Eye Emergencies

If your pet is having an Eye Emergency, our ER is open 24 hours a day!

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Squinting, Bulging, or Closed Eye: This can be an emergent eye situation and your patient should be seen by a veterinarian right away.

Corneal Ulcers: Corneal Scratch/ Injury to Eye/Injury to the Cornea.  These injuries often require surgical treatment and should be seen as soon as possible to prevent further damage, pain, and vision loss. 

Descemetocele: Very deep corneal ulcer.  This is an emergency as the eye is in danger of rupturing.   

Melting Ulcer: Infected Corneal Ulcer.  

Trauma: Cat scratch, dog fight, blunt force, stick/poke injuries.  

Lens Luxation: Change in position of the lens inside the eye.  

Proptosis: Eye protruding from the socket. This is an emergency and you should take your pet for Emergency Treatment

Glaucoma: High pressure inside the eye.  It can cause blindness.  Emergency if not being treated medically by an ophthalmologist already or your pet is suddenly painful or blind.  

Retrobulbar Abscess: Pus-filled Infection behind the eyeball 

Sudden Blindness: This is an emergency 

Uveitis: Inflammation inside the eye.  Should be seen asap if sudden and not already under the care of an Ophthalmologist 

Entropian: Rolling in of the eyelids.  It causes corneal irritation and sometimes ulcers.  This is not an emergency but should be seen asap.

Cataracts: Cloudy/Opaque change to the lens.  Not emergent unless the patient is painful.

Cherry Eye: also called a Prolapsed Gland or a Prolapse of the third eyelid.  This is a common concern.  Not an emergency unless the pet is painful. 

KCS: Dry Eye.  Not emergent unless the patient is squinting or holding the eye shut. 

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