Hi, a terrible thing has happened to me. When I got up yesterday morning, I went in the bathroom and I saw something that frightened me. My left eye was all red as if there is blood in it. I rushed to the doctor's office. After examining me, he said that I have subconjuctival hemorrhage. His explanation for this condition was that it happened because of the broken blood vessels in the eye. What can you tell me about this condition?
Hi, I experienced the same thing that you did. Like you, I was also scarred and concerned about my eye. It turned out to be a not so serious condition. Subconjuctival hemorrhage occurs as a result of a broken blood vessel in the eye. Actually, the blood vessel is broken just underneath the clear surface of the eye called conjunctiva. Because of this, blood is trapped and can not be absorbed quickly by the conjunctiva. That is why this condition is also called the red eye. As a result, a scary look of your eye is developed. However, I am sure that your doctor told you the same thing that mine told me. Broken blood vessel in the eye does not need any special treatment. This condition will go away on its own in, usually, two weeks. I was back to normal in ten days.