EMERGENCIES:
conditions which require immediate attention
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Sudden
loss of vision (with or without pain)
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Seeing
flashes of light
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Seeing
floaters\ spots\veils\curtains
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Missing
vision or obscured vision
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Eye
injuries\blunt trauma\puncture wounds
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Exposure
to chemicals or cleaning agents
URGENCIES: conditions which require
attention within 24 hours
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Sudden
onset of blurred vision
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Sudden
onset of double vision
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Severe
or moderate red eyes
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Severe
or moderate eye or eyelid pain
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Severe
or moderate sensitivity to light
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Severe
eye or eyelid itching
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Foreign
particle in eyes
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Eyes
with colored discharge (green, yellow, brown,
pink, white)
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Eye
or eyelid swelling
PRIORITIES:
conditions which require attention as soon as
possible
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Mild
red eyes
-
Mild
eye pain or discomfort
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Mild
eye or eyelid itching
-
Blurred
vision (constant or intermittent)
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Eyestrain
or headaches
-
Delayed
focusing
-
Double
vision
-
Eye
or eyelid bumps\lumps\growths
PRIORITIES
FOR CHILDREN: your child is probably having
a vision problem if they
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- Can’t
see what other can
- Eyes
appear misaligned
Squinting
- Excessive
blinking
- Rubbing
eyes
- Turning
or tilting head to see
- Closing
an eye to see
- Holding
things too close
- Sitting
too close to TV
- Eyestrain
at the computer
- Headaches
with desk work
- Losing
place while reading
- Sleepiness
with reading
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- Words
move or float when reading
- Poor
concentration
- Trouble
copying from the board
- Sloppy
handwriting
- Letter
or word reversals
- Slow
learning or reading
- Attention
problems
- Delinquent
behavior
- Poor
sports performance
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