Broken Blood Vessel And Bloodshot Eye?! - Subconjunctival Hemorrhage (Causes, Treatment)

How do you treat a broken blood vessel in your eye? What actually causes a subconjunctival hemorrhage or solid bloodshot eyes?

WHAT IS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO:
The appearance of a bloody eye can be scary. It's common to get an emergency call to the office to been seen for blood in the eye. This broken blood vessel is called a subconjunctival hemorrhage and be common. Dr. Guymon goes over the top causes of a broken blood vessel in the eye.

Don't worry, a broke blood vessel isn't sight threatening, but you do want to get it checked by your eye doctor to rule certain causes out.

Causes talked about: trauma, high blood pressure (hypertension), bleeding disorders, taking blood thinner medications, eye surgery, valsalva or increased strain pressure to the eye, and most commonly idiopathic.

What Treatment is available for a broken blood vessel? Time. A subconjunctival hemorrhage is benign and will resolve on it's own within 2-3 weeks on average. You can use artificial tears to help with the irritation if there is any.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:25 what is a subconjunctival hemorrhage
1:33 causes of a subconjunctival hemorrhage
3:30 treatment for broken blood vessel in eye
5:26 common questions for subconjunctival hemorrhage

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