Subconjunctival hemorrhage: risk factors and potential indicators

Subconjunctival hemorrhage is a benign disorder that is a common cause of acute ocular redness. The major risk factors include trauma and contact lens usage in younger patients, whereas among the elderly, systemic vascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis are more common...

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Published in:Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) N.Z.), 2013-01, Vol.7 (default), p.1163-1170
Main Authors: Tarlan, Bercin, Kiratli, Hayyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complications and side effects
Contact
contact lens
Eye
Hemorrhage
Hypertension
Injuries
Ophthalmology
red eye
Retinal hemorrhage
Review
Risk factors
subconjunctival hemorrhage
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Summary:Subconjunctival hemorrhage is a benign disorder that is a common cause of acute ocular redness. The major risk factors include trauma and contact lens usage in younger patients, whereas among the elderly, systemic vascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis are more common. In patients in whom subconjunctival hemorrhage is recurrent or persistent, further evaluation, including workup for systemic hypertension, bleeding disorders, systemic and ocular malignancies, and drug side effects, is warranted.
ISSN:1177-5467
1177-5483
1177-5483
DOI:10.2147/OPTH.S35062