Emergency Eye Care Redding

Eye emergencies are a delicate matter and when at all possible, no chance should be taken. Accidents do happen and it’s important to seek medical attention as quickly as possible for all major eye and eyelid injuries, or any related issues. Some eye emergencies include cuts, scratches, and objects in your eye, chemical exposure, burns, and blunt injuries to your eye or eyelid. Your eye is easily damaged so, if left untreated, any of these conditions can lead to loss of vision. Eye problems such as painful red-eye that is not due to any injury, still requires a trip to our Redding emergency eye doctor, at Enterprise Optometry Group.

Optical Emergencies 96002

Other eye emergencies include a black eye, which is normally caused by direct trauma to your eye or face, and can be treated with a cold compress. A chemical injury to your eye can be caused by common household products such as cleaning solutions, or can also be an accident related to your work. With any type of chemical burn, immediate attention is necessary in order to avoid permanent damage to your cornea. It is vital to flush out your eye with clean water, or salt water (saline), and immediately seek urgent care with our Redding emergency eye doctor.

Injuries caused by foreign objects in your eye, and eye and eyelid cuts, also require immediate attention, as do possible corneal injuries. An injury that damages your cornea, or lens, can also threaten your vision. All these injuries are considered eye emergencies and treatment should be administered right away to prevent further damage. Generally speaking, you should seek emergency medical care with our Redding emergency eye doctor if you have a cut or scratch or something has penetrated your eyeball, if any chemical has gotten into your eye, if headache or nausea accompanies your eye pain, if your vision is affected in any way, or if there is any bleeding that won’t stop. When tending to the injury before getting to Enterprise Optometry Group, always remember that only clean, washed hands should touch the injured eye and it should not be rubbed or pressed. Do not remove contact lenses unless there is fast swelling, a chemical injury has occurred and they did not come out during the water flush, or you can’t get to a medical professional immediately. Do not use tweezers, cotton swabs, or anything else on the injured eye itself and try to get to our Redding emergency eye doctor as soon as possible.

Corneal Injuries Redding
3080 Victor Ave
Redding, California 96002
530-222-3166

By Enterprise Optometry Group

May 22, 2014