No treatment is needed. However, routine blood pressure monitoring is advised.
Expectations (prognosis):
Subconjunctival hemorrhages are self-limiting and resolve over a period of one week.
Complications:
There are usually no complications.
Calling your health care provider:
Call your health care provider if a bright red patch appears on the white of your child's eye.
Contact your health care provider if you take blood thinners or have bleeding or bruising in other areas.
Review Date: 4/8/2005
Reviewed By: Raymond S. Douglas, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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