Foreign objects or stabbing pains in your eye? Don’t wait!
Eye Emergencies in Denton
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 Total Eyecare & Eyewear - Denton for emergency eye care.
Our Denton 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 Denton 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 Denton as soon as possible.
Meet our Eye Doctors
Paul Middleton O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Paul Middleton, O.D. received his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Houston. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Texas A&M University in 1992. He completed clinical externships at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta,…
Kimberly Vang O.D.
Therapeutic Optometrist
Languages:
English, Vietnamese
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Dr. Kimberly Vang received her Doctor of Optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2022. She completed her undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2016. Dr. Vang…
Jodie May O.D.
Language:
English
- Accepting New Patients
- Family Friendly
- In Person Appointments
Jodie May, O.D., received her Doctor of Optometry from Texas Tech University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Texas Tech University as well. Dr. May graduated from the undergraduate program in 2014 and has been…
Patient Reviews
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Byron B. - Jul 4, 2026
Dr Middleton examined my vision early May 2026, wrote a new prescription and the prescription was fi... Show Morelled at Total Eye Care BUT my vision was blurry with the new lenses, i began complaining. Doc was out on vacation when I returned addressing the problem when Total Eye elected to do the exam completely over again discovering that the new lens were made of cheap material and the exam was identical to what
Dr Middleton had prescribed. Dr Middleton has examined my eyes for twenty years at the request of Dr George E. Halladay, MD who trained Dr Middleton’s previous employer Dr Lawerance Shafron, MD. Dr Halladay, has now went on that Great Exam Room in the sky but Dr Middleton carries on the same and exact level of professionalism, the integrity, the expertise and the happy -Go- luck additude of all that came before him. Dr May was also instructmental in the “complete
re-examination” she needed to verify that
Dr Middleton’s prescription was accurate and correct, which it was.
On this day 4th July 2026 it’s a blessing as an American knowing we have medical attention readily available with such high ethics and professionalism
Richard C. - Jun 19, 2026
Knowledgeable staff and doctors!! I will gladly do more business with them in the future. Very happy... Show More customer. Thier Eyewear selections are great too.
Urgent Eye Care in Denton
Hours Show More
- Monday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
- Thursday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Insurance Plans Show More
- VSP
- Medicare
- United Healthcare
- Aetna
- Spectera
- EyeMed
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross
- MetLife
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