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Does Elevated RBC Level Cause Blood Shot Eyes?

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Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2015
Question: Can elevated RBC's cause blood shot eyes?
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Answered by Dr. Noble Zachariah (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes as explained below

Detailed Answer:
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Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query.
Elevated RBC count occurs secondary to smoking or in a conditions of polycythemia rubra.
The eyes can look dusky in this.
Also with polycythemia sometimes subconjunctival bleeding can occur and the eyes would look blood shot
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Does Elevated RBC Level Cause Blood Shot Eyes?

Brief Answer: Yes as explained below Detailed Answer: Hello, Welcome to HCM and thanks for your query. Elevated RBC count occurs secondary to smoking or in a conditions of polycythemia rubra. The eyes can look dusky in this. Also with polycythemia sometimes subconjunctival bleeding can occur and the eyes would look blood shot