Relf EyeCare provides emergency eye care for people who are established patients. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms contact your eye care doctor.
- Foreign bodies: An object (i.e. grit, sand, or other unknown objects) that gets in the body and gets stuck. These can cause intense pain, eye irritation, and tearing. You’ll feel like something is stuck in your eye and may experience blurred vision.
- Red eye: The white part of the appears red or common pink. Symptoms you may experience are can include itchiness, burning, irritation, discharge (clear, thick, or pus-like), sensitivity to light, and blurred vision.
- Floaters: Tiny spots, specks, or cobwebs moving across your field of vision. Typically harmless, concerns arise if they become sudden, numerous, or accompanied by flashes of light.
- Flashes: Flashes of light in your peripheral vision (streaks, sparks, or lightning bolts). It can be a symptom of retinal detachment.
- Eye pain: Aching, throbbing, stabbing, or burning pain in the eye. It can be accompanied by redness, swelling, and sensitivity to light.
- Curtain/Shadow in vision: Gradual or sudden loss where you can’t see the full picture out of your eye, like a curtain hanging in the way.
- Scratched Cornea/Abrasion: Usually caused by foreign objects pokes or contact lens issues. It can lead to pain, feeling like something is in the eye, tearing, light sensitivity, and blurred vision.
- Eye infections: bacterial, viral, or allergic (commonly referred to as pinkeye) leading to redness, discharge, pain, inflammation, and irritation.
To protect your eyes, refrain from rubbing them, attemptinh to remove foreign objects yourself, and ensure you flush them with water if necessary. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms call your eye doctor.
If you’re a current Relf Eyecare patient contact us to plan the best course of action.
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