MINOR EYECARE SERVICES

MECS (Minor Eye Conditions Service) is an NHS funded service available to all patients aged 5 and over registered with a North-East London GP. The service is designed for the assessment and treatment of recently occurring medical eye conditions.

The service is provided by local optometrists with the specialist knowledge and skills to carry out this work. 

The service does not replace the routine eye examination, eye tests or prescriptions for spectacles and a sight test will not be performed as part of the assessment or treatment and you will not be issued with a prescription for spectacles. Please call us on 020 8550 9288 if you have developed a recent medical eye condition that needs attention.

The service is designed for recently occurring medical eye conditions such as:

• Red eye(s)
• Significant recent discharge from or watering from the eye
• Mild trauma, for example a scratch to the outer surface of the eye(s) or lid(s)
• Suspected foreign body in the eye
• Mild pain and/or discomfort in the eyes
• Floaters and Flashes

If you have sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes, considerable eye pain or trauma, chemical injury or burns or recent eye surgery you should go directly to an A & E department.

SEE THE LEAFLET BELOW FOR USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING THE MECS SERVICE