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Half of my eye is bloodshot
A 25-year-old member asked:

Dr. Colin Kerranswered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
Painful eye: A painful eye can be a serious problem. The most common causes of redness of the eye are pink eye and allergies, but these are not painful. Redness as... Read More
6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Carla Enriquezanswered
Pediatrics 51 years experience
Which eye?: Left half of your left eye? Or left half of right eye, or left halves of both eyes? Could be inflammation from any number of reasons. Or infection. Or... Read More
6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 41 years experience
Show it to Dr: Scleral hemorrhages ( in the white of th eye) are benign and will disappear by themselves without treatment in few days. The question is whether or no... Read More
6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joanna Fisheranswered
Ophthalmology 40 years experience
Depends on the cause: If you have a dry eye condition that is causing it, you can try over the counter artificial tears. Avoid situations that aggregate it such as exposure... Read More
4.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Depends on cause: It depends on cause.Subconjunctival hemorrhages clear over the times without any treatment.
If due to infection, inflammation or allergy appropriate ... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years agoMerged
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Dr. Philip Chaoanswered
Radiology 39 years experience
No quick way: People always want a cure... A magic wand
but since blood shot eyes can be from just too little sleep - try some rest. If that does not work go se... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. David Chandleranswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Allergy, dryness: Common causes of eye redness include allergy, dry eye, irritation from airborne particles (smoke, dust), and chronic eyelid inflammation / infection. ... Read More
5.4k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ilan Cohenanswered
Ophthalmology 26 years experience
Depends on the cause: See an eye doctor to determine the cause then the best treatment can be outlined.
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Topical lubricants: Most chronic red eyes are due to eye dryness. Try using lubricant eyedrops and plain eye ointment at night. Some chronic redness is due to excess ve... Read More
676 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:

Dr. Jodi Luchsanswered
LASIK Surgery 31 years experience
Yes and no: The laptop computer itself does not cause red eyes, but staring at the computer for long periods of time allows the eyes to dry out, which can produce... Read More
4.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 46-year-old member asked:

Dr. Richard Bensingeranswered
Ophthalmology 53 years experience
Hemorrhage: The most common cause of a red eye on one part is innocuous bleeding under the conjunctiva due to a weak eye vessel. These usually cause no pain and ... Read More
5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ilan Cohenanswered
Ophthalmology 26 years experience
Find the cause: Redness and swelling are general markers of inflammation. The inflammation could have several causes, each treated differently. You can try lubricatin... Read More
5.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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