red spot that won't clear up

[SYW]

I have a red spot in my left eye. When I first noticed it I ignored it, then in a month or so both of my eyes were blood shot, it looked terrible.  I went to an eye doctor, he  had me put 4 drops a day of Systane in both eyes. In two weeks the eyes looked no better and he put me on steroid drops 4 times a day.  All but the initial red spot cleared up, the doctor suggested a stronger dose of steroids, I refused because I wanted to know what it was instead of just getting more drops.  Now the other eye is turning red again....and the initial spot is not getting any better even though I have continued using the milder steroid drops in it 4 times a day....

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
Redness in the eyes can be due to allergy, dry eyes, a turned in eyelash, foreign body in the eye, corneal ulcer, conjunctivitis, cataract, glaucoma and in case of high blood pressure or coughing, it can be due to hemorrhage under the conjunctiva. It can also be a sign of stress, eye strain or poor eye sight. Please consult an eye specialist.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[freeworld]

Have you gone and seen an eye doctor or just a GP? It sounds like a sti to me.

[mkh9]

Are you steroid drops working? What does that eye doc think the problem is? Have they checked your retina?