NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Ophthalmology is the study of medical conditions relating to the eye. We provide ophthalmology services in Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti.
Call the ophthalmology department on 04 806 0992
The ophthalmology service is based on Level 9 of the Grace Neill Block at Wellington Regional Hospital.
How to get to the Grace Neill Block
Street address:
Grace Neill Block — Level 9
Wellington Regional Hospital
49 Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington 6021
We run eyes clinics at:
We look at medical conditions related to the eye, including:
We also care for pēpi with eye conditions in the neonatal intensive care unit at Wellington Regional Hospital.
When you come to one of our eye clinics you will often be assessed or treated by several members of the eye department team. You may be in the eye department for several hours as we do various tests or treat your condition.
As part of the examination of your eyes, we may need to put drops into your eyes to dilate the pupil. This is so the back of the eye (retina) can be examined. The drops may cause blurred vision and light sensitivity.
A referral by a healthcare provider (such as a GP or optometrist) is required for this service.
