- A burst blood vessel is usually just a cosmetic problem.
- Other, more serious reasons for a burst blood vessel in the eye is high blood pressure, constipation and excessive strain, blunt force trauma and excessive sneezing or coughing.
- You can take the necessary steps to prevent this unattractive incident.
So your blood vessel burst in your eye. Don’t worry! It’ll go away within a few weeks and it’s probably just a cosmetic problem. Burst blood vessels are caused by factors like stress and high blood pressure. Also, blunt trauma and excessive sneezing and coughing can cause a blood vessel to burst in your eye.
The result is an unfortunate looking eye but rest assured that it will go away quickly. Remember to stay calm about it because excessive stress could make it worse and last longer.
If you’re a repeat offender, you may want to look into the reasons that burst eye blood vessels happen. For the most part, they’re nothing but they can be signs of a more serious medical condition. If this is your first time with a burst blood vessel in your eye, you too could have one of these medical conditions.

The information supplied in this article is not to be considered as medical advice and is for educational purposes only.
When I gave birth to my daughter, I pushed so hard that I burst blood vessels in my left eye. It looked terrible and I couldn’t wear my contacts for a few weeks, but for the most part it didn’t cause me a lot of trouble. They do go away. You just have to be patient and let your body heal itself.
GOOD TO KNOW I WAS SICK AND WAS VOMITNG ALL DAY AND I GUESS THAT HOW IT HAPPENED!!!IT VERY UGLY NOW EVERYBODY SAYS YOUR IS RED ARE WE TALKING 2WKS.OR MORE
if you get red inside the white part of the eye near the nose,like where the glasses sit part of the iner eye is this also nothing to worry about or is this more serious,it is like the sack at the side of the eye ball not actualy the ball only
I was wondering if it is suppose to hurt to the touch on your eyelid. I don’t remember doing anything to upset them, but I can feel it when I touch my eyelid and I looked under neath and the blood vessels have been broken. Thank you.
Janet
i was invloved in a fight. the girl punchd me in my face. yea i kno funny ha ha. but on the serious not the left side of my left eye is red. i thought eye drops might help but my mom said it will go away on its own… ugh i hate this
How long did it take for it to go away? I have one and i am going out on Saturday. The bruisng and sweling should be well healed by then but the blood shot eye looks awful. HELP X
same question …what did u do?????HELP HELP
How long did it take for it to go away? I have one and i am going out . The bruisng and sweling should be well healed by then but the blood shot eye looks awful. HELP X
I kinda got scared when I saw a little red spot on my eye and when I woke up in the morning it spreaded to half of my eye it does not hurt or any thing I think I’m going to wait it out
Brenda,
Did you eye get better yet?
I had the same problem, it was a small red spot on the side of my eye and then in the morning my whole eye was red & bloodshot.
This was 3 days ago, how long before your eye cleared up?
My eye cleared up after about 4 days. I guess it was just a broken blood vessel…
Im happy its not red anymore! haha =D
my wife has a broken blood vessel in her eye and it dont look to good,well she think it came from me choking her. i think she could be right i told her sorry now everything is cool,p.s fisicle abuse is horrible and mental is just as worst so never get into it i will learn from this shit…oh yes the reason for the choking was that she griped my dick and turned it like a door nob so she deserved it.lol!!
I have a weird eye problem. I have had it since the beginning of June. In the inner corner of my eye, a vein is really red and sticks out, and it doesn’t effect my vision or anything. It hasn’t healed for a whole month.
Any ideas?
My husband and I went to breakfast on Wednesday and he is the one that said what is that red spot in your eye. I got up went to the ladies room and oh boy a candy apple red spot in the right corner of the white of my eye. We after breakfast, went to Lens Crafters to see a doctor and he said it was a red eye situation.
And wrote a doctors note for my work. By the way, it’s still very red. I wear tinted glasses until it goes away. Which could be 1-2 weeks. Oh well. At least it’s not pink eye.
i got hit in the eye and now my eye is really red. it hurts when i blink. could you please help?
i dont want to go to a doctor