What causes eye bleeding? How to protect your eyes from bleeding?

An eye bleeding can appear in the form of blotches or complete redness of the eye. A person may also experience blood stained tears. Eye bleeds can be harmless, but sometimes, they may indicate an underlying issue. Eye bleeds can cause red blotches within the eye or complete redness across the white of the eye. In some cases, such as Hemolacria, blood may appear in the form of tears. The type of eye bleed a person has will determine the symptoms they experience.

There are many causes for the bleeding in eyes, some of the causes are:-

• Injury in the eyes
• Blunt trauma
• Penetration of something sharp into the eyes
• Conjunctivitis
• Tumor in eyes
• Hyphemas- According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, most Hyphemas occur due to sports-related injuries.
• Hemolacria, or bloody epiphora, refers to when the body produces blood stained tears. These may come from the tear glands, but they can also come from other parts of the eye.
• A Subconjunctival Hemorrhage occurs when tiny blood vessels in the eye’s conjunctiva break. They will appear as red spots on the white of your eye. In most cases, a Subconjunctival Hemorrhage is not serious and it can heal on its own.

What are the complications caused to the eyes due to Bleeding of Eyes?

Depending on the cause of eye bleeding, complications can vary from almost none to permanent loss of vision. Even scarring of the eye can alter your vision, so it is important to have your eye bleeding examined promptly.

Possible complications can include:

• impaired vision
• acute intraocular hypertension
• glaucoma
• corneal blood staining
• optic atrophy

Whether or not a person needs treatment will depend on the cause of the eye bleed.

Eyes do not typically need treatment. However, treatment is necessary if the cause is due to an underlying medical condition.

Treatment for Hyphemas and other types of eye bleeding may include:

• laser surgery to bring eye pressure down
• eye surgery in severe cases, such as non-clearing Hyphemas that surgeons need to evacuate in the operating room
• eye drops to control inflammation, pain, and pressure

The type of eye drop an ophthalmologist prescribes will depend on the cause of the bleeding. Some examples include antibiotic, antiviral, and steroid eye drops.

At home, a person may need to:

• wear a special shield over the affected eye
• rest

  raise the head to help the eye drain

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