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Why Does Eye Become Blood Red, Splotched? Correlates To Lack Of Sleep. What Is Wrong?
Occasionally over the past several years (i am 43, male), I notice that my right eye gets blood shot ..pretty much the whole white part of the eye become splotched with red and pink..very noticeable to anyone looking..it always seemed to correlate with a very short, or significant lack of, sleep..in the most recent case, i took the long flight from se asia to the US over a 24 hr period where i slept maybe one hour and didnt sleep much the night before i left of the night i arrived..so more or less three days with maybe 6 hours total..so naturally, for me, my right eye was blood shot..however, unlike in the past, it never went away..meaning this was about 2 months ago and it s still there..my wife and mother tell me to see a doctor, but i don t have insurance and so of course i want to put it off..i have no other symptoms, i.e. no pain of blurred or decreased vision ..yet the redness has not ceased even for a moment..any thoughts?
Thu, 22 Aug 2013
Hello,
It seems from the history that you are having redness of the eyes following working overnight or lack of sleep. This condition is called as conjunctival hyperemia and it is quite common following hot water head bath, lack of sleep, exposure to dust or wind...
However the redness because of hyperemia is usually self resolving and will not last longer.
Since you are having persistent redness since 2 months this is unlikely to be conjunctival hyperemia. This can be because of chronic conjunctivitis or allergic conjunctivitis.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you are having redness of the eyes following working overnight or lack of sleep. This condition is called as conjunctival hyperemia and it is quite common following hot water head bath, lack of sleep, exposure to dust or wind...
However the redness because of hyperemia is usually self resolving and will not last longer.
Since you are having persistent redness since 2 months this is unlikely to be conjunctival hyperemia. This can be because of chronic conjunctivitis or allergic conjunctivitis.
Hence I advice you to consult your eye doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment accordingly.
Thank you
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