Ocular Emergencies
ALL Albertans can receive free medically necessary eye exams and urgent care visits for eye emergencies.
ALL Albertans are covered through Alberta Health Care for medically necessary eye exams and urgent eye care visits. Eye emergencies are always taken on a walk-in basis with priority given over booked appointments depending on discomfort and pain.
These include, but are not limited to:
• Sudden changes in vision
• New onset Flashes/floaters
• Foreign bodies/Objects in the eye
• Eye injuries to either the eye or eyelid
• Chemical burns
• Eye infections/allergies
• Dry eyes
• Eye and eyelid inflammation
• Styes