Foreign objects or stabbing pains in your eye? Don’t wait!
Eye Emergencies in Weatherford
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 Family EyeCare Center for emergency eye care.
Our Weatherford 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 Weatherford 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 Weatherford as soon as possible.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Jonathan Hebda O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Jonathan Hebda, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry with honors from the Illinois College of Optometry in 2009. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of South Carolina in 2005. Dr. Hebda…
Maria Soto O.D.
Maria Soto, O.D. received her Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston College of Optometry in 2021, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University. Her fields of special interest…
Christopher Envani O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Dr. Christopher Envani received his Doctor of Optometry from the Illinois College of Optometry in 1993 and completed a pediatrics residency at the Illinois Eye Institute in 1994. Dr. Envani has been published in the Journal of…
Patient Reviews
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Skippy - Jun 13, 2026
The STAFF is nothing but Amazing and Helpful! We are private pay now since I’ve been a Stay At Home ... Show MoreMom and my husband is self employed.
Everyone was extremely helpful and I never felt pressured into buying their products or any additional Services. If anything, they helped my oldest pick out an affordable pair of glasses, which I was extremely grateful for.
I walked into that doctor’s office with my four girls, two of them under two and two older ones. I always have a hard time taking all four of the kids to any kind of doctors appointment because it can be really overwhelming for me.
The front desk staff said that I was holding it all together very well, and that all four girls were well-behaved, which was honestly a surprise. Hearing that meant the world to me. And made me feel even more comfortable being there at that doctors office.
Highly recommend!!!
Chris G. - Jun 12, 2026
Super kind people who took great care of me during an emergency situation.
Urgent Eye Care in Weatherford
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- Monday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Insurance Plans Show More
- VSP
- Medicare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Spectera
- Eye Med
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross
- MetLife
Have an eye emergency?
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