Have you or someone you’ve known
ever experienced having 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. What could it be? As
is true with any sudden change to your eye or your vision, we will ask you to
come in so we can evaluate the problem, but it is possible that it is a subconjunctival hemorrhage.
What
is Subconjunctival Hemorrhage?
Subconjunctival hemorrhage is a
benign disorder that is a common cause of acute eye redness or “bright red
eye”. 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 Center for Sight at 508-730-2020,
visit www.center-for-sight.com
or facebook.com/centerforsightfallriver to schedule an appointment.
Center for Sight is conveniently located at 1565 North
Main Street, Suite 406, Fall River, Massachusetts 02720 for patients from Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
