There are many different reasons why you might need an Acute Eye Clinic appointment.
We deal with all kinds of eye problems and emergencies on a daily basis and you don’t have to be a Earlam and Christopher client to use this service.
Medical eye emergencies vary from:
- eye pain,
- redness,
- discharge,
- sudden loss of vision,
- flashing lights
- or sudden increase in floaters.
You may also have foreign body injuries (for example, metal in the eye), double vision and even chemical injuries to the eye.
We diagnose and treat:
- eye infections,
- abrasions,
- chemical burns,
- foreign bodies,
- corneal ulcers,
- allergies,
- inflammatory ocular disease and many other eye problems.
This service is available to anyone.
If you are registered with a Somerset GP then the service is NHS funded through the ACES scheme.