The following are emergencies and require urgent attention from your general practitioner or ophthalmologist.
• Sudden blindness or very poor vision lasting longer than half an hour.
• A curtain in front of the eye.
• Severe pain in one eye with a simultaneous headache on the same side.
• Any (serious) eye injury.
• Alkaline or acid-burns of the eye.
Other abnormalities
The following symptoms require a normal routine visit to your family doctor or ophthalmologist.
• Gradual deterioration of vision in one or both eyes.
• Eye/ Eyes that water constantly.
• Discharge from the eye. Painful eye/ eyes.
• Persistent red eye / eyes.
• Periodic blurred vision.
• Poor vision in bright or dim light.
• Floating objects, which appear to move in front of the eyes.
• A distorted pupil.
• A “white” pupil.
• Eyes that do not open or close properly.
• Eyelids that appear abnormal.
• Prominent swelling around the eye.
• Protrusion of the eye / eyes.
• Poor vision that cannot be restored to 100% by the prescription of glasses.