Eye pain, sudden blurry vision, an injury, or something stuck in your eye shouldn’t wait for your next routine appointment. Clear & Company Eye Care provides urgent and emergency eye care in Harrisburg, NC, with our eye doctor available to evaluate unexpected eye concerns. Call us, and we’ll help you figure out what to do next.
Emergency Eye Care in Harrisburg, NC
What is an Eye Emergency?
An eye emergency is a sudden injury, symptom, or change in vision that may need prompt attention. Sometimes the problem is obvious, like getting something stuck in your eye. Other times, sudden pain, redness, flashes and floaters, or a change in how you see may be the first sign that something needs a closer look. If you’re unsure, call us and describe what’s happening.
What Are You Looking For?
Eye Exam FAQs
Yes. Optometrists can evaluate and manage many urgent eye problems, including certain injuries, infections, painful or red eyes, foreign objects, and sudden vision changes.
Dr. Randich provides after-hours emergency eye care when appropriate.
A sudden or unexplained change in vision can require prompt attention. If your vision suddenly becomes blurry, distorted, reduced, or otherwise different, contact an eye doctor so the appropriate level of care can be determined.
Avoid rubbing your eye or trying to dig out anything that appears embedded. Call Clear & Company Eye Care and explain what happened so we can help determine the appropriate next step.
A red or irritated eye can have several causes, and not every case of “pink eye” is the same. If you have redness, discharge, swelling, pain, or other new symptoms, contact Clear & Company Eye Care.
Eye Symptoms That Need Prompt Attention
You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong before calling an eye doctor. Some symptoms and situations that may need prompt evaluation include:
- Sudden blurry vision or other unexpected vision changes
- New flashes or floaters
- Eye pain
- A red or painful eye
- Something stuck in your eye
- A scratched eye or suspected corneal abrasion
- Eye injuries
- Signs of a possible eye infection
These symptoms don’t all have the same cause or level of urgency. Call Clear & Company and tell us what you’re experiencing so we can help determine the appropriate next step.
Eye Doctor or Emergency Room?
Some urgent eye problems can be evaluated by our Harrisburg optometrist, while others require hospital-level emergency care. The right choice depends on what happened, how severe it is, and whether you have other injuries or symptoms.
If you’re unsure where to go, call Clear & Company Eye Care and tell us what’s happening so we can help guide your next step.
After-Hours Emergency Eye Care in Harrisburg
Eye emergencies don’t always happen during office hours. Dr. Taylor Randich offers after-hours emergency eye care when appropriate, so you may still have access to an eye doctor when an urgent problem can’t wait until the next business day.
What to Expect at Your Visit
Emergency eye care focuses on identifying what’s wrong and determining what needs to happen next. Dr. Randich will start by learning what happened and what symptoms you’re experiencing, then perform the testing needed to evaluate your eyes.
We’ll explain what we find and provide treatment when appropriate or help you get to the right level of care if you need something beyond what we can provide.
Common Eye Emergencies
Eye Injuries & Scratched Eyes
A bump, scratch, or injury can leave your eye painful, watery, red, or sensitive to light. Even when an injury seems minor, it can be difficult to tell how without a thorough eye exam.
Foreign Objects in the Eye
Something stuck in your eye may scratch the surface of the eye. Avoid rubbing or trying to dig out an object Call our eye doctor so we can help determine the next steps.
Red or Painful Eyes
Redness and eye pain can have many causes. If redness is sudden, painful, or accompanied by changes in your vision, contact us for guidance.
Eye Infections
Redness, discharge, swelling, irritation, and discomfort can be signs of an eye infection. We examine your eyes to recommend the right care.
Sudden Changes
Sudden blurry vision, loss of vision, or unexpected change in how you see should be taken seriously. Contact us so we can help determine whether you need an urgent evaluation or emergency care.
Flashes & Floaters
New flashes of light or a sudden increase in floaters can sometimes signal a problem involving the retina. If these symptoms appear suddenly, contact an eye doctor promptly for guidance and evaluation.
Need Urgent Eye Care? Call Us
When something suddenly changes with your eyes or vision, don’t wait and wonder what to do. Call Clear & Company Eye Care for emergency eye care in Harrisburg and tell us what’s happening. We’ll help determine whether Dr. Randich should see you or whether another level of emergency care is the better next step.