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Conditions›Eye disorders›Broken blood vessel in eye (subconjunctival hemorrhage)

Broken blood vessel in eye (subconjunctival hemorrhage)

A condition that occurs when a tiny blood vessel breaks just underneath the clear lining covering the white surface of the eye (the conjunctiva).

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 41 years experience

Is a type of:Eye disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common is it?

Common

Common	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2					Very common
Toddler3-5					Very common
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common
Senior60+					Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Self-diagnosable

Symptoms

Bleeding in eye

Pain when moving eyes

Related questions

A 17-year-old male asked:

I have broken blood vessel or subconjunctival hemorrhage on my eye. I have read that it lasts for days but I have had mine for 5years. Why is this?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

Do the blood vessels in the iris burst or break in the same way a subconjunctival hemorrhage happens in the whites of the eye?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Why is it when the eye suffers a subconjunctival hemorrhage the blood does not enter the iris?

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A 17-year-old female asked:

My straightener was set to 400 degrees and I burned my head on the right side top not on forehead could this cause hemorrhage or damaged blood vessels?

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A 28-year-old male asked:

Botox today around eyes caused a pretty bad ugly blood vessel hemerage in 1 of my eyes no effect on vision am i okay ? How long before it clears?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

I have a subconjunctival hemorrhage.Started hurting to touch my eye so I looked and saw that there are bright red veins only on my left eyelid.Why?

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A 23-year-old male asked:

I have a subconjunctival hemorrage 3 weeks ago after eye trauma..the spot of blood disappear slowly..its normal to take more than 3 weeks to resolve?

2 doctor answers4 doctors weighed in

A 20-year-old female asked:

Both of my eyes have red patches and it looks like blood . It is also spreading and moving to my pupils . Is it a subconjuctival hemmorage ?

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A 22-year-old female asked:

How long does it take for my burst eye vessel to recover? As in the blood to disperse?

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A 30-year-old female asked:

HOW can I remove the red blood vessels from the whites of my eyes??? Or does everyone have that?

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