red in the eye

hi, there, i am on vacation and how worst can it get when I accidentally stuck my finger in the corner of my eye. That happened yesterday, I develped a small red patch and it was quite thick, now today it's still there but it looks thinner..no pain..is there anything I can do? please advise. thanks!


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[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

If no pain and no decrease in vision you don't need to do anything to the tiny broken blood vessel.

JCH MD

[hereinsf08]

so grateful that you replied my post so quickly as I am quite in distraught. I am just wondering how long does that redness go away (looks scary)? and any drops I can use? also, does the redness somehow 'bleed' into the eye ball?thanks again! much appreciated!

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Its like a bruise and generally takes the same amount of time. The eye will turn yellow after the red then generally whiten up over 10-14 days for most subconjunctival hemorrhages. You can use artifical tears if you have a scratch feeling otherwise leave it along (like a bruise).

JCH MD