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Ophthalmology - children

Statewide referral criteria

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Statewide referral criteria for referrals to public hospital ophthalmology services for children

Conditions

Chalazions in children

Criteria for referring children with chalazions to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Corneal conditions in children

Criteria for referring children with corneal conditions to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Eye movement and alignment disorders in children

Criteria for referring children with eye movement and eye alignment disorders to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Optic nerve head swelling (papilloedema) in children

Criteria for referring children with optic nerve head swelling (papilloedema) to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Ptosis in children

Criteria for referring children with ptosis to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Pupil abnormalities in children

Criteria for referring children with pupil abnormalities to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Reduced vision in children

Criteria for referring children with reduced vision to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Red or watery eyes in children

Criteria for referring children with red or watery eyes to an ophthalmology service in a Victorian public hospital

Reviewed 21 August 2025

Statewide Referral Criteria

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- Cardiology
- Atrial fibrillation
- Chest pain
- Hypertension
- Lipid disorders
- Palpitations
- Syncope or pre-syncope
- Chronic pain (Health Independence Program service)
- New persistent or chronic pain related to COVID-19 infection
- Pain that requires complex medication management
- Persistent or chronic neuropathic pain
- Persistent or chronic pain in cancer survivors
- Persistent or chronic post-surgical or post-traumatic pain
- Persistent or chronic primary pain
- Persistent or chronic secondary headache or orofacial pain
- Persistent or chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain
- Persistent or chronic visceral pain
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Diabetes-related foot complication
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Metabolic bone disease - endocrinology
- Thyroid mass - endocrinology
- Type 1 diabetes - endocrinology
- Type 2 diabetes
- ENT
- Gastroenterology
- Chronic refractory constipation
- Chronic refractory diarrhoea
- Cirrhosis
- Coeliac disease
- Constipation with sentinel findings
- Diarrhoea with sentinel findings
- Dysphagia - diagnostic gastroscopy
- Dysphagia - gastroenterology
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Persistent iron deficiency
- Positive faecal occult blood test (FOBT) - diagnostic colonoscopy
- Rectal bleeding - gastroenterology
- General surgery
- Abdominal wall and groin hernias
- Advice on inherited breast cancer (high- risk patients)
- Assessment for breast reconstruction surgery
- Breast lumps and other conditions
- Breast reduction surgery
- Carpal tunnel and other nerve compression syndromes
- Dupuytren’s contracture
- Gallbladder stones and polyps
- Hand fractures and infections
- Hiatus hernia
- Known or suspected upper gastrointestinal malignancy
- Known or suspected hepatobiliary malignancy
- Melanoma
- Perianal lumps
- Rectal bleeding - general surgery
- Skin lesions and other skin cancers
- Stenosing tenosynovitis including trigger finger
- Suspected or confirmed breast cancer
- Gynaecology
- Contraception
- Dysplasia/abnormal cervical screening test
- Endometriosis
- Ovarian and other adnexal pathology
- Persistent or unexplained intermenstrual bleeding
- Persistent pelvic pain
- Persistent, heavy menstrual bleeding
- Post-coital bleeding
- Post-menopausal bleeding
- Pregnancy choices
- Joint pain
- Osteoarthritis of the hip
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Osteoarthritis of the shoulder
- Other hip conditions
- Other knee conditions
- Other non-traumatic shoulder conditions
- Progressive lower back pain
- Shoulder trauma
Long COVID
- Neurology
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Headache
- Motor weakness or paraesthesia
- Movement disorders and dystonia
- Stroke or transient ischaemic attack
- Vertigo - neurology
- Obstetrics
- Congenital anomalies
- Fetal growth restriction
- Maternal isoimmunisation
- Maternal medical conditions
- Multiple gestation
- Obesity
- Placenta accreta
- Pre-eclampsia
- Shortened cervix
- Type 1 diabetes - obstetrics
- Ophthalmology
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Assessment for cataract surgery
- Corneal conditions
- Diabetic eye disease
- Glaucoma
- Respiratory
- Adult sleep disorders (specialist sleep services)
- Assessment of asthma management
- Lung nodules
- Persistent cough
- Suspected or confirmed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Suspected or confirmed interstitial lung disease
- Unexplained chronic breathlessness
- Rheumatology
- Ankylosing spondylitis (inflammatory back pain)
- Crystal arthritis (gout)
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Lung nodules
- Metabolic bone disease - rheumatology
- Urology
- Haematuria
- Lower urinary tract symptoms
- Prostate cancer (suspected or confirmed)
- Recurrent, uncomplicated urinary tract infection
- Renal mass
- Renal tract stones or renal colic
- Scrotal abnormalities
- Urinary incontinence
- Vascular
- Aortic aneurysm
- Carotid artery disease
- Deep vein thrombosis
- High-risk foot ulcers
- Hyperhidrosis
- Lymphoedema
- Non-healing or chronic lower leg ulcers
- Varicose veins

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