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Spark
Under 10 hours a week. You pick the hours.
The easiest way to start.
- Your location on our website and Google
- Ads in your market whenever you're covered
- Launch kit: front-desk sign, website badge, social posts
For optometrists and practice owners · One partner practice per market
You'd never tell your mom to wait until Monday.
So where does everyone else's mom go with sudden flashes and floaters on a Friday night? Urgent Eyecare runs appointment-based urgent eye visits inside practices like yours. You pick the hours. We handle the phones, booking, payment and marketing. You stay in the driver's seat.
No fee. Not a contract. You can switch plans anytime.
Let’s be honest
You’ve probably never heard of us. And this probably sounds a little strange.
That’s fair. Here’s what most doctors are thinking when they first find us, and the straight answer.
“This sounds like more work.”
You see the patient. We answer every call and text, book the visit, collect payment up front and handle the follow-up. No insurance billing. No collections.
“I’m not giving up my evenings.”
You don’t have to. You choose the windows. Some partners protect a few hours a week and stop there. Your normal staff never stays late.
“What’s the catch?”
It’s a sign-up, not a contract. Pick a plan and switch anytime. Doctors are paid per visit, and your practice earns a share of every visit.
“Will this hurt my practice’s name?”
Every visit is by appointment, triaged and paid before anyone walks in. Patients who need follow-up are sent back to you.
“How many patients will I actually get?”
Our most established location sees about 26 a week. New locations climb toward that as reviews and ads kick in, and every plan is built around a patient goal. We’ll show you exactly how fast.
How a visit works
One Friday night visit, start to finish.
You do what you're best at: seeing the patient. We handle everything before it, and the patient comes back to you after.
- The patient
Friday, 7:12pm
Something's wrong with their eye.
Their eye doctor is closed. They find us on Google, or an ER or urgent care sends them to us.
- We handle it
7:15pm
We answer, triage and book.
Our team takes the call or text, makes sure it's urgent, collects payment and books the visit.
- Your part
8:00pm
You see the patient.
In your office, during hours you chose. They're booked, paid and ready when you walk in.
- You keep them
Next week
They come back to you.
About 1 in 5 are sent back to your practice for follow-up. A new patient who already trusts you.
Pick your plan
Three plans. Every one is a win.
The more of the schedule your practice protects, the more we invest in your location. Hours are shared across all your doctors. You’re in the driver’s seat.
Most partners
Glow
10+ hours a week. You pick the hours.
Built for our goal: 5 patients a week.
- Everything in Spark
- Outreach to local ERs, urgent cares and doctors
- A text sending your UEC patients your scheduling link
- A numbers check-in every 3 months
All in
Beacon
Available 80% or more of our open hours, about 42+ hours a week.
Aiming for 15–20 patients a week.
- Everything in Glow
- In-person launch visit
- Local marketing in your city every quarter
- A free Google Ads review for your own practice, plus coaching
Every plan includes our triage team on every call and text, booking and payment up front, our scheduling and charting system, the referral portal and review requests. Switch plans anytime.
Real numbers, not promises
Just 5 patients a week can be worth about $68,000 a year.
That's doctor pay plus what comes back to your practice, from about 10 covered hours a week once a location is established. See exactly where it comes from, then move the dial for your own week.
Patients seen each week at one of our newer locations
🔒 Unlock the numbersWhat comes back to you
Every patient we see is a patient your practice can keep.
The per-visit pay is real, but it’s not the biggest part. The real numbers show what follow-ups and full exams can be worth to your practice.
Medical follow-ups, sent to you
About 1 in 5 patients need a follow-up. They go straight to your practice through our partner portal.
A ready list for full exams
Half of our patients need no follow-up at all. That’s a list of local people who already trust your office, ready to invite in for a comprehensive exam.
We send them your scheduling link
On Glow and Beacon, a text after the visit points the patient to your online scheduling.
Families follow
A patient who trusts you comes back every year, and often brings their spouse and kids.
For practice owners
What your practice gets
A fee on every visit
Your practice earns a share of every visit seen in your office.
New patients, sent to you
UEC follow ups go to your partner portal for follow-up.
We market your practice for you
After the visit, we point each patient back to your practice to book their full exam.
Exclusive in your market
One partner practice per territory.
For associate doctors
Medical optometry on your terms, without the admin work.
Paid on every visit you see.
Choose your windows.
Protect the hours that fit your life. You pick them.
No billing, no front desk, no chasing payments.
Patients arrive triaged, scheduled and paid.
See the real numbers
Love it, but your owner decides? Send them the numbers. We’ll take it from there.
From the doctors
What doctors say about working with us.
Everyone was so grateful and the pay was outstanding.
Loved my experience with Urgent Eyecare! If you’re itching to see more red eyes, definitely give this a shot. I saw two corneal abrasions, a corneal ulcer due to contact lens overwear, bacterial conjunctivitis, and herpes simplex epithelial keratitis on one of my days off from my standard job. It was a great day to help people who had driven across DFW for specialty care. Everyone was so grateful and the pay was outstanding. Definitely recommend!!
All I have to do is arrive at the office to take care of patients.
Being on call for Urgent Eyecare has been a great experience every time. The triage technician is always fantastic! All I have to do is arrive at the office to take care of patients when needed — everything else is handled for me beforehand. Patients are always incredibly thankful for the service we provide and the ability to be seen after hours. It’s a rewarding experience for all, for sure!
For her, we were the proof she needed to get the care she deserved.
She has been fighting with other healthcare providers and specialists for diagnosis and treatment and they have all brushed her off… For her, we were the proof she needed to get the care she deserved. … It took 10 years for someone to physically see what’s been ailing her, and only because we have an urgent EYE care clinic!
Ever since I started with UEC I knew the organization and individuals involved were special.
Patients present after-hours sharing their struggles to have found someone to attend to their concerns immediately… For them to see a qualified eye care provider with all the tools necessary to hear and evaluate their concerns in an expedited manner after hours helps relieve them of their anxieties. … We are very grateful for the opportunities you have provided our practice and myself individually. Ever since I started with UEC I knew the organization and individuals involved were special.
From the patients
The other option was the ER, or nothing.
Real Google reviews from patients at our partner locations. This is who you'd be helping on a Sunday afternoon or a Friday night.
“Dr. Bilal Ismail removed a tiny piece of metal I had managed to get in my eye while grinding. It was July 3rd and late when it happened so all other eye doctors were closed, and I couldn't be happier with the experience. Super easy to schedule online for a near immediate appointment, and I was able to meet him at 11:30pm on a holiday weekend. He had me right in, and in under 20 mins the metal was removed with great care. Super nice, caring, talented, just an absolute lifesaver.”
“My wife had a chemical exposure in her eye late at night… The process was so much easier and more convenient than spending hours in an ER, and we had access to specialized eye care equipment that a typical urgent care or ER wouldn't have. So grateful we found this place!”
“We had just driven in from Arkansas to visit Family in the Charleston area. While unloading my suitcase. I begin to have multiple floaters and spiderweb forms in my right eye. I simply went to Google and found an urgent eye care office. Within 15 minutes I had an appointment… I was very thankful to get some peace of mind in such a short amount of time.”
“I had an emergency eye issue on a Sunday, and this was the only location in Houston that was open. Dr. Bacchus was excellent and made short work of a painful problem. Very good Dr.!”
“We were so appreciative of the availability of an emergency eye doctor visit. Shingles is nothing to mess around with! So when my husband's eye was swollen and started to hurt, we looked for someone to see immediately. The doctor we saw was so very helpful, thorough, patient and kind!”
“Needed a metal sliver removed from my eye at 930 pm. Jennifer was extremely pleasant and helpful. Highly recommend for any urgent eyecare you may need.”
4.8 stars across 141 Google reviews at our most established location.
Have 5 minutes?
Move the dial and see what it could look like for your practice.
Pick how many patients you'd like to see. We'll show the hours it takes, what it pays, and what comes back to your practice. Plus the real numbers from our own locations.
Built by operators
Built by people actually running eye care businesses.
We didn't design UEC from a whiteboard. We built it from inside the realities of private practice — staffing, patient communication, clinical operations, provider coverage, and the very real problem of what happens when an urgent eye problem occurs after the office closes.
Dr. Brooks Wood, OD
Founder & Medical Director
Optometrist, private-practice owner, and founder of Urgent Eyecare. Dr. Wood oversees clinical direction, provider standards, and the medical model behind the network.
Kyndall Wood, RN
Co-Founder & CEO
Registered nurse, healthcare operator, and co-founder of Urgent Eyecare. Kyndall leads company operations and growth with experience spanning clinical care, healthcare leadership, and multi-location eye care operations.
Who this works for
One partner practice per market.
We partner with established practices that care about patients and their reputation. The first conversation is simply about whether your practice and market are a good fit.
An established practice with appropriate clinical space and equipment
A doctor (or a few) who can protect a few hours a week.
A team that follows up on referred patients within 1–2 business days
Ownership that wants to grow
Becoming a location
From curiosity to launch.
We expand intentionally, market by market. The first step is a conversation — not a commitment.
01
See the numbers
Get the economics sheet or take the 5-minute walkthrough. No forms to sign, nothing to buy.
02
20 minutes with Dr. Brooks
Our founder and medical director answers your questions and checks that your market is open.
03
Sign up and pick a plan
It’s a sign-up, not a contract. Choose Spark, Glow or Beacon and the hours you’ll protect.
04
Launch
We open 2 to 3 new locations a month. We set up your listing, ads, triage and launch kit.
05
Grow
We coach you on which hours matter and help you earn early reviews. Move up a plan whenever you’re ready.
FAQ
Questions practice owners actually ask.
Straight answers about the model, the partnership, and what happens next.
It’s a sign-up, not a contract. You pick a plan and the hours you’ll protect, and you can switch plans anytime. There’s no fee to join.
See your numbers
Would it be a bad idea to see the numbers for your market?
Tell us where you are and the numbers open right away: what a visit pays, what comes back to your practice, and which hours matter most. We’ll email the PDF and check whether your market is still open. No fee, nothing to sign.