Hemianopia rehabilitation clinic at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
A multi-disciplinary âone-stopâ clinic for patients with hemifield disturbances, reading or other higher-level impairments of object or space perception (e.g. spatial inattention, also known as neglect).
The clinic offers:
Assessment by:Â by a neurologist, a neuropsychologist and an orthoptist. Providing an âeye to brainâ examination.
Rehabilitation:Â compensatory strategies for reading and other visual tasks.
Advice:Â on fitness to drive (DVLA) and partial sight registration.
Treatment:Â for any underlying cause.
Referrals accepted from any NHS doctor in the UK.
General Practitioners:
Please use the NHS electronic referral service, eRS as follows:
To refer, please select the following on the choose and book pathway:
Ă NHNN
Ă Outpatient Services
Ă Neuro-rehabilitation
Ă Rehabilitation
Ă Hemianopia
That will bring a list of our rehab services and hemianopia service will be included.
If you are not able to locate, contact us on 0203 448 4777
Consultants:
@MyAV·¶H, please refer via EPIC âadd ordersâ and search for hemianopia clinic
Outside MyAV·¶H, please email me a short referral letter with the patientâs address and contact number and GP address to: alexander.leff@nhs.net