Emergency Services

We are always willing to help you if you are experiencing an eye emergency. Our doctors at Kung Eye provide prompt and skillful emergency treatment services for ocular infections, injuries, and other conditions.  The following are some of the most common eye emergencies that we evaluate and treat:

• Eye infections (“pink eye”).
• Eyelid pain and swelling.
• Direct eye trauma/sports injuries.
• Chemical injuries.
• Corneal and conjunctival foreign body.
• Vitreous floaters.
• Iritis/eye inflammation.
• Adverse reactions to contact lenses.
• Corneal ulcer.
• Severe dry eye and allergies.

There are certain ocular signs and symptoms that warrant an immediate evaluation, as your eyesight may be in jeopardy. Some of these include:

• Sudden vision loss.
• Sudden blurred vision.
• Pain in or around the eye.
• Severe eye pain.
• Discharge, crusting, or excessive tearing.
• Severe eye redness.
• Halos around lights.
• Flashes or new floaters.
• Double vision.

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, it is important that you seek emergency eye care as soon as possible. This may involve contacting our office or visiting the nearest emergency room to ensure the health of your vision.

While waiting for professional medical assistance, there are some things that you should not do. For best possible outcomes, please DO NOT:

• Press on or rub the injured eye.
• Use cotton swabs or tweezers on the eye.
• Try to remove a foreign body from the eye, whether it is resting on the eye or is embedded into the eye.

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At Kung Eye, we are committed to providing compassionate, personalized care to each of our patients. Please call us to set up an appointment if you experience any of the symptoms above so that you can be seen right away! You can reach us at our Staten Island office at (718) 948-8880, and our New Jersey office at (732) 257-4900.

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Please call our New York office at (929) 429-2928 or our New Jersey office at (732) 724-2535 with any questions you may have.

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