Information for Health Professionals - Outback Eye Service

Our services

Our specialist team provide care for adults and children with eye conditions. We visit five rural locations: Bourke Hospital, Brewarrina Hospital, Cobar Hospital, Lightning Ridge Hospital, Walgett Hospital.

Our services include:

General ophthalmology outpatient clinics
Paediatric ophthalmology outpatient clinics
Cataract Surgery
Oculoplastics Surgery
OCT, Retinal diagnostic testing
Visual Field Assessments.

Our ophthalmology outpatient clinic locations, dates and time vary.

Our specialist team

Clinic Consultants
Full Name	Position Title and/or Subspecialty
Dr Michael Hennessy	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cataract/General
Dr Ashish Agar	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma
Dr Gavin Stringfellow	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cataract/General
Dr Richard Rawson	Consultant Ophthalmologist - General
Dr Chris Brown	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cataract/General
Dr Robert Griffits	Consultant Ophthalmologist - General
Dr Gayatri Banerjee	Consultant Ophthalmologist – Retina
Dr Edwin Figueira	Consultant Ophthalmologist – Oculoplastics
Dr Rahul Dubey	Consultant Ophthalmologist – Retina
Dr Samuel Dance	Consultant Ophthalmologist – Retina/Glaucoma
Dr Parth Shah	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatrics
Dr Matthew Spargo	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Paediatrics
Dr Basil Crayford	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Cataract/General
Dr Robert Chong	Consultant Ophthalmologist - Retina
Other health professionals within the clinic
Full Name	Position Title and/or Speciality
Joanna Barton	Nurse Manager
Ben Whitham	Orthoptist
Ellysa Brennan	Nurse

How to make a referral for your patient

Inclusion criteria

All general ophthalmology and paediatric opthalmology referrals.

Exclusion criteria

Emergency referrals.

Referral Form

If your patient is eligible for treatment, please fax or email this referral form to Fax: 02 9382 2690 or email: Elyssa.brennan @health.nsw.gov.au.

Please ensure you have completed the mandatory information on your form:

Patient name
DOB
Postal address
Contact phone number
Clinical reason for referral/priority
Visual acuity, each eye
If possible – recent optometrist eye exam report

Once we have received a completed referral form, a member of our team will contact your patient via letter with appointment details.

Usual wait times may vary. An urgent referral will be seen within 4 weeks. A non-urgent referral may be seen in up to 12 months.

If your patient needs to change or cancel their appointment they should telephone 0418 322 705 or 0419 111 687.

Costs for patients and rebates

We are a Medicare service. You must provide a referral that is addressed to one of our specialist team. Your patient will be bulk-billed.