hospital or GP?

pmduk

Ask the eye hospital if they have an emergency clinic? our local one actually has an a&e dept

kirtondm

Local optometrist . Will have the skills to diagnose whats going on and can arrange an appointment with they eye hospital if nesseary.

jenniewb

Just wondering how your appointment went OP? (if you've not seen anyone by now then you need to start being pushy! Most GP's will offer a sit and wait service and if not, there should be a walk-in GP at your local hospital/A&E, call the 111 people to check). Hope they've managed to find a solution.

FBaby

pmduk wrote: »

Ask the eye hospital if they have an emergency clinic? our local one actually has an a&e dept

This is not an emergency. An emergency would be a detached retina, an object in the eye that can't be removed, a severe tear, sudden loss of vision etc... This needs attention, but not immediate.

I agree with the advice of making an appointment with a community optometrist. They can refer directly and will know better than a GP.

GlasweJen

We'd see something like that picture in a minor clinic - definitely not an emergency.

Your first port of call should be your local optometrist who will write to your hospital. Meanwhile keep using the heat treatment - having a cyst doesn't mean you don't have blepharitis, it likely means your bleph is flaring.

teddysmum

There is a system whereby you can get an urgent appointment with an optometrist. Only a small number, per area are in the scheme, but your own optometrist should have the list of phone numbers . (Unfortunately, as I found, and a consultant I saw, commented, the system is not very efficient, but it's worth a try).