The service is designed to offer convenient care for minor medical eye conditions to all patients registered with a Tower Hamlets GP or who are a Tower Hamlets resident.
A new Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS) is now available in Tower Hamlets. MECS is a NHS funded service available to all patients registered with a Tower Hamlets GP or who are a Tower Hamlets resident. The service is designed to offer convenient care for minor medical eye conditions. Examples of eye conditions that can be treated by a MECS are:
- Red eye(s)
- Significant recent discharge or watering from the eye
- Mild trauma, for example a scratch to the outer surface of the eye(s) or lid(s)
- Suspected foreign body in the eye
- Mild pain and/or discomfort in the eyes
The service is provided by local optometrists who have specialist knowledge and skills to carry out this work. MECS can be accessed by self-referral, GP referral or through signposting from another service. Appointments are offered every day of the week and patients can expect to be seen within 24 hours for urgent issues or 48 hours for routine issues.
A list of MECS locations along with contact details are below:
E1
In Focus Optics – Cannon Street Road
149 Cannon St Road, E1 2LX
Mon-Wed: – 10am–6pm
Thur: – closed
Fri: – 3pm–7pm
Sat: – 10am–6pm
Sun: – closed
020 7488 4523
In Focus Optics – White Horse Lane
94 White Horse Lane, E1 4LR
Mon,Tues: – 10am–6pm
Wed & Sat: – No MECS
Thur & Sun: – Closed
Fri: – 3pm–7pm
020 7791 0692
E2
Specsavers – Bethnal Green
Unit 1, 409 Bethnal Green Road, E2 0AN
Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat: – 9am–6pm
Wed: – 10am–6pm
Thu: – 9am–7pm
Sun: – 10am–5pm
020 7324 7520
E3
Scrivens Opticians
531 Roman Road, E3 5EL
Mon–Fri: – 9:00am–5:30pm
Sat: – 9:00am–5:00pm
020 8980 5053
E14
In Focus Optics – Poplar
Unit 1, 223 East India Dock Road, E14 0ED
Tues, Sat: – 10am–6pm
Mon,Weds Fri: – No MECS*
Thurs, Sun: – Closed
*Can offer some Wednesday appts, please call for availability
020 7987 2364
Boots – Canary Wharf
Jubilee Place, 45 Bank St, Canary Wharf, London E14 5NY
Mon, Wed, Thu: – 8.30am–7.30pm
0345 125 3758
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