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Many eye problems feel like emergencies, but most we can safely handle in our office the same day. Our walk-in clinic can treat red, painful, or infected eyes, minor scratches, and objects on the surface of the eye, often faster and with more specialized care than a general ER.

Not sure which you need? Call our office and our team will help you decide.

A red eye is one of the most common reasons patients walk in. Redness happens when small blood vessels on the surface of the eye become swollen or irritated.

Common causes include allergies, dry eye, pink eye (conjunctivitis), contact lens overwear, and a broken blood vessel. A broken blood vessel looks alarming but is usually harmless. Other causes, like inflammation inside the eye or a sudden rise in eye pressure, can threaten your vision.

Come in the same day if your red eye comes with pain, light sensitivity, blurry vision, discharge, or if you wear contact lenses. We’ll find the cause and start the right treatment.

Floaters are small specks, threads, or cobwebs that drift across your vision. Flashes look like sparks or streaks of light, often at the edge of your vision. Both are common as the vitreous gel inside the eye naturally changes with age.

A sudden increase in floaters, new flashes, or a shadow or curtain across part of your vision can signal a retinal tear or detachment. We need to check these as soon as possible, because early treatment can help protect your sight.

We’ll perform a dilated retinal exam to look for tears. If we find a problem, our team can coordinate retina care right away. Plan to have someone drive you home, since dilation blurs your vision for a few hours.

Eye pain can feel like burning, aching, stabbing, or a gritty, scratchy sensation. It may come from the surface of the eye, from deeper inside the eye, or from the area around it.

Common causes include a scratched cornea, dry eye, infection, contact lens irritation, and inflammation. Severe eye pain with blurred vision, halos around lights, headache, or nausea can be a sign of acute angle-closure glaucoma, which is a medical emergency. Seek care immediately if you have these symptoms.

Don’t rub a painful eye. If you wear contacts, remove them and bring them to your visit.

Eye infections can affect the eyelids, the surface of the eye, or the cornea. Signs include redness, swelling, discharge, crusting on the lashes, itching, and a gritty feeling.

We commonly treat pink eye, styes, eyelid infections, and contact lens-related infections. Pink eye can be viral, bacterial, or allergic, and each needs different care. An exam helps you get the right treatment instead of guessing.

Contact lens wearers with a red, painful eye should be seen promptly. These symptoms can signal a corneal ulcer, an infection that can scar the cornea if it isn’t treated quickly. Stop wearing your lenses until you’ve been examined.

Dust, sand, metal shavings, eyelashes, and other small particles can get stuck on the surface of your eye. You may feel like something is in your eye, with tearing, redness, and pain when you blink.

If blinking or rinsing with clean water doesn’t clear it, come in. Don’t rub your eye or try to remove the object with tweezers or a cotton swab. That can scratch the cornea.

We’ll numb your eye, safely remove the particle, and check for scratches. Particles from grinding or hammering metal can travel at high speed. If an object has pierced the eye or is stuck in it, go to the ER.

Any sudden change in your vision deserves prompt attention. This includes new blurriness, double vision, distorted or wavy lines, dark spots, or a loss of side vision.

Sudden vision changes can have many causes, from dry eye or a shift in your prescription to more serious problems affecting the retina, optic nerve, or eye pressure, such as glaucoma. Some of these are time-sensitive, and early diagnosis can make a real difference.

If you suddenly lose vision in one or both eyes, or your vision changes along with weakness, numbness, or trouble speaking, call 911.