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What Causes A Black Eye?
I woke up yesterday to which can only be described as a black eye. I have not hit or banged my eye but it is not painfull . The dark red stain scoops around the inside corner of my right eye but does not interfere with the eye itself. My vision is not impaired but there is a slight discomfort . Has a blood vessel burst?
Tue, 31 Dec 2019
Hi,
Suggestive of subconjunctival hemorrhage. After having gone through the history I am of the opinion that you have some sort of bleeding underneath the clear surface of your eye (conjunctiva).
The conjunctiva can not absorb blood very quickly, so the blood gets trapped and appears as dark red stain in the white part of your eye.
This condition commonly occurs without any obvious harm to the eye.
Violent coughing, powerful sneezing, straining or vomiting are some of the actions that may cause a small blood vessel to rupture.
It may also be associated with roughly rubbing the eye, trauma, high blood pressure, diabetes, certain blood-thinning medications, such as warfarin or aspirin and blood-clotting disorders.
Usually, it is a harmless condition that disappears within two weeks or so. However, you may use certain eye drops such as 'artificial tears' to soothe any scratchy feeling you have in your eye.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
Suggestive of subconjunctival hemorrhage. After having gone through the history I am of the opinion that you have some sort of bleeding underneath the clear surface of your eye (conjunctiva).
The conjunctiva can not absorb blood very quickly, so the blood gets trapped and appears as dark red stain in the white part of your eye.
This condition commonly occurs without any obvious harm to the eye.
Violent coughing, powerful sneezing, straining or vomiting are some of the actions that may cause a small blood vessel to rupture.
It may also be associated with roughly rubbing the eye, trauma, high blood pressure, diabetes, certain blood-thinning medications, such as warfarin or aspirin and blood-clotting disorders.
Usually, it is a harmless condition that disappears within two weeks or so. However, you may use certain eye drops such as 'artificial tears' to soothe any scratchy feeling you have in your eye.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali, General & Family Physician
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