To go to a&e - blood keeps leaking from eye socket.

[cyrkus]

When I say pouring, I’ll suddenly get a gush from my left eye socket, then it stops. It’s happened three times now. Have no idea what to do. It’s not painful particularly - feels like I’ve scratched the eye or irritated it a bit. But - each time it looks pretty gruesome. Any thoughts? Would a&e be unreasonable?

If blood randomly came out of my eye I would have shot to a&e. There’s be a hole in the wall like an old cartoon. Unless this has happened before and that’s why you’re so chilled, kindly, I’d be questioning why you’re so reluctant to get medical help/non emotive about blood coming out of your eye!?

Why is this even a question?!

Sounds like a horror movie!

For the love of god OP - GO. Yes, you go to A&E. That is exactly what it is there for. If you are in London then Moorfields is even better. You are not a medic. It may well be something small but that’s not for you to decide and blood pouring down your face is a very good reason to visit a hospital. I really hope you are there now. This is exactly what A&E is there for.

Do it asap

Do go to Moorfields fantastic place.

I hope you’ve gone by now OP. What did they say?

Hope you have managed to see someone and find out what's going on.

Hi all. Thanks for (mostly!) supportive messages. So I went to moorfields. The doctor found what it was - a very small malformation of the veins which is bleeding. She was pretty rude though. First she said it was impossible as there is no structure in the eye socket that can bleed. And was I sure. 😀 I said that I was sure. When she found it she said it was tiny - I asked her what we can do about it and she said I don’t know. So I said what do we do if it continues to bleed. To which the answer was (again) I don’t know. She did say if it grew they could call it something and I said ok, and then what would we do. You can guess the answer. I also told her it hurts a bit to which she said it can’t do. So … not sure what happens next. Hope it stops? I just really hope it doesn’t bleed in public because quite frankly it looks horrific!

I'm so glad you went - it sounded most alarming! I hope it settles, that you feel better, and that you get some rest today after your hectic night. Sending eye-healing vibes xx

If it continues it would be worth asking your GP for a formal referral to someone who hopefully knows a bit more than the doctor you saw.

I'd be going back to Moorfields during the daytime, when hopefully a more knowledgeable person is on duty. Or you'll at least insist on seeing a more senior person because 'that's impossible' [it being painful] is not an acceptable answer. Fair enough if you don't know, but at least get a colleague involved who does.

This. Take pictures of the bloody mess too.

Absolutely -

if you did get a video of the bleeding it will
be very useful in helping someone more
appropriate diagnose your issue.
I hope you see someone more polite too!

I would get an appt at GP, when there explain, explain a&e visit and ask for a referral.

If it happens again photos and video as evidence you are not making it up (surprised they didn't give you weight advice and anti Ds).

In the mean time keep your eyes rested and screen time to a minimum esp with a larger screen as the eye movements are quite intense.

Get straight to the hospital and get it checked out.

How unhelpful. And to make you feel like you are wasting time. Surely the natural thing for anyone who's eye bleeds is to seek medical attention. It's not exactly a common problem.

I would also go to see a gp or get a second opinion if it keeps happening

Whoever you saw sounds a wee bit cocky and dismissive to me......I mean I avoid hospitals and doctors as much as possible and will see my pharmacist for most things but even I'd be making a GP appointment for something like this. Get an appointment booked in. They may refer you to an eye specialist to be on the safe side. Get videos of it happening if you can too.

My god. Get to the optician pronto. Good luck.

Maybe also be worth booking an appointment with an optician! They have better resources to investigate more, they can also refer to specialist if need be.
Hope your feeling better today

Just walk into a local independent optician. They won’t knock you back.

Make an emergency appointment with your GP and optician - do both. Video it happening.

Wow, ok. I would submit some constructive feedback re that doctor, how horrible.

GP and referral to ophthalmology. Only problem is it might take about 3 years. Can you go private?

You could try an optician first (if you haven't already gone to A&E), it might be quicker to be seen and you may get through A&E faster if they ring in, if it is serious. A good optician should be very knowledgeable about eye problems and they can do quite sophisticated scans these days.

Don’t bother with a GP. Honestly, go to an optician. They will refer you to an eye hospital.

She literally has blood gushing out of her eye, it is not the same as a corneal scratch with eye watering