Eyes get red

If you notice red spots on the whites of your eyes, they could be an indicator that blood vessels have burst or ruptured inside. Although usually harmless and will go away without treatment, this could also be a telltale sign of high blood pressure or blood clotting disorders – make sure your healthcare provider knows about this as they might want to monitor it further and alter your medications if taking blood thinners.

Eyes get swollen

Puffy eyes occur when your body’s immune system overreacts to an allergen such as pollen or animal dander; or reacts negatively to certain types of makeup products; or is sensitive to. Swollen eyes often itch, produce watery tears, are red and flaky with runny discharge, are warm to touch or hot when touched; consult your healthcare provider if symptoms worsen; they may prescribe an antihistamine eye drop treatment, oral allergy medication, mild corticosteroid drops (although these should only be prescribed for severe cases). Oral corticosteroids should only be prescribed in severe cases.

Eyes get blurry

As soon as a person experiences sudden blurred vision, it is vital to consult an eye doctor immediately. Blurry vision could be a warning sign of stroke; thus should never be ignored. Furthermore, it may also indicate multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s disease which both involve inflammation of the optic nerve.

Hypertension affects the blood vessels of the retina of the eyes, and when pressure gets too high it can alter them to cause distortion or blurriness in vision. Furthermore, fluid build-up in the lungs may result in shortness of breath and chest pain symptoms.

A 49-year-old male presented to the clinic after experiencing blurry peripheral vision for two weeks on both his left and right sides. He denied experiencing headaches or other symptoms such as flashers in vision, light sensitivity or photophobia as well as any facial numbness and tingling or numbness and tingling sensations or numbness and tingling sensations in hands or face.