A 40-year-old member asked:
What can cause a blood vessel to burst in eye?
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Dr. David Milleranswered
Family Medicine 12 years experience
Several things: High blood pressure and trauma are among the more common causes of a burst blood vessel in the eye. This can be brought on by something as benign as a sneeze or a cough although heavy lifting and vomiting can also play a role. Chronic high blood pressure can predispose you to this as can blood-thinning medications such as Aspirin and Coumadin (warfarin) and certain herbal supplements such as ginkgo.
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Dr. Stephen Hamiltonanswered
Ophthalmology 34 years experience
Strain or cough: But often will occur for no known reason. Also sometimes caused by blood thinners.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
What are the causes of burst blood vessel in eye?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Tim Conradanswered
Ophthalmology 36 years experience
Depends: A broken blood vessel on the surface of the eye causes a subconjunctival hemorrhage, an ugly but harmless lesion. They can occur spontaneously, by rubbing your eye or even a cough or sneeze.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Blood vessel burst in eye
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Dr. Susan Arnoultanswered
Family Medicine 27 years experience
It's OK: You can have a capillary burst in the lining of the eye causing a red splotch that can be pretty dramatic. As long as the blood does not cross over the colored part of the eye (iris) it is not dangerous and will go away on its own within a week or so. If you have pain, decreased vision or the blood crosses over the iris, then see the ER.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Can asthma cause blood vessel burst in eye?
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Dr. Richard Romanoanswered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
I am not sure what you mean by a blood vessel broken. A cough from asthma can cause a subconjunctival hemorrhage in the white of the eye- which is a broken vein in the white of the eye. Other conditions can cause it too like high blood pressure.
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