Foreign objects or stabbing pains in your eye? Don’t wait!
Eye Emergencies in Baytown Town Square
Experiencing a stab of pain in your eye?
Sudden changes in vision? Images appearing faded, blurry or foggy?
Got chemicals or another foreign object or substance in your eye?
Come visit Memorial Eye Center - Texas Ave, Baytown for emergency eye care.
Our Baytown Town Square optometrists can help you preserve your vision and eye health.
We understand that accidents happen.
Our optometrists know exactly what to do to help you through your eye care emergency.
Whether it’s a workplace accident, an at-home incident, or some other emergency requiring immediate attention, we’re here to help you preserve your eye health and sight!
What To Do If You Have an Eye Emergency
First things first. Don’t panic! Staying calm is the best way to help you think straight and help those around you to remain calm. Often, it’s not necessary to go to an emergency room for eye emergencies. In fact, the vast majority of people who go to the emergency room for eye care could have received treatment from their local optometrist instead.
If you’re unsure whether you’re experiencing an eye emergency, give us a call immediately! Delay may increase the risk of serious complications and may result in vision loss.
Until you see your eye doctor or seek urgent care, avoid the following:
- Don’t try to remove an embedded object out of your eye
- If your eye is injured, don’t press on it or rub it
- Dry cotton and sharp instruments such as tweezers should never be used on the eye.
Whether you’ve had a workplace accident or an at-home incident, our eye doctors are here to help
Eye Emergencies FAQs
Eye emergencies are anything that may cause permanent damage to your eyes or vision without timely intervention from an eye care professional.
The most common types of eye emergencies include:
- A blow, poke or other trauma to the eye
- Sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes
- Chemical spills in the eye
- Foreign object embedded in the eye
- Sudden appearance of light flashes or floaters
- Contact lens lost in the eye
Symptoms of an eye infection typically include itching, burning, redness, crusty and watery eyes. See a Baytown Town Square eye doctor if your symptoms last over 4 days or if you experience intense pain, redness, blurred vision or light sensitivity.
Most of the time, a person can easily remove debris from the eye by repeatedly blinking to get the debris out. If that doesn’t work, you can wash your eye with saline (sterile salt water) to flush out any dust and dirt from your eye, or use streaming tap water.
However, you may scratch your cornea while attempting to get an object out which can cause further sight-threatening complications.
So the best thing you can do in this kind of eye emergency is to get to your eye doctor in Baytown Town Square as soon as possible.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Luc Waked O.D.
Luc Waked, O.D., received his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2024. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2020. As a licensed Therapeutic…
Brandon Moderhack
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
- Professional Certification
Dr. Brandon Moderhack comes to Texas State Optical Baytown after finishing a year residency at the Eye Center of Texas in 2015. During his residency, Dr. Moderhack treated a large variety of ocular disease and surgery co-management…
Chris Warford O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist, Optometric Glaucoma Specialist
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
Chris Warford, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry, with Honors, from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 1980. He also earned his Bachelor of Science in Optometry from the University of Houston. He is a…
Christopher Mathews O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Christopher Mathews, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry in 2018 from the University of Houston College of Optometry and earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Purdue University. His special field of interest is specialty…
Jenny Tan O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist, Optometric Glaucoma Specialist
Languages:
English, Cantonese
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Jenny Tan, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2018, graduating with Honors and earned her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Baylor University. Dr. Tan is a licensed…
Patient Reviews
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Urgent Eye Care in Baytown Town Square
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- Monday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Tuesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Thursday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Friday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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- VSP
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Have an eye emergency?
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