What Causes Subconjunctival Hemorrhage?

Posted on Thu, 23 Apr 2015

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Question : I fell and hit my head 4 days ago and now have the blackest eye and red blood in my actual eye. It seems to be getting darker.

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
This indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage.

Detailed Answer:
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I am Dr Dadapeer k an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
I reviewed your history.
This indicates subconjunctival hemorrhage because of impact of injury. This is because of collection of blood under conjunctiva.
This will resolve slowly as the blood gets absorbed and no treatment is required for this.
Use of cold compression will help in early resolution of symptoms.

I would suggest for a eye examination to rule out any associated eye injuries

Hope I have answered your question and the information is helpful to you.
Do write back to me for further questions.

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