Ophthalmology

الحالات التي تحول الي عيادة فرز العيون على نظام موعد من المراكز الصحية

Routine (all stable, non-acute cases where vision is not imminently threatened and referral is mainly for evaluation or planned management or surgical intervention)

• Chalazion or eyelid abscesses not responding to medical treatment
• Conjunctival or eyelid masses/lesions/pigmented requiring intervention.
• Cataract, chronic glaucoma, chronic/recurrent uveitis requiring a specialist.
• Retinal disease requiring retinal laser therapy or intravitreal injections.

Urgent/Emergency (depending on severity and availability of treatments at PHC)

• Any significant ocular trauma (except small, certainly confirmed corneal abrasions).
• Chemical, thermal, photothermal, mechanical, or assault-related ocular injuries.
• Suspected/confirmed intraocular foreign body.
• Corneal ulcers or recurrent corneal erosions (bacterial, fungal, herpetic, neurotrophic, exposure-related).
• Acute red eye: acute glaucoma, active uveitis, keratitis, scleritis, ocular myositis.
• Hyphema or hypopyon.
• Severe or treatment-resistant conjunctivitis, especially long-standing adenoviral.
• Preseptal/orbital cellulitis, acute dacryocystitis, rapid proptosis.
• Sudden or recent visual loss.
• Severe or persistent ocular pain.
• Neuro-ophthalmological disorders (e.g. optic neuritis, Cranial nerves involvement)
• Temporal arteritis (with visual symptoms or systemic signs).
• New flashes of light or floaters.
• Ocular herpetic lesions.

Prepared & reviewed by: Dr. Fahad Saad Almutairi, Dr. Bader Thuwaini Alanazi