Step A Clinic
Rapid Access Eye Care for Your Patients
Same-day or next-day assessment
Brisbane Eye Clinic has a front-end Step A Clinic which is a rapid open access and triage service for acute and subacute ophthalmic presentations.
SEEN FAST
Same-day or next-day assessment, diagnosis and treatment
EXPERT CARE
Therapeutically endorsed senior optometrists, with full imaging on site.
DIRECT ESCALATION
Immediate access to our vitreoretinal and anterior segment surgeons.
MODEST COST
Medicare rebates with a modest co-pay and no mandatory referral required.
What we see
Sudden blurred vision, red eye, painful eye, dry eye, ocular foreign body, acute onset diplopia and emergent vision loss, including retinal detachment, vitreous opacity, retinal vascular obstruction and optic neuropathy.
What services are included
Slit lamp examination, pupil light response, dilated fundoscopy, tonometry, foreign body removal (when required), Optical Coherence Tomography or Angiography, Fundus Auto-flourescence Imaging, Hess Testing and Automated Threshold Visual Fields. Treatment commences on site when indicated.
Prompt follow-up
Your patient is assessed at first contact by a highly trained, trusted clinician working exclusively in the field, with a specialist ophthalmologist providing proximal support. A report is returned promptly to primary care doctors or referring optometrists, and the patient is returned to their care once stabilised.
Bookings & enquiries:
07 38321700 | reception@brisbaneeyeclinic.com.au | 0730 – 1700 hrs M-F
After hours remote on-call