Emergency Eye Care
Our eye doctors provide emergency eye care services in Watertown for a variety of ocular emergencies. If you or a family member is experiencing an eye emergency, please contact us immediately so that we can help you.
When Should You Get Urgent Eye Care
The American Optometric Association recommends seeking medical attention if you experience:
- A burning or stinging sensation
- One eye not moving like the other
- Decreased vision or double vision
- Sensitivity to light
- Bruising and/or bleeding around the eye
- Blood in the white of your eye
- Eye discharge
- A severe itching sensation in your eye
- New or severe headaches
Types of Eye Emergencies
The following conditions are considered eye emergencies that require professional care. If you experience these symptoms, please contact us immediately for urgent eye care in Watertown.
Red Eyes
If you are experiencing a red eye with discharge, you need emergency eye care. Pink eye, otherwise known as conjunctivitis, is viral and contagious and it’s important to get this condition treated promptly. Pink eye is not the only condition that causes redness with discharge, so it’s important to have an optometrist look for the other symptoms of a red eye that might be sight-threatening.
Foreign Body or Chemical Burn
If you get something stuck in your eye or experience a chemical burn, do not hesitate to contact us for care. We will help you safely remove the foreign object or tend to your injury.
Sudden Change in Vision
A sudden vision change may indicate a retinal or corneal defect that can cause permanent vision loss if left untreated. One example is retinal detachment. If you’re seeing flashing lights and spots and/or a shower of floating spots from within the eye, you may have a detached retina. Other serious conditions may also cause sudden vision changes and warrant emergency eye care.