Changes to Queen Mary's Eye Casualty Services:

Queen Marys Sidcup NO LONGER offer an eye casualty service for :-

Sudden or recent reduction in vision in one or both eyes
Red eye(s) or eye lids
Pain/and or discomfort in the eyes, around the the eye area or temples
Recent onset or sudden increase of flashes and/or floaters in one or both eyes (apperas like a fly, black specks, or a cobweb moving across your vision) 
Mild trauma, for example a scratch to the outer surface of the eye(s) or lids(s)
Suspected foreign body in the eye
Recent onset of double vision
Significant recent discharge from or watering of the eye. 

There are now 3 opticians in Gravesend that patients should now be referrred to:-

Boots, Kempthorne Street, Gravesend 01474 352740
Specsavers, Thamesgate Shopping Centre, Gravesend 01474 537878
Medical Eye Centre, King Street, Gravesend 01474 321553

Queen Marys will ONLY see major trauma or chemical burns.