Treatment depends on the diagnosis, the severity, and how quickly care begins — and our focus is always on stopping damage, relieving pain, and giving your eye the best chance to heal. Many emergencies call for immediate medication: drops and oral medicines to rapidly lower pressure in acute angle-closure glaucoma, continued irrigation for chemical injuries, and prompt antibiotics for serious infections.
Some emergencies need a procedure or surgery to prevent permanent vision loss. Retinal tears may be sealed with laser before a detachment develops; retinal detachments and penetrating injuries are repaired surgically; embedded foreign bodies are removed under magnification; and laser peripheral iridotomy relieves dangerous pressure in angle-closure glaucoma. Sudden painless vision loss is treated as a possible stroke, with time-sensitive coordination alongside stroke specialists.
Depending on your condition, we may use pressure-lowering drops, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory or dilating drops, and carefully managed pain relief. Numbing drops are used only in our office, never at home, and if there is bleeding in the eye we recommend acetaminophen rather than aspirin or NSAIDs.
