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Eye Trauma & Emergency Services
The New England Eye Center has complete facilities
for management of all types of eye emergencies and ocular trauma,
including those involving multiple injuries. The New England Eye
Center is located at the Tufts Medical Center, which affords immediate access
to other medical and surgical specialists. The
Floating Hospital for Infants and Children and the Kiwanis Pediatric
Trauma Institute are also located at the Medical Center, providing unique resources
for management of pediatric eye injuries.
The New England Eye Center is a member of the National
Eye Trauma System (NETS). There is 24-hour in-house coverage for
evaluation of all eye emergency and trauma patients.
To refer an emergency or trauma patient:
- Call our 24-hour Physician Referral
Hotline at 800-231-3316. Calls to
this number will be returned immediately
by a staff ophthalmologist. Round-the-clock
subspecialty coverage is available.
Requests for telephone consultations
are always welcome.
- Patients can go directly to the Tufts Medical Center Emergency
Department, located at 830 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02111.
Emergency Air Transportation
Patients with eye trauma
or emergencies (i.e. ruptured globe,
intraocular foreign body, endophthalmitis)
requiring immediate care can be transported
by Boston Med Flight, a helicopter transport
service that provides medical services
in flight. A heliport is located immediately
adjacent to Tufts Medical Center. Boston Med Flight serves
all of Massachusetts (including the
Cape and Islands), Rhode Island, southern
New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. You
may call Boston Med Flight directly
at 800-233-4554 (Massachusetts) or 800-233-8998
from out of state.
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