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intraocular foreign body
solar keratitis   A subconjunctival hemorrhage is a result of blood accumulating in the subconjunctival
space from a ruptured vessel.
anterior hyphema It may occur spontaneously or there may be a history of coughing, vomiting or straining.








The patient may be taking ASA or coumadin. If there is an associated history of blunt injury to the eye, then other potential complications need to be considered by the physician. These potential injuries include blow-out fracture of the orbit, corneal abrasion, anterior hyphema, lens dislocation, traumatic mydriasis, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, traumatic iritis, and rarely ruptured globe.

The patient should be given reassurance and expect the hemorrhage to absorb in 2-3 weeks.

In rare instances, if the hemorrhage is recurrent or bilateral then a complete blood count should be taken to rule out a blood dyscrasia.


Subconjunctival Hemorrhage