A hyphema is a pooling or collection of blood inside the anterior chamber of the eye (the space between the cornea and the iris). The blood may cover most or all of the iris and the pupil, blocking ...

Injuries can cause bleeding in the front (or anterior chamber) of your eye, between the cornea and the iris. This bleeding is called a hyphema. This part of your eye holds a clear liquid called ...

All ophthalmologists have seen a hyphema: blood in the anterior chamber, often after significant ocular trauma. In many cases, this blood is just a small amount, and it resolves over the course of ...

Eye bleeding typically means bleeding or a broken blood vessel involving the tissue layers on the outer surface of the eye. This is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. But there is another, less common type ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 48-year old white female presented for her annual eye exam through our primary care service. She was severely ...

The study authors utilized a variety of search engines to obtain randomized and quasi-randomized trials assessing the efficacy of various medical interventions used in the treatment of traumatic ...

A 72-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presented with discomfort and blurry vision in his right eye. Slit-lamp examination (shown in a video) revealed an enlarging pool of blood in the anterior cha ...

Badminton is the leading cause of racquet sports–related eye injuries in Canada, and traumatic hyphema is a common complication. More than half of patients with ocular injuries from badminton never ...

Postoperative hyphema is a well-known complication of intraocular surgery. Internists and ophthalmologists are uncertain of the significance of antiplatelet drugs and systemic anticoagulation therapy ...

Among young people, ocular injuries are common and comprise an important cause of preventable visual morbidity. Although ocular trauma is common, many injuries are minor and do not require hospital ...