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My 14 Year Old Grandson Has Had A Bloodshot Eye
Question: My 14 year old grandson has had a bloodshot eye for over a week, no injury , he says, and no pus or swelling. He's on the beach a lot and in the ocean. At first I thought it could be sunburn on the whites of the eye, is that true, that the whites of the eye can sunburn? However it is only the left eye, more in the bottom corner of the eye.
My 14 year old grandson has had a bloodshot eye for over a week, no injury , he says, and no pus or swelling. He's on the beach a lot and in the ocean. At first I thought it could be sunburn on the whites of the eye, is that true, that the whites of the eye can sunburn? However it is only the left eye, more in the bottom corner of the eye.
Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I understand your concern
I will be more comfortable if you can send a picture.
A painless and well localised reddish discolouration of the eye ball, without pain/discharge/stickiness suggests a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage.
This occurs from rupture of small blood vessels underneath conjunctiva(the transparent layer covering eye ball). This can happen from trivial traumas, violent sneezing/coughing, or even spontaneously without any trigger.
This need not be worried. Usually this will gradually disappear in 2-3 weeks time. No treatment is needed. We need to consult a doctor only if this is recurring, or if there is other bleeding manifestations like ecchymotic patches over skin, gum bleeds, nose bleeds. In such cases, we have to rule out underlying causes like low platelet count.
Sunburn can not cause this.
Hope I have answered your query
If you need further clarification, I will be happy to help.
Dr Aslam
Nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I understand your concern
I will be more comfortable if you can send a picture.
A painless and well localised reddish discolouration of the eye ball, without pain/discharge/stickiness suggests a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage.
This occurs from rupture of small blood vessels underneath conjunctiva(the transparent layer covering eye ball). This can happen from trivial traumas, violent sneezing/coughing, or even spontaneously without any trigger.
This need not be worried. Usually this will gradually disappear in 2-3 weeks time. No treatment is needed. We need to consult a doctor only if this is recurring, or if there is other bleeding manifestations like ecchymotic patches over skin, gum bleeds, nose bleeds. In such cases, we have to rule out underlying causes like low platelet count.
Sunburn can not cause this.
Hope I have answered your query
If you need further clarification, I will be happy to help.
Dr Aslam
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I understand your concern
I will be more comfortable if you can send a picture.
A painless and well localised reddish discolouration of the eye ball, without pain/discharge/stickiness suggests a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage.
This occurs from rupture of small blood vessels underneath conjunctiva(the transparent layer covering eye ball). This can happen from trivial traumas, violent sneezing/coughing, or even spontaneously without any trigger.
This need not be worried. Usually this will gradually disappear in 2-3 weeks time. No treatment is needed. We need to consult a doctor only if this is recurring, or if there is other bleeding manifestations like ecchymotic patches over skin, gum bleeds, nose bleeds. In such cases, we have to rule out underlying causes like low platelet count.
Sunburn can not cause this.
Hope I have answered your query
If you need further clarification, I will be happy to help.
Dr Aslam
Nothing to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I understand your concern
I will be more comfortable if you can send a picture.
A painless and well localised reddish discolouration of the eye ball, without pain/discharge/stickiness suggests a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage.
This occurs from rupture of small blood vessels underneath conjunctiva(the transparent layer covering eye ball). This can happen from trivial traumas, violent sneezing/coughing, or even spontaneously without any trigger.
This need not be worried. Usually this will gradually disappear in 2-3 weeks time. No treatment is needed. We need to consult a doctor only if this is recurring, or if there is other bleeding manifestations like ecchymotic patches over skin, gum bleeds, nose bleeds. In such cases, we have to rule out underlying causes like low platelet count.
Sunburn can not cause this.
Hope I have answered your query
If you need further clarification, I will be happy to help.
Dr Aslam
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Thank you for that information. The problem seems to be resolving itself with no intervention. I will keep an "eye" on it. No pun intended!
Thank you for that information. The problem seems to be resolving itself with no intervention. I will keep an "eye" on it. No pun intended!
Brief Answer:
Fine
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Happy to know that the issue is resolving.
As of now, we have nothing else to be done.
If you do not have further queries, you may close the thread and kindly rate the answer.
Wish your grandson a good health
Fine
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Happy to know that the issue is resolving.
As of now, we have nothing else to be done.
If you do not have further queries, you may close the thread and kindly rate the answer.
Wish your grandson a good health
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Brief Answer:
Fine
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Happy to know that the issue is resolving.
As of now, we have nothing else to be done.
If you do not have further queries, you may close the thread and kindly rate the answer.
Wish your grandson a good health
Fine
Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
Happy to know that the issue is resolving.
As of now, we have nothing else to be done.
If you do not have further queries, you may close the thread and kindly rate the answer.
Wish your grandson a good health
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
Hi, I just noticed that it is continuing to improve. Thank you for your advice.
Hi, I just noticed that it is continuing to improve. Thank you for your advice.
Brief Answer:
Good
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Hopefully that will disappear fully in few days.
If this recur, we can evaluate then. Otherwise, nothing to worry.
Hope I have answered your query
If no further clarification needed, you can close the discussion
Thank you
Good
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Hopefully that will disappear fully in few days.
If this recur, we can evaluate then. Otherwise, nothing to worry.
Hope I have answered your query
If no further clarification needed, you can close the discussion
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Brief Answer:
Good
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Hopefully that will disappear fully in few days.
If this recur, we can evaluate then. Otherwise, nothing to worry.
Hope I have answered your query
If no further clarification needed, you can close the discussion
Thank you
Good
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Hopefully that will disappear fully in few days.
If this recur, we can evaluate then. Otherwise, nothing to worry.
Hope I have answered your query
If no further clarification needed, you can close the discussion
Thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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