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Community Eye Clinics

Want your eyes checked? No referral letter needed. Just walk in to any of these Community Eye Clinics and you will be seen by an eye doctor (an ophthalmology specialist and their team).

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Your eye care journey

Here is how abiskita's eye care usually goes. Not everyone needs every step.

During office hours
  1. Community Eye ClinicWalk in. No referral letter needed.
  2. Community ophthalmologistAn eye specialist examines your eyes and treats most problems.
  3. RIPAS Eye CentreTertiary specialist evaluation, treatment or admission.
After office hours
  1. Emergency DepartmentAfter office hours, on Fridays and on Sundays.
  2. On-call ophthalmologistThe eye doctor on call sees urgent eye problems.
  3. RIPAS Eye CentreTertiary specialist evaluation, treatment or admission.

What is a Community Eye Clinic?

Community Eye Clinics are walk-in eye clinics held at health centres. The eye doctors come to a health centre near you, so the public can get a specialist eye review without waiting for a referral letter.

This service is unique to Brunei Darussalam. In most other countries, patients first see a general doctor, ask for a referral, and wait for a hospital appointment before they can see an eye specialist. In Brunei, you can walk straight in.

Who can come?

  • Anyone. It does not matter where you live. You can go to any Community Eye Clinic, even if it is not your own health centre.
  • Come if you have an eye problem, such as blurred vision, a red or painful eye, new floaters, or any worry about your eyes.
  • If you have diabetes, glaucoma in the family, or are over 40, ask the doctor how often you should have your eyes checked.

Days and times

Office hours: 7.45 am to 12.15 pm, and 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm.

Please come in good time before the clinic closes, so there is enough time for triage, a vision check and assessment by the doctor.

  • Rimba Health Centre: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
  • Berakas Health Centre: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
  • Sengkurong Health Centre: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
  • Muara Health Centre: Thursday
  • Temburong (PIHM Hospital): first and third Saturday of every month

After hours or an emergency?

  • After office hours, on Fridays and on Sundays: go to a hospital Emergency Department.
  • Any emergency: go to the nearest hospital Emergency Department straight away. For any other medical emergency, call 991 or go to the Emergency Department.

What to bring

  • Your identity card
  • Your glasses or contact lenses
  • All your eye drops, and a list of the medicines you take
  • If your pupils are widened with eye drops, your vision may be blurry for a few hours. Do not drive yourself home: bring someone who can take you.

This information is correct as of 6 October 2026. Days and times can change, especially on public holidays.