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Would it be a good idea to use heat compression for healing a red eye?
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Depends: On why you have a red eye. Some types of red eye such as an infection might be aggrevated by heat. A subconjunctival hemorrhage may go away a little faster if you use heat.
Answered 1/25/2013
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