Blood covering white part of the eye

Description

Subconjunctival hemorrhage or blood covering white part of the eye. The blood is accumulating below the lining of the white of the eye. This lining is called conjunctiva and disorder occurs when small blood vessels in the conjutiva burst and bleed. This can happen with or without injuries and can appear after heavy coughing and sneezing. There are few symptoms and often patients notice only the blood in the morning or someone else notices it and not the patient. The disorder occurs more often in people who take anticoagulant medicines or those whose blood is difficultly clotting.

Symptoms

Blood in the white of the eye, rarely light uncomfortable feeling in the eye.

Overview

History of disease is being taken and physical examination is being done. Examination with slit-lamp helps to determine if there are other injuries. Patient’s blood clotting can be tested.

Tests

Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT or PTT), complete blood count (CBC), prothrombin test.

Specialists

Ophtalmology

Therapy

No treatment is needed unless the blood clotting problem has been detected. Bloody spot resolves on its own within one or two weeks.