Subconjunctival
hemorrhage is a benign eye disorder that is a common cause of acute ocular
redness or a “bright red eye”. Patients sometimes call our practice
complaining of a “bright red eye” or “bleeding eye”. It seems to come on with a
cough or a sneeze-or sometimes with some heavy lifting-or for no reason at
all-and has no pain, blurry vision or discharge.
We will of course ask you to come
in so we can evaluate the problem, but it is possible that it is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The major risk factors include trauma and contact lens
usage in younger patients, whereas among the elderly, systemic vascular
diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis are more common.
In patients in whom subconjunctival hemorrhage is recurrent or persistent,
further evaluation, including a workup for systemic hypertension, bleeding
disorders, systemic and ocular malignancies and drug side effects, is
warranted.
If you
or someone you know experiences a “bright red eye” please call Doctor
& Associates-203-227-4113, visit Doctor & Associates in
Fairfield County or facebook.com/doctorandassociates to schedule an
appointment.
Doctor & Associates is a leading Fairfield County Connecticut eye care practice with offices at 129 Kings Highway North, Westport, Connecticut 06880, 195 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897 and 148 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
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