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Bloodshot eyes or burst blood vessels within the eyes, usually visible in the whites of the eyes, can be a concerning medical symptom – and a scary sight to anyone who looks in the mirror and notices that they’ve potentially burst a vessel within the eye.
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What causes burst blood vessels in the eye – and are all of these causes necessarily considered serious? 
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The first thing that you should know is that there might be a thousand different potential causes for bloodshot eyes or burst blood vessels: Some of the most common ones have been covered here – and you’re best off seeing your doctor if you recognize anything mentioned in this article as applying to your own health.
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Not all of these are serious conditions, but most of them require diagnosis and treatment – and many of them are best diagnosed sooner rather than later.
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Here are 14 potential causes of burst blood vessels in the eyes that should mean you make an immediate doctor’s appointment.
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1. High Blood Pressure<\/strong>
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High blood pressure<\/a> is one of the most common health conditions out there: Certain lifestyle factors like smoking, drinking or a high-fat and high-salt diet might put you at more risk for developing high blood pressure, or your cause might simply be chronic or related to your genetics and likelihood of developing it.
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Most of the time, high blood pressure will involve clear symptoms such as excess sweating, a feeling of nervousness or panic, an increased heart attack risk and might include periods of feeling “weak” or about to faint throughout the day when blood pressure spikes towards higher than the acceptable 120 over 80 measurements.
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Bloodshot eyes and burst blood vessels are a common characteristic, and it’s the kind of thing that you should see your doctor immediately to know how you can reduce your risk of a heart attack, stroke or other medical emergencies that might be related to high blood pressure.
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2. An Increased Stroke Risk<\/strong>
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Strokes <\/a>are common, and not just in the elderly: An increasing number of younger people are dying from strokes, in part due to lifestyle factors and in part to other conditions that might have increased their likelihood of having a stroke without them being aware of it.
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For the majority of strokes, there were warning signs before the actual strokes: Sometimes these warning signs can show up months beforehand, but other times some warning signs only show themselves a few hours or minutes before a medical emergency.
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Always pay attention to any signs that might point to a heart attack or stroke. Symptoms of an impending stroke include a feeling of numbness, a headache that doesn’t respond to treatment and often spikes or falls in blood pressure.
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Often, bloodshot eyes can be a potential precursor that requires immediate emergency room treatment and there might not be any other symptoms accompanying it that could have tipped you off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Rubbing the Eyes<\/strong>
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The cause of burst blood vessels<\/a> in the eyes (or the appearance of permanent or semi-permanent bloodshot eyes) isn’t always as serious as having high blood pressure or an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke – sometimes, the cause is much less serious and is instead related to something the patient habitually does (often without noticing).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Frequently touching or rubbing the eyes can be seen as a habit for many people without them realizing they do it; the same way, many people do this when they are tired, sick or lost in thought – and all of these can mean that you irritate the eyes enough through this action to cause blood vessels to burst.
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Avoid rubbing or touching the eyes: It only puts the eyes at risk, and it further increases your risk of transferring infections from your hands and what they might have touched through to the eyes.
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4. Chronic Vomiting<\/strong>
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Vomiting <\/a>is something that most people have done at least a few times by the time they reach their teens – and even more times when they reach adulthood – and it happens for a variety of reasons.\u00a0
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There are a thousand different things that can make someone vomit, ranging from a symptom of general infection or gastric upset through to something characteristic of any number of chronic physical conditions.
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No matter what causes your vomiting whether temporary or chronic, it can cause blood vessels to burst in the eyes from the added pressure: Chronic vomiting can be dangerous, and the conditions that cause it might be fatal – especially if the patient becomes unable to hold down food due to some physical reason or condition.
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Seek emergency measures if you have to bring serious vomiting under control, especially where blood vessels have started to burst anywhere within the body.
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5. Eye Infections<\/strong>
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Eye infections<\/a> are surprisingly common and most people out there will develop some type of eye-related infection at least once in their lifetime – and there are a thousand ways to get one, but the most common way is by touching the eyes and transferring the infection from one point to another without realizing it.\u00a0
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Burst blood vessels can be a potential sign of an eye infection, but can also be a sign that the eyes are touched or rubbed due to irritation. 
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Should you experience any type of discharge coming from the eyes, that should be your first sign that you’re dealing with a potential eye infection instead of a standard allergy. Burst blood vessels in the eyes are a likely symptom to follow this – and it can mean that you’re risking serious damage to the eyes due to this.
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Swelling, redness, and itchiness are also characteristic in this case. 
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6. Serious Eye Strain<\/strong>
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Serious eye strain<\/a> happens for a variety of reasons from bad lighting due to the need to read through large walls of text for either work or leisure purposes. Most people will know that they strain their eyes because of the fact that the symptoms are obvious ones – and that, for eye strain, most people will have the urge to rub their eyes at some point.
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Eye strain is a common workplace-related injury that goes along with any particularly fine work (such as painting) or work that involves reading, looking at a computer screen, working in bad light or other activities that stress the eyes such as welding.
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If your eyes feel strained, they might be affected by your day-to-day activities – and burst blood vessels are one of the first symptoms that you might notice as part of serious eye strain.
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See your doctor for adaptations and potential treatments should this describe you.
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7. Overtiredness<\/strong>
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Feeling tired is an emotion that most people are familiar with even from the time they are children – and certainly the moment they’ve entered into adulthood. If you feel tired more than usual even though you’re getting enough sleep, it becomes fatigued – and you’re likely dealing with it as a symptom of something else. 
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If you experience fatigue<\/a>, see your doctor and describe your symptoms as thoroughly as you can to ensure a fast, accurate diagnosis and the right treatment for what’s causing it. It might be related to simple tiredness and needing more sleep, but most of the time it isn’t – and there are many conditions that can make these symptoms worse.\u00a0
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Bloodshot eyes are a common sign that goes together with fatigue: See your doctor if this is what you experience, especially because other conditions mentioned on this list (such as high blood pressure) might accompany their diagnosis.
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8. Chronic Eye Conditions<\/strong>
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The blanket term “chronic” eye conditions describe any long-term eye condition that directly affects the eyes or sight – and there are thousands that fall under this banner which you might be diagnosed with during your lifetime if you have ever had trouble seeing where you were going or what you were looking at.
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Not all chronic eye conditions occur in so-called older people, and not all chronic eye conditions have the same symptoms and signs: Any symptoms that cause a temporary or permanent decline in your vision <\/a>should mean that you make an immediate appointment with a vision-related specialist who can address your needs best.
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Chronic eye conditions can have bloodshot eyes as a regular symptom, or many times the urge to touch or rub the eyes – which in turn can cause blood vessels to burst in the same way. See your doctor anywhere this is the case.
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9. Recent Eye Surgery<\/strong>
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Most eye surgeries have a fairly fast recovery time ranging from a few days through to a few weeks, although eye irritation <\/a>for a while (at least a few days to weeks) after any kind of eye surgery can be considered normal.
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Bloodshot eyes and pain that feels like it’s part of the muscles at the back of the eye are part of what you might experience during your recovery time if you have recently had eye surgery: Regular cleaning of the eyes will be recommended – and ideally, avoidance of any and all eye strain or irritation that can affect the eyes.
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Don’t rub or touch the eyes during this stage: The eyes are even more at risk for developing serious injuries or infections in the period after surgery – and the best thing you can do is see your doctor where any treatments followed haven’t been doing the trick or symptoms like bloodshot eyes last for too long.
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10. Sneezing or Blowing the Nose <\/strong>
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Sneezing <\/a>and blowing your nose are both two things that most human beings do throughout their lives, even though many people have different ideas about exactly how each of these two things should be done. There are thousands (if not more) reasons for doing either of these things, ranging from allergies through to chronic health conditions – even sudden exposure to light or an orgasm can cause the urge to sneeze in many people, and it’s completely normal to do it even for an odd reason.
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Excessive sneezing and a blocked or running nose can also point to several general infections, allergies or chronic conditions – and any time you feel that you’re sneezing more than you should be, it’s time to locate the reason.
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Burst blood vessels are common from excessive sneezing, but might also be more likely to happen with conditions that weaken the veins. Especially then, see your doctor.
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11. Blood-Related Conditions<\/strong>
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Although rarer than some of the other causes and conditions that are mentioned in this article, there are many blood-related conditions and treatments that might also cause blood vessels to burst in the eyes – and they should be things that you look for anywhere you notice that you might be bruising <\/a>or bleeding differently than you are used to, usually more severely.
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Blood-related conditions can also include certain treatments (e.g. many types of chemotherapy) which can affect your health and cause the body to show different reactions which can include burst blood vessels in the eyes.
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Where you aren’t sure what might be causing your symptoms, it’s a good idea to make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible: Finding the cause is the key to successful treatment of most medical conditions, including any of the ones that cause burst blood vessels in the eyes to happen as a result.
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12. Eye Irritation<\/strong>
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Eye irritation is another type of medical blanket term that might describe any number of a thousand different things that physically affect or irritate the eyes: Sometimes the cause is related to a chemical, other times it might be related to pollution or something that “got in” the eye and had to be flushed out (either by the body or by rinsing the eyes).
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Pollen, dust, hair: There are many different things which can lead to eye irritation – and most of them will eventually show with bloodshot eyes or burst veins in the eyes as one of the symptoms.
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Common for allergy-related irritants, you might also experience swelling, redness, and itchiness of the eyes (or sometimes, other parts of the body) – and seeing an allergy <\/a>specialist is best in this case, especially to establish what else you might potentially be allergic to without knowing it. Commonly, one can be allergic to several things at once and not know until you are tested or have encountered an allergic reaction.
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13. Direct Eye Trauma<\/strong>
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Direct impact or trauma <\/a>to the eyes can be a common cause of bloodshot eyes, and many times the blood vessels might continue to burst even after the initial trauma to the eyes has occurred. In cases where this happens, immediate medical attention is recommended due to the variety of different complications bloodshot eyes might indicate after head or eye trauma – this can include bleeding that is more internal than externally visible, and that might not be seen until someone has undergone the proper tests.
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Never assume that bloodshot eyes are “normal” in the case of head trauma even if it’s something that most people experience after such an event. It can be a serious indicator that something is wrong, especially where the blood vessels appear to burst further several minutes, hours or days after the initial event that caused the injury.
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14. Concussion or Head Trauma<\/strong>
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Other than general eye trauma or self-inflicted eye trauma by rubbing or touching the eyes, there are many other ways in which bloodshot eyes or an eye injury might take place – and one of the most common ways is through direct trauma to the head, even where the eyes weren’t directly impacted in the injury.
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Bloodshot eyes are a serious symptom in the case of any head impact or trauma, and it’s just the same with eyes that suddenly respond differently to light after a traumatic event or injury<\/a>: See your doctor or seek emergency medical help should this be the case.
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Bloodshot or differently-responsive eyes can signal a concussion, further internal bleeding or more serious physical injury than first thought where it occurs after head trauma – even where it appeared to be only a “slight” injury, see your doctor as emergency care.
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