LOCSU releases a new pathway for children
LOCSU has released a new pathway for children in the hope that those aged four to five who fail a vision screening are able to access closer to home care.
This launch of a new pathway in primary care optical practice will offer a more convenient access for patients and will reduce pressure on hospital capacity.
LOCSU’S interim clinical director Zoe Richmond said: ‘The pathway supports the whole system – only small numbers [of patients] require consultant or orthoptic intervention and, even then, the first line treatment of amblyopia is spectacle correction. If the child ultimately requires hospital referral, they will attend their ophthalmology appointment wearing their spectacles and having partially adapted to them.’