Your appointment
Allow up to 3 hours for your appointment.
This is a virtual clinic, which means you will not see a doctor during your appointment.
We will take scans of your eye. A doctor will review your scans at a later date and write to tell you the scan results.
What to bring with you
Bring the following with you to your appointment:
- Your appointment letter.
- Your current distance glasses (the ones you use to watch TV or drive).
- A most updated eye examination prescription (sight test).
- A list of your current medications (including eye drops).
- Sunglasses or a sunhat, in case we dilate your pupils (make them temporarily wider).
- Any documentation relating to your eye condition (for example from a previous visit, or your referral letter).
Driving information
We advise you not to drive yourself to your appointment.
We may need to put eye drops in your eyes to dilate (widen) your pupils and examine the back of your eyes. We may also need to insert padding on an operated eye if you had a minor-ops procedure.
If we give you eye drops, you will not be able to drive for at least 6 hours because you will experience temporary blurred eyesight.
Contact information
Kingston Hospital Royal Eye Unit