This short video stresses the importance of knowing the hazards at home and in the workplace regarding your eyes. In this video, we review a few actual incidents where people lost part or all of their vision, along with one whose vision was saved by safety eyewear.
Our Northwest & Southwest Calgary optometrists are always willing to help, should you ever require emergency services for eye infections, eye injuries and other eye urgencies. Ocular emergencies can arise at any time and it's best you don’t try to judge the severity yourself, but rather seek the opinion of an eye doctor to minimize the risk of permanently affecting your vision. We are able to examine the front surface of the eye and digitally scan inside the eye using modern equipment. It is important to rule out infections and damage to the delicate structures of the eye.
It is not always necessary to go to an emergency room for eye emergencies, and studies have shown that an overwhelming number of emergency room visits could have been treated by an optometrist. The most common reasons for emergency room visits include foreign bodies in the eye, severe eye allergies, and eye infections.
When you encounter symptoms such as those listed above, an immediate evaluation or consultation is advisable. Please call Blink Eyewear - Optometry if you are experiencing an eye emergency of any kind.
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A foreign body, such as an eyelash, sawdust, sand, or dirt, can get into the eye and cause irritation or pain. Depending on what it is and how the injury happened, the foreign body may pierce the eye and cause serious injury or it may simply go away with no long-term problem.
The foreign object may set off a cascade of events resulting in dilation of the surrounding vessels, and subsequent edema of the lids, conjunctiva, and cornea. If not removed promptly, a foreign body can cause serious infection.
If anything is stuck in your eye for more than a few hours, you must immediately stop trying to remove it yourself. The eye is an extremely delicate organ and any attempts to try anything extraordinary can have serious adverse results.
If there is a foreign body in your eyes, such as a piece of grit, our Creekside, West Springs or Crowfoot eye doctors may try to remove it. First, they will place anesthetic eye drops in the affected eye to numb it and prevent any pain. Your eye may feel a bit uncomfortable once the anesthetic eye drops have worn off but that will diminish as the foreign body is removed and your abrasion heals.
If the foreign body is easy to get to, it may be possible to remove it by simply rinsing your eye with water, or by gently wiping it away. However, if this is unsuccessful, your eye doctor may try and remove the foreign body by lifting it out with a small instrument.
If debris becomes trapped underneath your upper eyelid or you have scratches (abrasions) on your cornea, your eye doctor would likely have to gently turn your eyelid inside out to remove the foreign body.
Sometimes a fast-moving foreign body can penetrate the outer eye layers. If you are experiencing severe redness, pain, and sensitivity to light, please call our West Springs office, Creekside office, or Crowfoot office for further instructions. Doing nothing or delaying care can lead to irreversible vision loss.
Some symptoms that require emergency service include, but are not limited to:
While waiting for professional medical assistance, please do not:
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