

48
Q

Conjunctivitis - unresolving

A

Routine

49
Q

Pterygium with effect on VA

A

Routine

50
Q

Vitreous haemorrhage

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

51
Q

Severe corneal foreign body / abrasion

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

52
Q

Diabetes: exudate a within 1DD of fovea

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Urgent (within 1 week)

53
Q

Diagnosed dystrophy with good/stable VA

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GP / optom manage

54
Q

Undiagnosed keratoconus

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Routine

55
Q

Rubeosis with no sight

A

Routine

56
Q

Acute FL/Flt with tobacco dust

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

57
Q

Herpes zoster with ocular involvement

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

58
Q

Suspect temporal arthritis / GCA

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

59
Q

Melanoma

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

60
Q

Diabetes: exudates within 2DD of macula

A

Routine

61
Q

Conjunctivitis - bacterial / viral / allergic

A

GP / optom manage

62
Q

Chronic blepharitis

A

GP / optom manage

63
Q

MGD

A

GP / optom manage

64
Q

Iris melanoma

A

Routine

65
Q

Subconjunctival haemorrhage

A

GP / optom manage

66
Q

Herpes zoster with no ocular involvement

A

GP / optom manage

67
Q

Hyphaema / hypopyon

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

68
Q

Vitritis

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

69
Q

Horner syndrome

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

70
Q

Pinguecula / pterygium not affecting vision

A

GP / optom manage

71
Q

Diagnosed flat choroidal neavus

A

GP / optom manage

72
Q

Unexplained vision loss

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

78
Q

Amaurosis fugax

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

78
Q

Retinal haemorrhages (non-specific)

A

Routine

79
Q

Epiretinal membrane with stable VA

A

GP / optom manage

80
Q

Glaucoma: OHT with IOP>22mmHg

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

81
Q

Optic disc pallor (suspected compressive lesion)

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

81
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Corneal dystrophy with reduced VA

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Routine

81
Q

New pupil defect

A

Routine

82
Q

CRVO

A

Urgent (within 1 week)

82
Q

Entropion/ ectropion/ acquired ptosis

A

Routine

82
Q

Persistent hordeolum/ chalazion

A

Routine

83
Q

Cholesterol emboli

A

GP / optom manage

84
Q

Chemical / penetrating injury

A

Same day (phone ophthalmology)

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