Emergency Eye Care
An eye emergency is any sudden loss of vision, eye injury, chemical splash or severe eye pain, and it needs to be assessed by an eye doctor immediately rather than treated at home.
Speak to a specialist about Emergency Eye Care in Agartala.
What is Emergency Eye Care?
An eye emergency is any sudden loss of vision, eye injury, chemical splash or severe eye pain, and it needs to be assessed by an eye doctor immediately rather than treated at home.
Also known as: Eye injury treatment · Ocular trauma · Urgent eye care
Eye emergencies are one of the few areas of medicine where the first ten minutes, taken by the patient or a bystander, can change the outcome permanently. Knowing what to do — and what never to do — matters as much as reaching us quickly.
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Call 8583948238 or message on WhatsApp- Location
- Colonel Chowmuhani, Agartala
- Serving
- All 8 districts of Tripura
- Cashless
- TPA & insurance
Come in immediately for
- Any chemical splash into the eye — acid, alkali, lime, detergent, pesticide
- A penetrating injury, or any injury from a hammer, grinder, wire or high-speed particle
- Sudden painless loss of vision in one eye
- A curtain, shadow or shower of new floaters and flashes
- Severe eye pain with headache, vomiting and haloes around lights
- A white spot on the cornea with pain and watering, particularly in a contact lens wearer
- Sudden double vision with a drooping eyelid
- Blunt injury with a cricket ball, shuttlecock, elastic cord or fist
First aid — what to do before you reach us
- Chemical splash: irrigate immediately with clean water or saline for at least 20 minutes, holding the lids open, and continue on the way. This is the one emergency where minutes of washing matter more than the journey.
- Penetrating injury or suspected open globe: do NOT wash, press, or attempt to remove anything embedded. Cover with a rigid shield or a paper cup taped over the eye and come at once.
- Blunt injury: apply a cold compress to the surrounding area, not to the eyeball itself, and be examined even if vision seems normal.
- Foreign body sensation: do not rub. Blink, irrigate gently, and come in if it persists.
- Never use home remedies — no oil, no breast milk, no herbal preparation, no leftover steroid drop from a previous illness.
Treatment options at Wills Eye
Immediate irrigation and pH check
For chemical injuries, copious irrigation continues in the clinic until the surface pH normalises. Alkali burns are worse than acid and penetrate faster.
Foreign body removal
Corneal and subtarsal foreign bodies removed at the slit lamp under anaesthetic drops, with rust ring cleared where present.
Corneal abrasion management
Antibiotic cover, lubrication and a bandage lens where needed. Abrasions are extremely painful and heal quickly with correct treatment.
Trauma assessment
Full examination including dilated retinal assessment and imaging where an intraocular foreign body or globe rupture is suspected.
Acute pressure and infection management
Emergency treatment of angle-closure glaucoma and rapid initiation of therapy in severe intraocular infection.
What to expect — step by step
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Call ahead if you can
Telling us what has happened lets us prepare irrigation, theatre or specific medication before you arrive.
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Rapid triage
Chemical injuries are irrigated before any history is taken. Nothing takes priority over washing the eye.
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Examination
Vision recorded in both eyes — important both clinically and medico-legally — followed by a systematic assessment.
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Treatment and review
Immediate management, then close follow-up, since trauma complications such as raised pressure, infection or retinal detachment can appear days later.
Recovery & aftercare
Follow-up after any eye injury is essential even when things look settled. Blunt trauma can raise eye pressure or cause a retinal tear weeks afterwards; a small corneal abrasion can become infected; an angle recession can cause glaucoma years later. Attend every review you are given, even if the eye feels completely normal.
Why timing matters
One instruction saves more eyes than anything else on this page: if a chemical goes into your eye, start washing it immediately with whatever clean water you have and keep washing for twenty minutes. Do not go looking for a doctor first, and do not go looking for a special solution. Time spent irrigating is time the chemical is not burning.
Emergency Eye Care — frequently asked questions
Should I remove something stuck in my eye myself? +
No. Never remove an embedded object. Shield the eye without pressure and come in at once — removing it can let the contents of the eye escape.
My eye was hit but my vision seems fine. Do I still need a check? +
Yes. Blunt trauma can cause retinal tears, bleeding and pressure rises that are painless initially. A dilated examination is important.
Is it safe to use leftover eye drops from an earlier problem? +
No. Steroid drops used on an undiagnosed red eye can turn a treatable infection into a blinding one, and old bottles are contaminated.
What counts as a real eye emergency? +
Chemical splash, penetrating injury, sudden vision loss, severe pain with vomiting and haloes, and a new shadow or shower of floaters. Any of these means today, not tomorrow.
More in General, Optical & Urgent Care
This page is written for general information about emergency eye care and is not a substitute for examination and advice from a qualified eye doctor. Treatment recommendations depend on your individual findings.
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