Emergency Care
If you have an emergency, which needs attention after the office is closed, please call our Brookings office
number: (541) 469-7775. You will reach our answering machine and will be instructed to leave your
name and telephone number. One of our doctors will return your call within 5 minutes whenever possible.
If you have gotten an acid or alkali substance in your eye, flush your eye copiously with
water for at least 5 minutes BEFORE calling.
Eye injuries can occur at any time. Our office is equiped to handle
most eye injuries. The primary instrument we use is a biomicroscope,
sometimes referred to as a slit lamp. The biomicroscope has a high
magnification and is particularly designed to aid us in evaluating the
extent of an eye injury. Whether it is a laceration, foreign particle
embedded or a burn, the biomicroscope is the primary tool to carefully
examination the injury.