What Does A Dark Bruise In Corner Of The Eye Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 29 May 2014

Question: I woke up with what appeared to be a dark bruise in the corner of my right eye. It spread about half way around both eyes. What would cause this?

Answered by Dr. Dadapeer K (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It seems like sub conjunctival hemorrhage.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

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It seems from the history that you are having a dark bruise in the corner of the right eye. Probably you are pointing towards reddish appearance of the corner of the eye. This is usually secondary to collection of blood under the conjunctiva in the sub-conjunctival space and is called as sub-conjunctival hemorrhage.
It commonly occurs following injury or rubbing of the eyes. It can occur spontaneously in conditions like hypertension or diabetes.

This does not requires treatment generally and it resolves itself over 1-2 weeks as the blood gets absorbed. If you are not having other symptoms like pain and visual impairment no need to worry and it will get resolved by 1-2 weeks.

If you can send a photo of the affected eye, I will confirm the diagnosis and advice you more accurately.

Hope the information is helpful to you.

Thank you
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