Patient Info

Emergency Information
If you have an eye-related emergency, call our office immediately. Our office is covered 24/7 by either Dr. Smith or by local board-certified ophthalmologists. Patients who have had eye surgery with Dr. Smith will always receive her personal mobile telephone number for any problems that may occur during the postoperative period following lasik surgery or any other eye surgery procedure.

Call us right away if you have a sudden change in vision, if you see new floaters, or if you see flashes of light. Other symptoms that require immediate attention include:

• Pain
• Double vision
• Fluid coming from the eye
• Inflammation.

Unless there is an injury to the eye that is associated with significant trauma to other parts of the body, it is usually preferable to be seen initially at our office for evaluation and triage in case of injury. Please do not wait to report pain or vision loss. We reserve appointment times each day for work-in visits.