Eye injuries and infections are best handled immediately. If care is delayed, recovery is more difficult and sometimes permanent eye damage can occur. Our doctors are available “on-call” 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to protect your eyesight.
Call us anytime if you think you are experiencing urgent eye problems. Please call our main number (802)-524-9561 to receive the on-call doctor’s cell phone/pager number. If we do not answer or return your call immediately, call or report to the emergency room of the nearest hospital.

Reasons to call
- LOSS OF VISION
- FLASHES OF LIGHT
- VEILS OR CURTAINS IN VISION
- INCREASING FLOATING SPOTS
- SHOWERS OF DARK SPOTS
- DISTORTED VISION
- HALOS AROUND LIGHTS
- EXCESSIVE LIGHT SENSITIVITY
- TEMPLE OR SCALP PAIN
- EYEPAIN
- CHEMICAL SPLASHES (IMMEDIATELY RINSE EYE FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE PRESENTING)
- FOREIGN BODY
- RED EYE
- EYE IRRATATION AND CONTACT LENS WEAR
- EYE LACERATION (immediately report to emergency room)