Referring to Dr Weaver
Referrals are welcome for routine cataract surgery through to complex vitreoretinal disease. Urgent referrals are triaged as a priority.
(07) 5612 5225
Both clinics
info@gcteyedoctors.com.au
Call (07) 5612 5200
Robina (07) 5612 5200
Tweed Heads (07) 5612 5222
Monday to Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm
After hours
For a suspected retinal detachment or other eye emergency outside business hours, contact the on-call ophthalmology registrar at Gold Coast University Hospital through the switchboard on 1300 744 284, or send the patient to the Gold Coast University Hospital emergency department. You can also leave a voicemail on (07) 5612 5200; messages are checked after hours.
Referral form
Use your usual letter, or download the one-page referral form and fax or email it to the rooms.
Download referral form (PDF)Keeping you informed
A letter is sent to the referring practitioner after the initial consultation, after any surgery and on discharge.
What happens to your referral
- Referral receivedBy fax, email or post, with relevant history and any imaging.
- Clinical triageDr Weaver's team reviews each referral and books by clinical urgency.
- Specialist assessmentExamination with OCT, wide-field photography and other imaging as needed.
- Treatment planFindings and options are discussed with the patient, including public and private pathways.
- CommunicationA letter with findings and the management plan after the first visit, after any surgery and on discharge.
Training and experience
FRANZCO. Specialist training at Sydney Eye Hospital (KG Howsam Gold Medal), then a two-year W.H. Ross Vitreoretinal Fellowship at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Previously visiting specialist in the retinal unit at Princess Alexandra Hospital; staff specialist at Gold Coast University Hospital. Complex cataract, scleral-fixated and exchanged lenses, retinal detachment, macular hole and membrane surgery, intravitreal therapy and ocular trauma are all managed in-house. About 1,000 operations a year.
Urgency guide
A guide to how referrals are usually prioritised. Actual appointment times depend on demand; please phone for anything urgent.
Same day
- Suspected retinal detachment or retinal tear
- New floaters or flashes (acute PVD)
- Dense vitreous haemorrhage with no retinal view
- Acute vision loss
- Ocular trauma
- Possible endophthalmitis after surgery or injection
Please call (07) 5612 5200
Within 1–2 weeks
- Suspected new wet AMD (ideally within a week)
- New central scotoma or Amsler change
- Vitreous haemorrhage with an attached retina on view
- Macular hole
- Rapid cataract progression
Routine (4–8 weeks)
- Routine cataract assessment
- Complex cataract
- Epiretinal membrane
- Diabetic eye review
- Stable dry AMD, second opinions
What to refer
Vitreoretinal surgery
Retinal detachment, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, vitreous haemorrhage, PVD complications, trauma
Medical retina
Wet AMD, diabetic macular oedema, retinal vein occlusion, diabetic retinopathy
Cataract: routine & complex
Routine cataract, dense cataract, combined cataract and MIGS, IOL exchange, dislocated IOLs, scleral-fixated lenses, combined surgery
Other services
CASA aviation assessments, ocular oncology assessment, refractive lens exchange (self-funded), pterygium
Please include
- Patient name, date of birth, contact details and Medicare number
- Symptoms and duration
- Ocular and medical history
- Medicines, including anticoagulants
- Prior reports or retinal imaging
- Urgency, and private or public preference
Not offered
Please refer elsewhere for children’s eye conditions and squint, neuro-ophthalmology, eyelid and oculoplastic surgery, corneal transplantation and laser vision correction (LASIK or PRK).
Need to discuss a patient?
For urgent referrals please phone the Robina rooms so the patient can be triaged promptly.