Foreign objects or stabbing pains in your eye? Don’t wait!
Eye Emergencies in Irwin
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 Your Family Eye Doctors - North Huntingdon for emergency eye care.
Our Irwin 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 Irwin 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 Irwin as soon as possible.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Melissa Sarsfield O.D.
Melissa Sarsfield, O.D., received her Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (now Salus University) in 2005, graduating with Honors Society recognition. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology with a focus on…
Chris Cakanac O.D.
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Chris Cakanac earned his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He completed a primary eye care residency from The Eye Institute in Philadelphia, PA. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry…
Randy Cakanac O.D.
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Randy Cakanac received his Doctor of Optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. Before joining Your Family Eye Doctors, Inc., he was a Department of eye care member at the Allegheny Health Education and Research…
Ronald Campana O.D.
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- Professional Certification
Dr. Ron Campana is a western Pennsylvania native and proud alumnus of the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied Microbiology. He received his Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. His training includes ocular…
Patient Reviews
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Scott U. - Jun 24, 2026
They accommodated me with an appointment the same day that I called about an eye injury. The exam ... Show Morewas very thorough and everything was explained to me as we proceeded. I found a new optometrist with Your Family Eye Doctor.
Jon G. - Jun 3, 2026
There are no words available to say how appreciative.I am and how awesome everyone is at this.place.... Show More the doctor was fantastic, explained everything to me. The tech was very informative, even the lady. When I was checking out was super awesome and gave me so many different options and prices. Everything was spelled out for me. There was no hidden costs or anything. This is the best eye doctor establishment that I have ever been to and I will never go anywhere else again. And you Reading this should do the same.Thank you to all the people at this office.You have made my life so much easier and better.Now that I can see
Urgent Eye Care in Irwin
Hours Show More
- Monday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
- Tuesday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
- Wednesday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
- Thursday 8:30 am - 6:30 pm
- Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Saturday 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Sunday Closed
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- VSP
- Medicare
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- Spectera
- EyeMed
- Medicaid
- Anthem
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- National Vision Administration (NVA)
- Blue Cross
- VBA
- MetLife
- Aetna
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