FAQ
Joining local pathways
DONCASTER
To join service pathways in Doncaster, please contact Evolutio
https://www.evolutio-ophthalmology.co.uk/eos/
Bassetlaw
To join Bassetlaw Pathways (Children's Integrated Service, Children's Post Vision Service, Glaucoma referral refinement, Pre & Post cataracts, MECS/CUES)
Follow the link below and click practice onboarding
https://app.optom-referrals.org/
Making GOS Claims
The best place for guidance is the Making acurate claims document. Please see link below
Registration for sight impaired and partially sight impaired Requirements
A consultant ophthalmologist may register a patient as sight-impaired, or severely sight-impaired, by filling in a Certification of Vision Impairment (England and Wales), BP1 (Scotland) or A655 (Northern Ireland).
SIGHT-IMPAIRED
To be certified as sight-impaired, patients will generally fall into one of the following categories:
Visual acuity between 3/60 and 6/60 with full visual fields
Visual acuity of up to 6/24 with a moderately reduced of visual fields
Visual acuity of 6/18 with a significantly reduced visual fields
SEVERELY SIGHT-IMPAIRED
To be certified as severely sight-impaired, patients will generally fall into one of the following categories:
Visual acuity of less than 3/60 with full visual fields
Visual acuity between 3/60 and 6/60 with a severe reduction of visual fields
Visual acuity of 6/60 or above but with very reduced visual fields, especially with inferior visual field loss
A leaflet about benefits, concessions and registration is available on the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) website. Patients who aren’t registered can still access advice and support from their local council social services department and a Low Vision Leaflet (LVL) can be issued.