EYE EMERGENCIES

For life-threatening emergencies, please go directly to the nearest Hospital ER.

 

After-hours ER calls are limited to established patients only. If you are an established patient, you may call (214)893-3918.

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Please reserve these calls for genuine sight-threatening emergencies, as it may take up to two hours to receive a return call.

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Calls made between 10 pm and 7 am will be directed to voicemail and may not be returned until the following morning to allow our doctor sufficient rest.

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These following symptoms may be cause for concern:
 

• Bleeding or other discharge from or around the eye

• Bruising

• Decreased vision

• Loss of vision, total or partial, in one eye or both

• Pupils of unequal size

• Redness or bloodshot appearance

• A sensation of something in the eye

• Sensitivity to light

• Stinging or burning in the eye

• One eye is not moving like the other

• One eye is sticking out or bulging

• Nausea or headache occurring with eye pain (this may be a symptom of glaucoma or stroke).