Could i play video games even if i have hyphema?

Seriously? No!: The biggest risks with hyphemas are pressure spikes and rebleeding. What better way to get a rebleed than use your eyes to saccadically track fictional demons in your video game. In the meantime your pupils dilate as your adrenaline runs high. Before you know it - rebleed. We used to hospitalize kids to make sure that they didn't move around. I hope your hyphema is under the care of an eye md.

Better not to. : Resting the eye is very important for the hyphema to clear. Many ophthalmologists would recommend bed rest, or at least limited activity with elevation of the head as well. Reading and playing video games is also discouraged as rapid eye movement may cause re-bleeding. Further complications may occur which would put your vision at risk. Make sure you are under the care of an ophthalmologist.