Subconjunctival bleeding, also known as subconjunctival hemorrhage or subconjunctival haemorrhage, is bleeding from a small blood vessel over the whites of ...SubconjunctivalbleedingFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionSubconjunctivalbleedingOthernamesSubconjunctivalhemorrhage,subconjunctivalhaemorrhage,hyposphagmaSubconjunctivalhemorrhageresultinginredcolorationofthewhiteoftheeye.SpecialtyOphthalmologySymptomsRedspotoverwhitesoftheeye,littletonopain[1]ComplicationsNone[2]DurationTwotothreeweeks[2]TypesTraumatic,spontaneous[2]CausesCoughing,vomiting,directinjury[2]RiskfactorsHighbloodpressure,diabetes,olderage[2]DiagnosticmethodBasedontheappearance[2]DifferentialdiagnosisOpenglobe,retrobulbarhematoma,conjunctivitis,pterygium[2]TreatmentNospecifictreatment[3]MedicationArtificialtears[2]PrognosisGood,10%riskofreoccurance[2]FrequencyCommon[4]Subconjunctivalbleeding,alsoknownassubconjunctivalhemorrhageorsubconjunctivalhaemorrhage,isbleedingfromasmallbloodvesseloverthewhitesoftheeye.[1]Itresultsinaredspotinthewhiteoftheeye.[1]Thereisgenerallylittletonopainandvisionisnotaffected.[2][3]Generallyonlyoneeyeisaffected.[2]Causescanincludecoughing,vomiting,heavylifting,anddirectinjuryincludingthatfromwearingcontactlenses.[2]Riskfactorsincludehighbloodpressure,diabetes,olderage,bloodthinners,andtraumaincludingthatfromwearingcontactlenses.[2]Theyoccurinabout2%ofnewbornsfollowingavaginaldelivery.[2]Thebloodoccursbetweentheconjunctivaandtheepisclera.[2]Diagnosisisgenerallybasedontheappearance.[2]Generallynospecifictreatmentisrequiredandtheconditionimprovesintwotothreeweeks.[2]Artificialtearsmaybeusedtohelpwithanyirritation.[2]Theyoccurrelativelycommonly.[4]Bothsexesareaffectedequally.[2]Spontaneousbleedingoccursmorecommonlyovertheageof50whilethetraumatictypeoccursmoreofteninyoungmales.[2]Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Causes3Diagnosis4Management5References6ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]Asubconjunctivalbleedingusuallydoesnotresultinpain,althou