What is a Subconjunctival Hemorrhage?
Subconjunctival hemorrhage is due to rupture of small blood vessels in the conjunctiva. Spontaneous bleeding is more common after trauma and eye surgery. Subconjunctival hemorrhage seen in severe acute conjunctivitis may be caused by microvascular embolism. Spontaneous blood is more common in the elderly, back weights, nausea and vomiting, severe cough, sneezing, constipation and other causes, and can also cause small blood vessel rupture and bleeding. Severe infectious diseases such as scurvy, various blood diseases, purpura, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, and malaria can also occur.
Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- nickname
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- TCM disease name
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- English name
- Conjunctival hemorrhage
- Visiting department
- Ophthalmology
- Multiple groups
- Seniors
- Common locations
- eye
- Common causes
- Carrying heavy weights, nausea and vomiting, severe cough, sneezing
- Common symptoms
- Rupture of small conjunctival blood vessels
- Contagious
- no
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage is due to rupture of small blood vessels in the conjunctiva. Spontaneous bleeding is more common after trauma and eye surgery. Subconjunctival hemorrhage seen in severe acute conjunctivitis may be caused by microvascular embolism. Spontaneous blood is more common in the elderly, back weights, nausea and vomiting, severe cough, sneezing, constipation and other causes, and can also cause small blood vessel rupture and bleeding. Severe infectious diseases such as scurvy, various blood diseases, purpura, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, and malaria can also occur.
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage is due to rupture of small blood vessels in the conjunctiva. Spontaneous bleeding is more common after trauma and eye surgery. Subconjunctival hemorrhage seen in severe acute conjunctivitis may be caused by microvascular embolism. Spontaneous blood is more common in the elderly, back weights, nausea and vomiting, severe cough, sneezing, constipation and other causes, and can also cause small blood vessels: cleft palate bleeding. Severe infectious diseases such as scurvy, various blood diseases, purpura, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, and malaria can also occur.
When the base of the skull is fractured, the bleeding extends forward along the orbital floor to the inferior fornix, the inferior bulbar conjunctiva, and the lower eyelid. The amount of bleeding is generally large. Hemorrhage of the sphenoid bone fracture occurs more in the temporal side than in other parts. This kind of bleeding usually occurs after head trauma and is one of the important signs of skull base fracture.
Severe blunt contusion of the eyeball, large amount of subconjunctival hemorrhage, black-red patients should pay attention to rule out the possibility of scleral rupture. Subconjunctival hemorrhage was bright black. Flat, clear state, dots or flakes, black and red when the amount of bleeding is large. Except for bleeding caused by acute conjunctivitis, there are no signs of inflammation. The bleeding was gradually absorbed, the color changed from red to brown, and the yellow rain disappeared without leaving a trace. No local treatment is required, usually 1 to 3 weeks can be absorbed and subsided. Repeated bleeding should find the cause of the disease and treat it.
- 1. Hypertension: It is common in the elderly. If combined with "subconjunctival hemorrhage", blood pressure should be measured regularly. Others such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease are also likely to cause it, so you need to pay attention to it.
2. Acute conjunctivitis: It is caused by enterovirus type 70 and is highly contagious. If conjunctival edema, swelling of the eyelids, and increased secretions are highly suspected.
3, caused by local minor injuries: for example, caused by allergic conjunctivitis or dry eye rubbing the eyes; constipation that requires air tightness to relieve stool, production, moving heavy objects, etc .; and colds and cold foods Coughing.