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When your eye suddenly hurts, turns red, or vision changes without warning, you need to see an expert fast. Lucent Family Eye Care is a trusted Vancouver eye emergency clinic that offers same-day urgent care for a wide range of eye concerns. Our Doctors of Optometry are licensed to diagnose and treat many common eye emergencies right in our Vancouver clinic, often faster than you would be seen in a hospital emergency department.
Eye emergencies include sudden vision loss, sudden onset of floaters or flashes of light, a painful red eye, chemical splash, foreign body in the eye, eye trauma, pink eye symptoms, eyelid swelling, double vision, and severe light sensitivity. If you have any of these, call us at 604 777 7579 without waiting.
Yes. A Doctor of Optometry in British Columbia is trained and licensed to diagnose pink eye and prescribe the appropriate treatment, including antibiotic or antiviral drops when needed. Many patients are seen faster at an optometry clinic than at a hospital, making it the ideal first call.
If you have a foreign body in your eye, do not rub the eye. Blink gently, use clean saline or tap water to rinse if it is safe, and call our Vancouver clinic immediately. Our Doctors can remove many foreign bodies in the clinic using advanced equipment and will refer to a trusted eye surgeon if the case requires hospital care.
Red eye has many possible causes, including dry eye, allergies, viral or bacterial infection, contact lens-related irritation, subconjunctival hemorrhage, uveitis, or angle closure glaucoma. Because the causes range from mild to sight-threatening, a professional eye exam is the safest way to know what is actually happening.
Yes, we do our best to see eye emergencies the same day. Please call our Vancouver clinic at 604 777 7579 before coming in so we can reserve a room and equipment, and so we can give you immediate guidance by phone if necessary.
Medically necessary eye visits, including eye emergencies, are typically covered by MSP for all ages in British Columbia. Our team will confirm coverage when you check in and bill MSP directly when applicable.
Most eye emergencies should be seen within hours, not days. Sudden loss of vision, severe pain, chemical splash, or trauma should be seen immediately. If you are unsure, call us, and we will help you decide whether to come in, go to a hospital, or wait for a next-day appointment.
Lucent Family Eye Care is a trusted optometrist and eye clinic serving patients from across Vancouver and the surrounding communities. We welcome families from Marpole, Oakridge, Kerrisdale, South Vancouver, Shaughnessy, Dunbar, Kitsilano, Downtown Vancouver, the West End, Richmond, and Burnaby who are looking for an expert Doctor of Optometry close to home. Whether you are visiting from South Vancouver for a comprehensive eye exam, driving in from Kitsilano for dry eye treatment, bringing your child from Kerrisdale for a pediatric eye exam, or stopping by from Downtown Vancouver for designer eyewear, our Vancouver eye clinic is easy to reach and built around your family’s vision needs.
