UK eye casualty & emergency ophthalmology services
Know exactly
where to send
an eye emergency
A UK-wide reference for GPs, optometrists, and emergency clinicians: walk-in availability, referral routes, and direct contact details for every eye casualty service
How to use this directory
Search by postcode, city, or region
Find the nearest or most relevant eye casualty service in seconds
Check the service level
Walk-in, booked-referral only, or no dedicated emergency eye cover — know before you send a patient
Contact directly to refer
Call or email using the listed details and any referral instructions on the service's page
A UK-wide picture, at a glance
213 sites across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each categorised by how a patient can actually be seen
Walk-in eye casualty
17
Patients can be seen without a booked appointment
Booked emergency clinic
134
Referral and booking required before a patient is seen
No emergency eye service
62
This site does not run its own emergency eye service
- •Data adapted from the UK Eye Casualty Services map, originally created by Jonathan Than (Consultant Ophthalmologist at Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust) and maintained by Ayesha Karimi (ST7 Ophthalmology Resident - Kent, Surrey, Sussex Deanery)
- •Website designed and created by Peng Sim (Vitreoretinal Fellow at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)