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Slipped On Back. Eye Started Looking Bloody. Is This Serious?
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Sat, 20 Oct 2012
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Sat, 20 Oct 2012
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Question : Slipped on stairs and went down hard on my back.
Now my left eye is vey bloody looking.
Serious?
Now my left eye is vey bloody looking.
Serious?
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
The bloody eyes indicate a subconjuctival haemorrhage ( which means there has been a bleed under the conjunctiva of the eye). This should resolve with time and with anti-inflammatory drugs. If you do not have any gastritis ( or burning sensation in the stomach), you can take Tablet Motrin 1 tablet 2-3 times daily with food.
If there is any headache, vomiting or if you lost consciousness, you may require a CT scan of the head.
REGARDS
Dr Vineet
Thanks for writing to us.
The bloody eyes indicate a subconjuctival haemorrhage ( which means there has been a bleed under the conjunctiva of the eye). This should resolve with time and with anti-inflammatory drugs. If you do not have any gastritis ( or burning sensation in the stomach), you can take Tablet Motrin 1 tablet 2-3 times daily with food.
If there is any headache, vomiting or if you lost consciousness, you may require a CT scan of the head.
REGARDS
Dr Vineet
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