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What is this on my eye?

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eyesaw · 16/06/2020 11:31

DH noticed this (see pic) last week. I thought it was maybe a bruise? Although I haven't hurt my eye at any point.
I do get ocular migraines, and had an odd one a few months ago where my vision went black on this side for a few minutes. Other than that nothing out of the ordinary. Any ideas?

What is this on my eye?
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eyesaw · 16/06/2020 11:41

Sorry, better photo:

What is this on my eye?
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WhatWouldDominicDo · 16/06/2020 11:44

A vein.

WhatWouldDominicDo · 16/06/2020 11:45

www.nhs.uk/conditions/red-eye/

Chocolatear · 16/06/2020 11:55

It's the equivalent of a bruise on your eye. It's harmless and should disperse on it's own.

Have you coughed hard or been constipated recently? Extra strain can cause them.

eyesaw · 16/06/2020 11:59

@Chocolatear thank you, I haven't, but wondering if my two year old could have hit me in the night!

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Chocolatear · 16/06/2020 12:02

That would do it!

Chocolatear · 16/06/2020 12:03

The official name is a subconjunctival haematoma.

underneaththeash · 16/06/2020 20:44

@Chocolatear / @WhatWouldDominicDo
No it's not, why would you diagnose something if you're not sure?

It's a dilated episcleral vessel. It's probably nothing - but you need to go and have an eye exam and have the eye pressure checked when we (Optmetrists) open fully in a couple of weeks.

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