Discharge
We would like to continue to be involved in your care even after you have stopped coming to our follow-up clinics.
How we are informed of your progress
We ask your general ophthalmologist to keep us informed of your condition by sending us a copy of the letter to your general practitioner after each visit to your hospital. This letter should explicitly state the vision in each eye and mention any ocular or general conditions that have arisen. The ocular oncology consultant reads each letter as it arrives and if there are any problems then he reviews your records and writes a reply, advising as appropriate. The letter from your hospital is then passed on to our data manager, so that all relevant information is computerized in our database. This information is used to perform long-term studies, which are so important in evaluating our care. Finally, the letter is filed in your case sheet. It is normal hospital practice to destroy all case sheets after three years, keeping only microfilms of selected pages. We have been granted special permission for the case sheets of all our patients to be conserved or scanned electronically for storage in a computer.
How you can get in touch with us
We would all like patients to feel that they can get in touch with us at any time, no matter how many years have elapsed since treatment was completed. You are always most welcome to contact us either by telephoning our specialist ocular oncology nurse or by writing a letter.
We have recently started sending a quality-of-life questionnaire to all patients once a year, on the anniversary of their first ocular treatment. This will one day enable us to evaluate our care, from the patient's point of view, so that future patients can be given appropriate advice when selecting treatment.
How we keep you informed of progress
We are also hoping to keep you informed via this website, with regular updates and opportunities for you to ask us questions, tell us about your experiences and chat to other patients
