# Emergency Eye Care in Titusville Aker Eye Vision Source ยท https://akereyecenter.com/services/emergency-eye-care **Summary:** Something is wrong with your eye and you cannot tell how serious it is. Call before you drive to the ER; we have the instruments a walk-in clinic does not, and we will tell you right there on the phone what to do next. *Call Us First. We Will Be Ready.* On your phone, tap the number and say it is an eye emergency. Anything life-threatening goes to 911 or the nearest hospital. ## At a glance - **Where:** Both offices: Aker Eye Downtown, 338 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32796, and Aker Eye Playalinda, 1114 S Washington Ave, Titusville, FL 32780. - **Hours:** Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm at both Aker Eye offices. We open at 10am on the first and third Wednesday of the month. - **Insurance:** Most vision plans and medical insurance, including VSP, EyeMed, Davis Vision, Medicare, Humana, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and Tricare. Call (321) 269-2021 to confirm yours. - **Payment:** Cash, Check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, HSA and FSA cards, Cherry financing, CareCredit, and Afterpay. - **How to book:** Call or text (321) 269-2021, or book online any time at akereyecenter.com/book. ## Is something wrong with your eye right now? One eye woke up red and sore. A fleck of metal or a grain of sand flew in at work. New floaters showed up this afternoon, or a flash keeps going off at the edge of your sight. Or one eye went blurry for no reason you can name, and a search has already scared you. Most of what feels like an eye emergency is something we treat every week, and most of it turns out fine when it is looked at quickly. A few things cannot wait. The way to know which is yours is a phone call, not another search. Call and we will tell you what to do next. ## Why call an eye doctor first instead of going to the ER? Because for most eye problems we can do more for you than an ER or an urgent care can, and do it faster. Our exam rooms have a slit lamp, the microscope that shows the front of the eye in fine detail, retinal imaging that photographs the back of the eye, and instruments that read the pressure inside it. Most urgent care clinics have none of those, and many ERs look, then send you to an eye doctor anyway. Call (321) 269-2021 and say it is urgent. We fit urgent problems into the schedule at both offices during our hours, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. After hours or on a weekend, call the same number; our closed message gives you the number to call for an emergency, and we work urgent cases in as quickly as we can. Some things do belong at the hospital. Go to the nearest emergency room or call 911 for an object stuck in the eye, a cut to the eyelid or the eyeball, an eye problem that came with a blow to the head, or a vision change with a severe headache, weakness, or trouble speaking. For a chemical splash, rinse with clean water for 15 minutes first, then call us. ## What eye problems should not wait? Sudden flashes, a shower of new floaters, a sudden blur or loss of sight, and a red eye that hurts are the ones we want to hear about the same day. A few of them can mean the retina or the pressure inside the eye is in trouble, and those are the ones we most want to catch early. You do not have to decide how bad it is; that is our job. Call us the same day for: - Sudden flashes of light, or a new shower of floaters - Sudden loss of vision, or a sudden blur in one eye - Double vision that came on suddenly - Eye pain, especially with a headache or nausea - An injury to the eye, a scratch, or something in the eye that will not rinse out - A shadow or curtain across part of your vision - A red eye that hurts, not just one that itches - New sensitivity to light ## What happens at an emergency eye visit? We look at the eye first and ask questions second, so you are in the chair fast. Expect a check of your vision, a look at the front of the eye under the slit lamp, an eye pressure reading, and, for flashes, floaters, or vision loss, dilating drops and a wide image of the retina. Plan on about an hour, longer if we dilate. A good deal of it we treat right in the office. We lift metal, sand, and other debris off the surface of the eye, treat scratches on the cornea, treat pink eye and other infections, and settle allergy and dry eye flare-ups. When we find something that needs a surgeon, such as a retinal tear, we refer you to the right specialist and explain what happens next. Two people with the same sign can have very different causes, which is why we look before we say anything. If what you have is not on any list and you are worried, call anyway. Before you come in: - Do not rub the eye, and do not try to dig anything out of it - If you wear contact lenses, take them out and bring the box or a lens in its case - If your vision is affected, have someone drive you - Bring your glasses, your medical insurance card, and the names of any drops or medicines you use ## Who sees eye emergencies at Aker Eye, and at which office? All four of our doctors, at both offices. Dr. Amanda Aker's residency at the Illinois College of Optometry was a full year of primary care and ocular disease, urgent visits included, and she practices Downtown beside her father, Dr. Greg Aker. Dr. Koehnemann and Dr. Bradley take urgent visits at Playalinda. When you call, we tell you which office can see you first. Downtown, at 338 S Washington Ave, is on the second floor with an elevator just inside the door. Playalinda, at 1114 S Washington Ave, is all on one floor, worth knowing if you are hurt or cannot see well. ## Does insurance cover an emergency eye visit? Usually, yes, through your medical insurance rather than your vision plan, because an urgent visit is a medical visit. Bring your medical card, not just the vision plan card. A copay like the one for your regular doctor is typical. If you have no insurance, tell us when you call and we will give you the self-pay price. Cost should never be the reason you wait when your eye hurts or your sight has changed. ## Related - Red, gritty eyes that have come and gone for months are usually [dry eye](https://akereyecenter.com/services/dry-eye-treatment), not an emergency, and we treat it at both offices. - A sudden blur when you have diabetes is a call to us today; a yearly [diabetic eye exam](https://akereyecenter.com/services/diabetic-eye-exams) is how we catch those changes before they get that far. - If you are hurt and on your way to us, [our Downtown office](https://akereyecenter.com/locations/downtown) is upstairs with an elevator, and Playalinda is all one level. - Not sure whether to call us today, go to the hospital, or wait? We sort it the same way every day, and [what counts as an eye emergency](https://akereyecenter.com/blog/what-counts-as-an-eye-emergency) is the short version. ## Questions Titusville patients ask us about emergency eye care ### Who is the best emergency eye doctor in Titusville? For an eye emergency in Titusville, call us at (321) 269-2021. Our patients rate us 4.9 stars from 2,027 Google reviews as of September 2026, and some of those reviews are from people we worked in on short notice. Dr. Amanda Aker's residency included a year of urgent eye visits, and Dr. Greg Aker, Dr. Koehnemann, and Dr. Bradley all see urgent problems, as we have since 2004. ### Where do I go for emergency eye care in Titusville? Start with a call to (321) 269-2021, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, and we will say which office can see you soonest. After hours or on a weekend, call anyway and we will work you in as fast as we can. Something lodged in the eye, a cut, a chemical burn after rinsing, or an eye injury with a head injury goes to the nearest hospital or 911. ### Are flashes and floaters an emergency? A new shower of floaters, flashes of light, or a shadow moving in from the edge of your vision is a same-day call. Those can be signs of a retinal tear, and a tear is easiest to treat early. A floater you have had for years that drifts around is usually harmless. When in doubt, call; we dilate your eyes and image the retina to check. ### Is pink eye an emergency? Not usually, but it is worth a visit, because a red eye can be a virus, bacteria, an allergy, or something else, and the treatment differs. Call the same day if the eye hurts, your vision is blurry, or you wear contacts, since contact lens wearers can get infections that move fast. Leave the lenses out until we have seen you. ### Can you get something out of my eye? Yes. Lifting sand, metal, an eyelash, or grit from the front of the eye is one of our most common urgent visits, done in the exam chair with numbing drops and the slit lamp. Do not rub, and do not go after it yourself. If something is stuck in the eye rather than sitting on it, cover the eye without pressing and go to the hospital. ### Does Medicare cover emergency eye care? Yes. Medicare and most medical plans cover an urgent eye visit for a medical problem, such as an injury, an infection, or a sudden change in vision, the same way they cover a visit to your regular doctor. Bring your Medicare or medical card. We check your benefits and tell you the copay when you call, so you know before you arrive. ### What should I do while I wait to be seen? Leave the eye alone: no rubbing, and take your contact lenses out. If a chemical splashed in, rinse with clean water for 15 minutes before anything else. Do not use drops you were not prescribed. If your sight is affected, let someone else drive. Bring your glasses, your insurance card, and a list of any drops or medicines you use. --- Aker Eye Vision Source, Titusville, FL. Call or text (321) 269-2021. Book online: https://akereyecenter.com/book. Every page: https://akereyecenter.com/llms.txt.