Ophthalmology

Last updated: Tuesday 20 May 2025

General introduction

We provide care for a wide range of eye conditions including: 

  • emergency eye care
  • age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
  • children’s eye conditions and diseases
  • cataracts
  • cornea
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • medical retina conditions
  • glaucoma
  • oculoplastics (treats the tissues surrounding the eye ball, including eyelids, extra-ocular muscles and tear system)
  • neuro-ophthalmology
  • squint / ocular motility (eye movement)
  • low vision 

We have a wide range of diagnostic equipment which is used to monitor various eye diseases. This often means you may have a variety of tests during your visit and see different eye care professionals at your appointment. 

Types of clinics

Most of the appointments are face to face, but we do offer telephone clinics for certain clinics. 

We undertake “virtual clinics” whereby you will come to the eye clinic to have various clinical tests completed and the results are then analysed by a senior clinician on a different day. The outcome of the tests will be sent to you by letter. 

The service also has an Eye Clinic Liaison Officer to support patients. Read more on how to access this service. 

All general and specialist ophthalmology clinics are held in Daresbury Wing, Warrington Hospital. There are some services that are held at Halton Health Hub for Orthoptic and Optometry services. 

Some day case procedures are undertaken in Daresbury Wing such as injections and laser treatments. All other surgery is undertaken in main Theatres in Warrington Hospital. Please do check your letter which will advise you where you should attend on your appointment day. 

How to access this service

Referrals are received via GP’s, community optometrists, diabetic eye screening, urgent care, health visitors and other heath professionals. 

Your GP or optometrist can refer you to the eye clinic. We are not able to provide a walk in service and all patients require a referral to access the service. 

For routine children’s referrals your child’s health visitor or GP can refer your child to Orthoptics.

For those individuals that are already under the care of the hospital eye service and have concerns regarding their condition, they can call the ophthalmology triage line on 01925 662694. This telephone number is for urgent enquiries and not for routine queries or appointment issues. 

If you have any concerns regarding your eyes / vision there is also an urgent eyecare service in the community This service is free service for urgent eye conditions. This is not a service for routine sight tests. 

About the team

Our team consists of many different eye care professionals and supporting staff. We have the following eye care professionals in the team: 

Consultant Oculoplastics and Clinical Lead - Mr Mark Halliwell
Consultant Medical Retina Lead - Miss Kaveri Mandal
Consultant Glaucoma Lead - Miss Marta Hovan
Consultant Medical Retina and Governance Lead - Miss Shalini Singhal
Paediatric, Strabismus and Neuro-Ophthalmology Locum Consultant - Ms Haya Razzouk
Consultant in Glaucoma - Miss Cristina Gallego
Consultant in Ophthalmology- Mr Eslam El-kohly 
Consultant in Glaucoma - Mr Mohamed Omar  
Associate Specialist in Paediatric Ophthalmology - Dr Giri Hebbar
Associate Specialist in Medical Retina – Dr Manav Khera
Specialty Doctor- Dr Anamika Srivastava
Specialty Doctor - Dr Efe Saygin
Specialty Doctor - Dr Ayushna Ganguly
Ophthalmic Nurse Manager - Lesley O’Hara
Principal Optometrist - Elaine Clarke
Head Orthoptist - Sonia MacDiarmid

Useful information

Cataract surgery
Low vision clinic
Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO)
Paediatric (children’s) Ophthalmology

Contact Us

Telephone

General appointments:  01925 662155 / 01925 275250
Emergency eye care only: 01925 662694
Ophthalmic Day Case ward: 01925 275286
Optometry Team: 01925 662485
Orthoptic department: 01925 662772
Eye Clinic Liaison Officer: Thomas Gough – 07762001167

Address

Ophthalmology department / eye clinic 
Daresbury Wing
Warrington Hospital 

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