Eye Department
We treat patients who need elective surgery in addition to emergency cases.
The centre, based at the Claremont Wing at the RVI, has state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment facilities for medical and surgical conditions affecting the eye, including:
- Cataracts
- Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
- Glaucoma
- Orbit (including eye socket)
- Corneal disorders
- Ocular motility
- Uveitis (inflammation of part of the uveal tract of the eye)
- Squints (for adults and children)
- Lacrimal (conditions affecting the tear duct)
- Neuro-Ophthalmology (conditions affecting nervous system in the eye)
- Vitreoretinal (condition affecting the retina)
Who to contact
Telephone:
- Outpatient appointments: 0191 282 5905
- Surgical appointments: 0191 282 5905
ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY
QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 4LP