Emergency
Eye Care

Sometimes people need eye care after regular clinic hours. You can count on Highland Family Eye Care to be there at those times with 24 hour on call service for eye related emergencies.

What is an eye emergency? We are glad you asked. In fact, Dr. Snyder wrote an article that answers that very question.
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-a red painful eye
-sudden loss of vision
-eye trauma with pain that doesn't get better after 10 min

If you're still not sure whether you need to be seen for an eye care emergency call 651-699-5400.

Make an appointment

• Over the Phone: 651.699.5400
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What to expect at your appointment:

A comprehensive eye exam will take about one hour. During that time, Dr. Snyder will assess your visual, oculomotor and neuro-ophthalmological systems (sounds very comprehensive, doesn't it?) He will determine what, if any, glasses you may need and check the health of your eyes. Don't worry about the "air puff" test because we don't do that test.

However, we will probably want to put drops in your eyes to check the pressure in your eyes and make your pupils big so Dr. Snyder can get a good look inside (especially if you are diabetic or have a history of eye disease). Let us know if you wear contact lenses or might be interested in refractive surgery, we can answer those questions too.

Highland Family Eye Care is proud to be providers for many of the major insurance companies, including: Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medica, PreferredOne, HealthPartners, Aetna, United Health Care and VSP. If you don't see your insurance listed here please call the clinic for more information.