Emergency Eye Care

Eye Care When You Need It Most

We offer emergency eye care for injuries and symptoms that require immediate attention. Our office at Prairie Vision is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment that allows us to obtain an unprecedented view of your eyes so we can diagnose infections, damage, eye diseases, and other underlying conditions.

Call us immediately if you need urgent eye care. Even a seemingly minor injury can cause significant, long-term damage. If your emergency occurs outside our regular hours, you can reach our on-call optometrist by calling our after-hours emergency number.

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What to Do When You Have an Eye Emergency

DO NOT…

Apply pressure or rub your injured eye
Attempt to remove a foreign body stuck in or embedded in your eye
Use tweezers, cotton swabs (except for eyelids), or other tools in your eyes
Use medications or ointments in your eye not prescribed by your eye doctor
Take your contact lenses out

DO…

Call us immediately

When to Get Emergency Eye Care

An eye emergency is any condition, injury, or disease that can impact your long-term eye health and vision. This can include:

Pink eye
Foreign object in the eye
Eye trauma
Eye infections
Foreign objects stuck in the eye
Scratched eyes
Sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes
Dislodged contact lenses

Not all emergencies are apparent. Signs of a condition requiring emergency care can include (but aren’t limited to):

Flashes of light or black spots suddenly in your vision
A “curtain-like” loss of vision
Eye pain
Uncomfortable, itchy, or irritated eyes
Bruising around the eye (black eye)
Seeing sudden halos or rainbows around light
Loss of peripheral vision
Sudden hazy or blurred vision, seemingly out of nowhere
Red, crusty, or swollen eyelids
Eyelids that will not open because they are swollen or infected
Sudden double vision
Sudden red or painful eyes

If you experience any of these signs or conditions, please call us immediately.

Our Location

We serve clients of all ages from Wainwright, Viking, Vermilion, Provost, Lloydminster (Alberta), Macklin (Saskatchewan), and the surrounding areas.