I was taking a nap and when I woke up I had a broken blood vessel on my eyelid, can it be fixed? (Photo)

Question

Why would it rupture for no reason

Ramandeep Sidhu, MD · Answer

Sorry to hear about that. Could be just accidental aggressive rub while sleeping but if its a ruptured blood vessel it should heal on its own in couple of weeks.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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Albert Malvehy, MD · Answer

You should not attempt to have anyone do anything to that area. Sometimes blood vessels spontaneously burst or burst after a sneeze or cough (due to pressure). When this happens in the white area of the eye, it can look quite dramatic, but it is completely harmless. Ignore it and it will go away quickly. You can use a warm compress to speed healing if you like.

John Landi, MD · Answer

Most likely you somehow irritated the vein while sleeping/napping and this caused it to rupture and bleed.  This happen commonly and the best treatment is to leave it alone and it will heal over about 7 to 10 days.

I was taking a nap and when I woke up I had a broken blood vessel on my eyelid, can it be fixed? (Photo)

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Answer: Eyelid vein.

Answer: Eyelid vein.

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I was taking a nap and when I woke up I had a broken blood vessel on my eyelid, can it be fixed? (Photo)

Answers (4)

Answer: Eyelid vein.

Answer: Eyelid vein.

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