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Suggest Remedies For Redness In Eye Due To Burst Blood Vessels

i busted some blood vessels in my eye... almost the whole white part of my eye is red.. i wear contacts and i was afraid to take them out cause i didnt want the blood to go over to the blue part of my eye..should i take them out? and is there anything that i can so to make this go away... it has been a week and there has been no change? how long will it take to go away? what is the possibility that there will be red in the white part of my eye for a long time?
Mon, 22 Dec 2014
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Ophthalmologist 's  Response
prolong use of contact lens causes dry eye syndrome which lead to corneal errosion it should be removed at bed time. artificialteardropshould be used.. put on your specks and apply artificial tear drop, for15 days. when you feel normal use your contact lens.
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Ophthalmologist Dr. Shikha Agarwal's  Response
this is known as subconnjunctival haemorrage, it takes 3-4 weeks to go away. its not harmful to your eye. so just relax. you can use eyedrop containing naphazoline compound to relieve faster.
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Suggest Remedies For Redness In Eye Due To Burst Blood Vessels

prolong use of contact lens causes dry eye syndrome which lead to corneal errosion it should be removed at bed time. artificialteardropshould be used.. put on your specks and apply artificial tear drop, for15 days. when you feel normal use your contact lens.