What Causes Crusting In Eyes?

Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2014

Question: My eye appears to be bleeding. It has been crusted for several mornings and feels like there may be something in the eye the bleeding is new the rest is for several weeks

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Site and type of bleeding needs to be known

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query on HealthcareMagic.

Crusting in eyes suggest presence of secretions in eye.
Common causes of secretions in eye are conjunctivitis, corneal injury or corneal ulcer.
Foreign body sensation of feeling of having something in the eye is more suggestive of a corneal lesion.
Corneal lesions are accompanied by foreign body sensation in the eye.
The bleeding that you have mentioned is from which site?
Kindly, mention the details of bleeding.
However, in any case you need to consult an ophthalmologist for clinical assessment and thus management.
Let me know the site and type of bleeding for more assistance.

Thanks
Dr Shailja P Wahal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Shailja Puri (1 hour later)

the blood is seeping from my eye

Answered by Dr. Shailja Puri (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Put pressure to control bleeding

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome again,
Blood seeping from the ye suggests that there is some wound in the eye.
Injury, trauma, ulcer are some of the causes of bleeding.
You need to consult your ophthalmologist for clinical assessment.
In the meanwhile you can apply light pressure on the bleeding site to prevent the seepage.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T