At Vision Institute, we are always happy to see patients on short notice for emergency eye care in Colorado Springs. We are open for all urgent eye care issues during the Covid-19 Pandemic. All our doctors have extensive experience with ocular emergencies.
If you are experiencing any of the following, you may have an ocular emergency.
If you have any questions, call our office at 719-559-2020. After hours? Follow the prompts and you will be in touch with our doctor on call. We are here to help!
If you have sustained a life threatening injury immediately call 911 or head to the nearest hospital’s emergency room.
If you are experiencing any of the following, you may have an ocular emergency.
- Chemical splashes and burns
- Sudden vision loss
- Distorted vision
- Sudden onset light sensitivity (photophobia)
- Sudden double vision (diplopia)
- Sudden onset eye pain
- Blunt trauma
- Penetrating trauma
- Foreign object/matter into eye
- Ocular scratches (abrasions)
- Flashes and/or sudden onset floaters
- Sudden glare/halos around lights
- Sudden droopy lid (Ptosis)
- Swelling of the lid
- Ocular discharge
- Red/Pink eye
If you have any questions, call our office at 719-559-2020. After hours? Follow the prompts and you will be in touch with our doctor on call. We are here to help!
If you have sustained a life threatening injury immediately call 911 or head to the nearest hospital’s emergency room.