When to Seek Medical Care

If you routinely experience any of the following symptoms, you should probably see your ophthalmologist (a medical doctor who specializes in eye care and surgery):

• eye pain,
  
  
• excessive tearing,
  
  
• dry, gritty/scratchy, or filmy feeling in the eyes,
  
  
• burning or itching of the eyes,
  
  
• redness of the eyes,
  
  
• blurred vision,
  
  
• a sensation of having a foreign body in the eyes, or
  
  
• light sensitivity.