Information for Health Professionals - Outback Eye Service

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 Nicole Lim	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 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
Daniel Rice	Nurse

Inclusion criteria

All general ophthalmology and paediatric ophthalmology 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: daniel.rice@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.

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.