Skip to content

Donate Now

  • Home
  • Emergency
  • Patients and Visitors
    • Overview
    • Essential Patient and Visitor Information
    • Specialist Appointments
    • Fees, Billing and Making a Payment
    • Support Services
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
    • General Information in Your Language
    • Patient Fact Sheets
    • COVID-19 Information
  • Health Professionals
    • Overview
    • Emergency advice for Health Professionals
    • For GPs
    • Referrals
    • Emergency Department Clinical Practice Guidelines
    • Ronald Lowe Library
    • Clinics, Services & Partnerships
    • Education and Training
    • Education Precinct Room Hire
  • Research
    • Overview
    • New Applications
    • Existing Applications
    • Funding and Grants
    • Researcher Resources
    • Research Office
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Find us
    • Paediatric ENT clinic for the Eye and Ear Hospital at NextSense
    • Feedback
    • Hospital Infoline
    • Eye Clinics
  • About
  • News and Events
  • Support the Eye and Ear
  • Careers
  • Staff Profiles
  • Telehealth

Feedback

  • About
  • News and Events
  • Support the Eye and Ear
  • Careers
  • Staff Profiles
  • Telehealth

Donate Now

Eye and Ear logo

Feedback

Online Chat

  • Home
  • Emergency
  • Patients and Visitors
    • Overview
    • Essential Patient and Visitor Information
    • Specialist Appointments
    • Fees, Billing and Making a Payment
    • Support Services
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
    • General Information in Your Language
    • Patient Fact Sheets
    • COVID-19 Information
  • Health Professionals
    • Overview
    • Emergency advice for Health Professionals
    • For GPs
    • Referrals
    • Emergency Department Clinical Practice Guidelines
    • Ronald Lowe Library
    • Clinics, Services & Partnerships
    • Education and Training
    • Education Precinct Room Hire
  • Research
    • Overview
    • New Applications
    • Existing Applications
    • Funding and Grants
    • Researcher Resources
    • Research Office
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Find us
    • Paediatric ENT clinic for the Eye and Ear Hospital at NextSense
    • Feedback
    • Hospital Infoline
    • Eye Clinics

News and Events

Eye

- Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®) Ocular Toxicity

September 8, 2021 |

Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®) Ocular Toxicity

What is Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®)? Hydroxychloroquine is a medication used to treat inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. In…

Read more - Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil®) Ocular Toxicity

- Anterior Segment (Eye) Imaging

|

Anterior Segment (Eye) Imaging

Anterior segment imaging produces images of the front of your eyes. Depending on your condition, this may be…

Read more - Anterior Segment (Eye) Imaging

- Fundus Imaging

September 1, 2021 |

Fundus Imaging

Fundus imaging produces photos of the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eyes. Depending on your condition…

Read more - Fundus Imaging

- Enucleation and Evisceration – Frequently Asked Questions

|

Enucleation and Evisceration – Frequently Asked Questions

Enucleation frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) If you need enucleation or evisceration surgery, you are advised to watch this…

Read more - Enucleation and Evisceration – Frequently Asked Questions

- Chalazion

August 23, 2021 |

Chalazion

What is a chalazion? A chalazion is an inflammatory lump or cyst on the eyelid caused by the…

Read more - Chalazion

- Age Related Macular Degeneration (Vision Initiative)

August 13, 2021 |

Age Related Macular Degeneration (Vision Initiative)

The content in this fact sheet has been produced by the Vision Initiative.

Read more - Age Related Macular Degeneration (Vision Initiative)

- Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)

August 4, 2021 |

Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)

What is Giant Cell Arteritis? Giant Cell Arteritis (also known as Temporal Arteritis) is an inflammatory condition of…

Read more - Giant Cell Arteritis (Temporal Arteritis)

- Viral Conjunctivitis

|

Viral Conjunctivitis

What is viral conjunctivitis? Viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious eye infection caused by viruses. How will I…

Read more - Viral Conjunctivitis

- Thyroid Eye Disease

|

Thyroid Eye Disease

What is thyroid eye disease? Thyroid disease is an autoimmune condition. Autoimmune means that your own white blood…

Read more - Thyroid Eye Disease

- Temporal Artery Biopsy

|

Temporal Artery Biopsy

What is a temporal artery biopsy? A temporal artery biopsy is a minor operation to remove a small…

Read more - Temporal Artery Biopsy

- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

|

Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

What is shingles? Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus,…

Read more - Shingles (Herpes Zoster)

- Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)

|

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)

Your condition Selective laser trabeculoplasty is performed for patients with glaucoma or high eye pressure. Fluid in the…

Read more - Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT)

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Browse Categories

  • Events
  • Interviews
  • News
  • Patient information
  • Patient Stories
  • Redevelopment
  • Research
  • Staff stories
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital - logo

Find us

Address

32 Gisborne Street
East Melbourne
VIC 3002 Australia

Call us

Phone

General

03 9929 8666

Patient Services and Access

03 9929 8500

Emergency

03 9929 8666

In an emergency, call 000

Online Chat

Follow us

Socials

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo

Talk to us

Contact and Feedback

We believe that one of the best ways to improving our quality of care is by listening to you. Your feedback is important to us.

Feedback

Support Us

Your donation matters

Donate Now

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is committed to achieving equality in health status between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Aboriginal Australians. We acknowledge that the land we meet and work upon is the traditional lands of the Kulin Nation. We value the diversity and strength of our people and communities.

  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Emergency

© The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital 2025. Website by Sixheads.

Accessibility Bar

    • visibility_offDisable flashes

    • titleMark headings

    • settingsBackground Color

    • zoom_outZoom out

    • zoom_inZoom in

    • remove_circle_outlineDecrease font

    • add_circle_outlineIncrease font

    • spellcheckReadable font

    • brightness_highBright contrast

    • brightness_lowDark contrast

    • format_underlinedUnderline links

    • font_downloadMark links

    • Reset all optionscached

    • flagLeave feedback
    • flagAccessibility statement
    • Accessibility Light