[Craig T]

Originally Posted by carreradpt

I think you should treat this as a threat to your vision and thus an "emergency".

This^^^

I put off an eye problem when I was in my mid-20s. It just felt like I had an eyelash and a little bit blurry, so I ignored it for a few days. It turned out to be a "dendrite", or Herpes Simplex Keratitis. A common cold sore that came up on my cornea (pretty rare). Those three days made the difference in just a few eye drops and an anti-viral Rx for 7 days vs. permanent scaring and chronic dryness in my eye 35 years later. GO SEE AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST.

BTW...An optometrist has zero diagnostic medical training. Best just ask him for a referral to an ophthalmologist and see if he can pull some strings to get you in sooner.