When to seek medical advice

- Severe eye pain or irritation
- Vision loss or double vision
- Eye floaters, flashes of light or halos around lights
- Severe headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Numbness or paralysis on one side of the body
- Confusion, dizziness or difficulty speaking
Get emergency medical care if you have sudden changes in vision or injury to your eye. Specific factors that may accompany urgent vision-related medical conditions include sudden onset of:
See a specialist in vision problems (optometrist or ophthalmologist) if you experience any vision problems that impair your ability to read or write comfortably, drive safely, or participate in everyday activities.
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