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Doctor insights on: Ruptured Blood Vessel In Eye Treatment

Usually nothing bad: 99+% of the time this just happens spontaneously and we never know why. High blood pressure can be a cause, though. Get your blood pressure checked. If this happens repeatedly you should see your doc.

Yes it is possible: For a blood vessel in the conjunctiva, iris, retina to bleed. Risk factors would include taking blood thinners, trauma, heavy lifting, or having very high blood pressure.

Eye problems: You may want to stop wearing contact lenses. Speak with your eye doctor.

Subconjunctival heme: Your description sounds like eye dryness causing pain and the subconjunctival hemorrhages. Try artificial tears frequently and see if your symptoms improve. If recurrence or worsening, see an eye doctor.

Aspirin: Can cause bleeding. I would have an eye doctor check it out.

Send photo: Most likely is a subconjunctival hemorrhage.

See your doctor: Your symptoms warrant an evaluation. Don't stop taking the Aspirin without being directed to do so by your personal physician. Good luck.

Depends: Depends on which ruptured vessels -- surface conjunctival vs. Inside the eye (retina). Should be examined by an eye care provider.

Common in DM: Neovascularization in dm which causes proliferation of new blood vessles - defective structurally and fracture easily. Also other conditions like shearing force from blunt trauma, athletic events related injuryhead injury, htn, vasculitic conditions like rhumatoid arthritis from inflammation of vessels, head rocking in children, structural abn. Aneurysms of vessesls, anticoagulants-asa, Coumadin (warfarin) it occ.

Eye hemorrhage: If your are describing a redness confined to a segment of the white of one eye this may be a subconjunctival hemorrhage.These can be caused by trauma, coughing, straining, weight lifting but are most often occur with no noticeable cause. High BP and anticoagulant meds can potentiate these. These are often benign and require no treatment. Slight tenderness is common but pain/visual loss are not.

Could be.: Not as likely in your age. Vertebral artery narrowing can cause dizziness. These vessels can be damaged in neck trauma. If you have had no recent accidents then they are probably ok. These vessels can become narrow when people are 50 or older. If therapy does not work, ask your doctor to check the blood vessels in your head and neck.

Broken blood vessel?: Patients with dry eyes and allergies can rub their eyes and experience recurrent broken blood vessels from the physical trauma of rubbing the eyes. In some patients it can be due to elevated inr (too much coumadin) or excessive use of Aspirin or ibuprofen. Treating the dry eye or allergies can reduce this. If you have easy bruising or bleeding, check with your primary care doctor.

Depends: When you say inside of your eye, this is hard to assess as there are many structures in the eye that can have bleeding in such as sclera, anterior chamber, vitreous, retina etc. If you know which one you have bleeding in, you need to let us know for us to be able to help. If you don't, then you needs to be promptly evaluated by physician.

Time: They resolve on their own in 1-2 weeks. No treatment is necessary.

Yes: A subconjunctival hemorrhage is not serious. Avoid blood thinning agents like Aspirin and nsaids, but exercise in moderation is not harmful. You might want to avoid heavy lifting for one week to limit the risk of rebleeding.

Causes are numerous: Most frequently sneezing coughing cause. Repeated hemorrhages warrants check for high blood pressure. Of course if you are on blood thinners more common.

Broken blood vessels: This does not affect the vision, or eye pressure. More frequent in those on prophylactic Aspirin therpay. See you eye care professional.

Usually nothing bad: 99+% of the time this just happens spontaneously and we never know why. High blood pressure can be a cause, though. Get your blood pressure checked. If this happens repeatedly you should see your doc.

Sub conj hemorrhage: A sub conjunctival hemorrhage is basically a bruise on the surface of the eye. It often takes 1-2 weeks for all of the blood to go away. There are no eye drops that can speed this up. Visine can be used but will not "get the red out" any faster.

Not usually: It is okay to exercise with a subconjunctival hemorrhage.