What Are These Veins In The Sclera Of The Eye?

Brief Answer:
Detailed answer below.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

The veins you say in her eye are prominent blood vessels in white part of eye (called conjunctiva). This is conjunctivitis or inflammation in eye.

* This can happen due to various causes like:
- Irritation of eye (by exposure to some foreign body like dust, smoke etc., in the eye) OR injury caused by rubbing the eye in response to itching OR some neglected vision problems due to refractory error
- Migraine, when there is associated headache
- Some internal infection of eye
- Viral infection associated with fever

* She needs to keep her eyes from clean from outside by warm water in case there is some discharge

* Application of cold compresses help to relieve itching

* Avoid rubbing of eyes.
* Put Refresh eyedrops over the counter

**If not relieved by these, it becomes essential to consult an ophthalmologist in order to find the cause and have specific treatment.

I hope that helps. Any follow up query is welcome.

Thank you.

Regards

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Brief Answer:
Yes, it can be allergic / viral conjunctivitis.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Redness of conjunctiva is conjunctivitis. From the photographs attached, it does not seem to be with excessive discharge or crusting or excessive tears could not be made out. Hence, she seems to have allergic or viral conjunctivitis.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards

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