Busted Superficial Blood Vessels

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I often have busted blood vessels in the whites of my eye (that are visible), but I have never had my superficial vessels to bust. Since I have hypertension I know the normal busted of blood vessels are from this. But I am worried, can a brain tumor cause your superficial blood vessels to bust or is it also from hypertension.

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

These superficial broken blood vessels (subconjunctival hemorrhages) are extremely common and only rarely serious. They are not due to hypertension or brain tumors.

JCH MD

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In case further specification is needed, the vessel is in my eye and I forgot to say that when I move my eye ball upward (kind of like rolling my eyes) it hurts, maybe like pressure or something.