When every moment matters for your vision.
While most eye care happens in our clinic, some serious conditions need immediate attention in a hospital setting. The ophthalmology specialists at ECU Health Medical Center provide 24/7 emergency eye care and offer consultations for hospitalized patients with eye or vision-related symptoms or complications.
If you’re experiencing sudden changes in your vision, severe eye pain or a visible injury to the eye, it’s important to seek medical attention right away. Quick treatment is essential to help prevent further vision loss or eye damage.
Common emergencies include:
- Sudden vision loss
- Eye trauma, including orbital fractures and globe rupture
- Chemical burns
- Acute angle-closure glaucoma
- Infection in the eye (endophthalmitis) or the tissue around it (orbital cellulitis)
- Eye problems caused by increased intracranial pressure
- Corneal injuries
- Double vision or problems with eye movement due to cranial nerve palsies (fourth nerve palsy and sixth nerve palsy)
- Blood in the eye (hyphema)
- Unexplained blind spots or other visual field defects
Available services include:
- Diagnosis and treatment of eye injuries and other emergencies
- Repair of open globe injury – a full-thickness cut or defect in the eye wall
- Management of severe eye infections