How to Treat Blood Vessels in the Cornea
Your cornea is the transparent part of your eye that covers your iris (the colored part of your eye) and your pupil (the black center of your eye). The cornea plays an integral role in your vision and does not contain blood vessels. If you have visible blood vessels in your cornea, they will interfere with your vision and can indicate the presence of a much larger problem or injury to your eye.Things You'll Need
- Glasses
- Vacuum
- Air purifier
Instructions
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Switch from contacts to glasses. If you wear contacts for days at a time, you may be literally suffocating your cornea, which relies on the atmosphere for oxygen. The presence of blood vessels in your cornea indicates that it has had to resort to blood vessels to get oxygen rather than the outside air. Switching to glasses for a few days, or even permanently, will help "air out" your cornea and reduce or eliminate the blood vessels.
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Try a different contact lens. Soft contact lenses are often associated with blood vessels in the cornea. Usually this is because the wearer doesn't remove them frequently enough, but sometimes it can be due to the lens itself starving the cornea of oxygen. If you remove your contacts every night but are still noticing blood vessels in your cornea, then try a more permeable lens.
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Consider Lasik. Lasik eye surgery uses a laser to repair the eye so you can see clearly without the aid of glasses or contacts. This is a permanent solution to the contact-bloodshot eye problem.
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Treat any allergies. Constant exposure to allergens, even if they don't cause a major or problematic response in your body as a whole, can irritate the cornea and cause blood vessels to be present in the eye. A thorough housecleaning and installation of an air purifier can change your outlook in no time.
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