Question 1

broken blood vessel in eye, should i be concerned?

Accepted Answer

Broken blood vessels: This does not affect the vision, or eye pressure. More frequent in those on prophylactic Aspirin therpay. See you eye care professional.

Question 2

will exercise make broken blood vessel in eye worse?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: It is okay to exercise with a subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Question 3

should i worry about a small broken blood vessel only eye? pinhead size spot on my eyeball

Accepted Answer

No: If small bruise (subconjunctival hemorrhage) is not causing any symptoms other than its presence, i would not worry about it. It should completely resolve after 7 to 14 days. Again it should not cause any untoward symptoms.

Question 4

i have a broken blood vessel in my eye. help?

Accepted Answer

In or on surface?: If it is on the surface (you can see it in the mirror) it is most likely not a problem.  Occasionally blood vessels break on the surface (called sub-conjunctival hemorrhage) and looks bad, but will resolve on its own.  There should not be any pain or vision changes it this occurs.  If this happens mutiple times, see and ophthalmologist (there may be undelying cause).

Question 5

how can i heal broken blood vessel in my eye?

Accepted Answer

With time and...: ...Patience.  Once a vessel breaks, it heals almost immediately.  Unfortunately, the blood that leaked out can stay in place for up to 2 weeks.  Nothing but time will heal this.  Vasoconstrictors (visine (r)) do not help the blood disappear, since they only close the blood vessel that is already healed and do not remove the blood that spilled out.

Question 6

should i swim wittha broken blood vessel in my eye?

Accepted Answer

No problem: Regardless of where the broken blood vessel is, whether it is on the whites of your eyes, or inside your eye on the retina, it is safe to go swimming.

Question 7

should you exercise with a broken blood vessel in your eye?

Accepted Answer

Fine: A simple subconjunctival hemorrhage is benign ; can use otc tears 3-4x/day till gone ; exercise without restriction. However, true eversion movements should be avoided.

Question 8

i got into a fight and may have broken blood vessel in my eye?

Accepted Answer

No sweat: The blood wil clear sooner or later. See ophthalomologist to rule out any trauma to the eye structures.

Question 9

i've had a broken blood vessel in my eye for years. is there any cure?

Accepted Answer

Broken blood vessel?: Patients with dry eyes and allergies can rub their eyes and experience recurrent broken blood vessels from the physical trauma of rubbing the eyes.  In some patients it can be due to elevated inr (too much coumadin) or excessive use of Aspirin or ibuprofen.  Treating the dry eye or allergies can reduce this.  If you have easy bruising or bleeding, check with your primary care doctor.

Question 10

i have broken blood  vessel inside my eye and it is affecting my vision. what is the diagnosis and lenght of cure?

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Depends: When you say inside of your eye, this is hard to assess as there are many structures in the eye that can have bleeding in such as sclera, anterior chamber, vitreous, retina etc. If you know which one you have bleeding in, you need to let us know for us to be able to help. If you don't, then you needs to be promptly evaluated by physician.

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