Waking up with or just looking in the mirror and
realizing that you have a bright red eye can be alarming! Patients sometimes
call our practice complaining of a “bright red eye” or “bleeding eye” that may
have 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? 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.
What is a
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 contact Seeta Eye Centers and schedule an eye examination by
calling 845-454-1025, visiting Seeta
Eye Centers or facebook.com/seetaeyecenters.
Seeta Eye Centers is conveniently located at 23 Davis Avenue,
Poughkeepsie, New York 12603, Cecilwood Health Center, 969 Main
Street, Fishkill, New York 12524 and 664 Stoneleigh Avenue, Suite 100, Carmel,
New York 10512 for patients from
Westchester County, Rockland County and throughout the Hudson Valley,
Dutchess County and Orange County.
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