If you have any of the symptoms listed below, please call our office right away and we will see you as soon as possible the same day. If you are unsure if what you are experiencing needs urgent care, please call our office at 212-852-4880.
- Flashes of light or floating spots that are new or getting worse
- A shadow or “curtain” in your vision
- Redness, burning, stinging, eye pain
- Mucus discharge
- Moderate to severe itching of the eyes
- Tearing and/or light sensitivity
- Sudden blur or loss of part or all of your vision
- Acute eye injuries such as mascara brush, fingernail, paper cut, chemical exposure or foreign object in your eye or any trauma to your eye
After office hours, please go to the emergency room at either Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital 210 East 64th St (betw 2nd and 3rd Ave) or New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (310 East 14th St at 2nd Ave).