Foreign objects or stabbing pains in your eye? Don’t wait!
Eye Emergencies in Midtown
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 Ducklo EyeCare for emergency eye care.
Our Midtown 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 Midtown 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 Midtown as soon as possible.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Tommy Ducklo O.D.
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English
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Tommy Ducklo, a Nashville native, is a distinguished retired optometrist who dedicated many years of service to his community. He graduated from The Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1978. Throughout his esteemed…
Steven Williams O.D.
Dr. Steven A. Williams is from a small town in West Tennessee named Savannah. After graduating high school in 2013, he went on to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He graduated in 2017 with his Bachelor of Science in…
Shirnil Channappa O.D.
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English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
- Professional Certification
Dr. Shirnil Channappa received his undergraduate degree in Life Sciences from Pennsylvania State University in 1995. In May 2000, he graduated from the University of Alabama - Birmingham with his doctorate in Optometry. His interest in…
Matthew Colonna O.D.
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English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
- Professional Certification
Dr. Colonna is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a degree in Chemistry. Through a mentorship during college, he found his love of Optometry. Dr. Matthew Colonna enjoys the challenge of finding solutions for daily vision issues…
Blair Solomon O.D.
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English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Blair Solomon is a born and raised Nashvillian. She grew up in Brentwood and attended Brentwood High School. After graduation she made her way east to Rocky Top where she studied nutrition and business administration at the…
Kaley Ferro O.D.
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English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Kaley Stinnett Ferro grew up in Hendersonville, TN, where she graduated from Pope John Paul II high school. She received her Bachelor of Science for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She then went on to earn her Doctorate…
Jessica Ditto O.D.
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English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
- Professional Certification
Jessica Ditto, O.D., received her Doctor of Optometry from the Southern College of Optometry in 2006 and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Ditto was born in Tennessee and returned…
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Urgent Eye Care in Midtown
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- Monday 9:15 am - 6:00 pm
- Tuesday 9:15 am - 6:00 pm
- Wednesday 7:15 am - 4:00 pm
- Thursday 7:15 am - 4:00 pm
- Friday 7:15 am - 4:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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- VSP
- Medicare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Cigna
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- Davis Vision
- EyeMed
- Superior Vision
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Have an eye emergency?
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