Blood vessels in eye

[coccinelle]

For the third time in 4 months I've had a blood vessel 'break' or whatever you say in my eye. it's the same eye. It clears up after a few days but what's the cause? It usually happens when I'm stressed up so could this be the case and how does this affect the eye?

[york310]

Subconjunctival hemorrhage - mostly just happen due to mild trauma, a weaker blood vessel disrupted with coughing or rubbing the eye and sometimes (but less often) associated with raised blood pressure. See your gp for a work up if persistent concerns. Good Luck.

[Sqad]

I agree with york.........looks awful, but no big deal.

[beso]

It is also promoted by smoking.

[coccinelle]

Thanks, so not really stress related then? unless my blood pressure is higher when I'm stressed. Don't smoke so not that beso.

[milly143]

My boyfriend used to suffer this quite a lot. For no apparent reason one eye would just go bright red for a few days. There was never a common factor, it just happened. He had several visits to specialist who all just gave blank expressions and shrugged their shoulders. Until the last one he saw diagnosed it as a form of arthritis in his eye. He gave him some drops that made him go blind for the day but that was only a short term solution, there is nothing that can be done long term.

[coccinelle]

Crikey milly, arthritis in the eye! My whole eye doesn't go red just the outside, it's like a couple of a blob of blood which such seems to slowly clear up.

[karenmac60]

Mr mac gets them regularly, I think because he takes a daily aspirin to keep his blood thin.