Your Appointment

At each visit, after checking in with our reception staff, you will then be seen by one of our orthoptic clinical staff who will check your vision, eye pressure, and in most cases, have your pupils dilated with eye drops. Pupil dilatation allows the eye doctor to more thoroughly examine the back of the eye such as the retina and macula. Dilating eye drops will temporarily blur you vision and your ability to drive for several hours, and so please ensure that you make appropriate transport arrangements.

At Strathfield Eye Surgery, we have a modern paperless office with Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Hence, from the time that you arrive and check in with the reception staff, your eye doctor will be supervising the care and any relevant tests that you may be required to receive. To ensure time efficient delivery of care, your eye specialist may instruct the orthoptic staff to perform other eye examinations such as retinal scans or visual field tests.

Your eye doctor will examine you with all the information at hand, once you have completed the initial examination by our orthoptist and had any required imaging tests, so that an accurate diagnosis and management plan is formulated. The doctor will explain all of the results and will also be able to show you the relevant imaging of your eye on the screen.

Same day urgent treatment and surgery is provided when needed. Patients requiring urgent treatment upon their diagnosis will also be able to receive their treatment (such as retinal laser or eye injection) at the same visit. If urgent surgery is required such as retinal detachment repair, this will also be arranged accordingly and if medically indicated, emergency surgery can be performed within 24 hours of the diagnosis for both public or private patients. Our doctors have admitting and operating rights at Sydney Eye Hospital, as well as a number of leading private hospitals.

Please expect to spend up to 2 hours for your initial consultation when you visit Strathfield Eye Surgery. We value and respect your time but strive to not rush our consultation and treatment. Our doctors and staff want to ensure that every patient gets a comprehensive eye examination to ensure the most accurate diagnosis and tailored treatment plan.

As a tertiary referral eye clinic, our doctors do manage eye emergencies such as patients with sudden loss of vision or retinal detachment. These can at times delay our regular appointment schedules but where possible our staff will contact you in advance and advise you of the expected delay or offer you an alternative appointment time. We thank you in advance for your understanding and patience when such emergencies arise.