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Suggest Treatment For Blood Clot In Eyeball
My fingernail has scratched the white area of my eyeball and therefore there is a blood clot in my eyeball, I have applied ice cube on the exterior of my eye. What should I do next as emergency remedy since it is 2 in the night and there is no way I can get doctor's help immediately.
Mon, 2 Jun 2014
Hello
It seems from the history that you scratched white part of the eye with a finger following which you are having blood clot.
This is called as subconjunctival hemorrhage and it is because of collection of blood under the conjunctiva.
This is a self resolving condition and it will resolve over 1-2 weeks as the blood gets absorbed.
No treatment is required generally for this condition.
You can apply cold compression over closed eyelids as of now.
Thank you
It seems from the history that you scratched white part of the eye with a finger following which you are having blood clot.
This is called as subconjunctival hemorrhage and it is because of collection of blood under the conjunctiva.
This is a self resolving condition and it will resolve over 1-2 weeks as the blood gets absorbed.
No treatment is required generally for this condition.
You can apply cold compression over closed eyelids as of now.
Thank you
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