WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSULT YOUR GENERAL PRACTITIONER?
ALARM SYMPTOMS
- If you suddenly experience a significant decrease in vision in one eye or both eyes, not gradually over weeks or months, call your general practitioner.
- If you suddenly see a flash of light across your entire field of vision or suddenly notice more than 10 black spots, call your general practitioner within 12 hours.
- If you suddenly experience persistent eye pain with increasing and persistent redness, please call your general practitioner.
- If you have suffered an eye injury, such as a blunt trauma or getting a splinter in your eye, please call your general practitioner as soon as possible.
- If a chemical liquid gets into your eye, rinsing your eyes with water or saline solution for 30 minutes and calling your general practitioner is recommended.
- If you suddenly and continuously see double (not alternating and not due to fatigue), please call your general practitioner as soon as possible.
Similarly, if you have eye complaints that have developed gradually or alternate symptoms, or if you wish to have your eyes examined or measured, you can visit us for an eye examination by an optometrist at our optometry practice in Amsterdam.