Urgency guide
Urgent — contact same day
- Sudden vision loss
- Suspected retinal detachment
- Acute angle closure glaucoma
- Chemical injury
- Penetrating eye injury
- Endophthalmitis
- Corneal ulcer not responding to treatment
Semi-urgent — within 1–2 weeks
- New or worsening floaters with flashes
- Significant IOP elevation
- Rapidly progressive diabetic retinopathy
- Acute optic neuritis or sudden optic disc swelling
- New unexplained visual field defect
Routine — standard wait
- Cataract assessment
- Glaucoma monitoring
- Macular degeneration review
- Eyelid lesions / lumps / blepharoplasty assessment
- Dry eye
- Refractive queries
- Neuro-ophthalmology assessment (chronic or stable)
- Optic disc anomaly for detailed evaluation
Neuro-ophthalmology referrals
Dr. Scheepers accepts neuro-ophthalmology referrals from family physicians, nurse practitioners, neurologists, and optometrists. These include:
- Optic disc swelling or pallor
- Suspected papilloedema
- Optic neuritis
- Unexplained visual field loss
- Diplopia and ocular motility disorders
- Afferent pupillary defects
A detailed optic disc examination with OCT nerve fibre layer analysis is performed. Where clinically indicated, Dr. Scheepers arranges MRI brain and orbit imaging directly, facilitating timely workup without requiring patients to return to their GP for imaging referral.
Please include in referral
- Visual acuity (both eyes)
- IOP if measured
- Relevant ocular and systemic history
- Current medications (especially anticoagulants, tamsulosin)
- Urgency reason
- If an Optos widefield fundus image was performed and a retinal tear is identified, please forward the image with the referral
Fax referrals to: (778) 699-4546 — Your Eye Surgeons Kelowna
For urgent cases, also call (250) 861-3001 during clinic hours.