I'm a 44 year old woman, overweight, no other major health issues. Have had dry eyes for years and use a lot of OTC drops. For the past two years, I've had recurring subconjunctival hemorrhages, about every few months. No other weird bleeding or bruising. Saw ophthalmologist in December when I had one and she assured me not to worry (told her they kept happening). Saw GP in January for routine exam and told him. He did CBC and basic bloodwork and all fine. Blood pressure is high in doc's office, but I have major white coat syndrome. Often, I can trace hemorrhage to an event that has me very stressed out, super high anxiety, doing heavy lifting. Last couple of weeks have been VERY stressful. Had one small bleed last week and yesterday that same spot bled again. Called ophthalmologist and they had a cancellation for today so I'm going to get looked at again. I feel like they might just be pacifying me since this has me super stressed out. It looks gross and I can't shake that it might be something serious. Is it most likely BP related (I need to figure out if this is white coat syndrome or really this high normally!)? Google has me scared of leukemia, vasculitis, other systemic things. If routine bloodwork fine in January, should I ask for any additional testing?
Thanks for advice!