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Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
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- Subconjuctival hemorrhage occurs when small blood vessels in the white part of the eye bleed, resulting in patches of redness (blood) in the white (conjunctiva) of the eye.
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- A bright red sickle-shaped patch at the margin where the cornea touches the white of the eye (sclera).
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- Often unknown
- Squeezing coughing or sneezing
- Eye Injury
- Inflammation
- Violent pressure on a newborn baby during delivery
- Severe sneezing
- Severe coughing
- Blood Dyscrasia
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- Made by examination by a physician
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- It usually requires no treatment. It should resolve in 2-3 days without treatment. If the patient is taking a blood thinning medication (e.g., aspirin or Coumadin), the physician (only should be done with a physician's advice) may temporarily discontinue this medication.
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