Subconjunctival Hemorrhage (Bleeding in Eye) (cont.)
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- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Overview
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Causes
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Questions to Ask the Doctor
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- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage Symptoms
Most of the time, no symptoms are associated with a subconjunctival hemorrhage other than seeing blood over the white part of the eye.
- Very rarely do people experience any pain when the hemorrhage begins. When the bleeding first occurs, you may experience a sense of fullness in the eye or under the lid. As the hemorrhage resolves, some people may experience very mild irritation of the eye or merely a sense of awareness of the eye.
- The hemorrhage itself is an obvious, sharply outlined bright red area overlying the sclera. The entire white part of the eye may occasionally be covered by blood.
- In a spontaneous subconjunctival hemorrhage, no blood will exit from the eye. If you blot the eye with a tissue, there should be no blood on the tissue.
- The hemorrhage will appear larger within the first 24 hours after its onset and then will slowly decrease in size as the blood is absorbed.
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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage »
Subconjunctival hemorrhage is defined as blood between the conjunctiva and the sclera, and it is involved in the differential diagnosis of a red eye.
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