OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT
SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL
8 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW. 2000
Ph: (02) 9382 7046
SESLHD-SSEH-EyeReferrals@health.nsw.gov.au	Patient Referral Form	

Assessment for Cataract Surgery	

Outpatient Clinic use only	

Referral received:	
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Referrer notified of receipt:	
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		Referral to:	

	

Patient / client details

Patient name:<PtName>	Address:<PtAddress>	

	
Title:	<PtTitle>		
Medicare number:	<PtMCNo>	Date of birth:	<PtDoB>	
Sex/gender:	<PtGender>		
Phone:	W (work)<PtPhoneWk>H (home)<PtPhoneH>M (mobile)<PtPhoneMob>	
Email:	<PtEmail>	Communication preference:
Phone W  o Phone H  o Phone M  o Email  o	
Carer name (if appropriate):	Phone:	

Email:	

	
Identifies as of Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander origin:	<PtATSI>	Interpreter required:
Language:<PtLanguage Spoken>	Yes   o	No o	
Special needs/reasonable adjustments
required for disability:	Yes   o	No o	Description of required adjustments:	
GP name (if not referrer):	Optometrist name (if not referrer):	
Phone:		Phone:		
Email:		Email:		
Please confirm that the patient understands they are being referred for assessment of their cataract for surgery	o	
Clinical details
Best correct visual acuity (BCVA)	Right eye………… Left eye………………
To be completed by GP or an optometrist	Date 		
When wearing glasses the patient can::	Recognise faces o read newspaper text ot TV subtitles o          See to walk on uneven surfaces o 	
Patient’s driving status:	Has driving licence   o Drives professionally  o Does not have driving licence   o	
Falls experienced by patient in past year:	Two or more  o	Less than two  o	None o
A fall can be described as an unexpected event in which the patient has come to rest on the ground, floor, or lower level	
Any previous surgery for cataracts:	Yes   o	Description: 
Right eye   o 
Left eye     o	No o
	
Any other co-existing conditions:	Yes   o	Amblyopia   o	Diabetes  o Glaucoma o Only functioning eye  o  Other o  	No o	
Any current medication:	Yes   o	Description and dosage:	No o	
Referrer details

Name:	
Optometrist  o	
Ophthalmologist   o	
GP  o	
Provider  number:		Phone:		
Email:		Fax:		
Signature:		Date:		
  Other details if required