Red Eyes
Red eye is an eye that appears red due to injury, illness, and some other conditions. It is not surprising that doctors often deal with patients with red eyes with primary care in their practices. It is usually refer to hyperemia of the superficial blood vessels of the conjunctiva, sclera or episclera, that may be caused by disorders or diseases of adjacent structures that may affect them indirectly or directly. When blood vessels near the surface of the eye become enlarged and dilated, redness occurs. It is important to know why or how did you have red eye.
Red eyes have several causes. An inflammation of the eye may be conjunctivitis which can be caused by other several conditions. The eyes can get red for numerous reasons such as fever, allergies, hangover, and other causes. Conjunctival injection and blood eyes are two forms of red eye. It is always best to seek advice of a medical professional.
The doctor’s goal when presented with a red eye is to assess whether the patient will be needing an emergency referral and immediate action or instead recommend other alternatives that can be managed easily and effectively.
Causes of Red Eyes:
There are likely to be other possible causes, but the following medical conditions could cause red eyes.
- Conjunctivitis
- Allergies
- Hangover
- Meningitis
- Chlorinated swimming pool
- Marijuana – a form of cannabis
- Cannabis
- Eye infection
- Eye rubbing
- Trachoma
- Keratitis
- Keratopathy
- Iritis
- Hay fever
- Acute glaucoma
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- Pollen allergy
- Fever
- Virus
- Common cold
- Flu
- Glaucoma
- Scleritis
- Episcleritis
- Corneal ulcer
- Uveitis
