Eye Bleeds or Red Eye & Video of Cancer Cells.

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I woke up one morning to find a large red spot in my eye and wondered what it

was. A lot of patients on Gleevec do have this condition off and on. If you

are interested in what causes it, you will also be interested to know it is not

seriouse and will soon disappear.

" Blood in the eye (subconjunctival hemorrhage or red eye) is caused by the

breakage of small blood vessels in the eye. The red spot may look alarming,

especially if it is large, but usually clears up in 2 to 3 weeks.

" Blood vessels may break because of sneezing, coughing, vomiting, straining, or

bending over, but sometimes there is no clear cause. Bleeding in front of the

colored part of the eye (iris) may occur with an injury and is much more serious

than bleeding in the white of the eye. Medications that help prevent blood clots

increase the risk of bleeding in the white or colored part of the eye.

" Aspirin or aspirin-related products for pain should be avoided when there is

bleeding into the eye. Acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) may be used instead.?

Origin of the article:

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/blood-in-the-eye-/stb117062

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A short, 3D, animated introduction to cancer. This was originally created by

BioDigital Systems and used in the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/cancer-oncology/whatiscancer.php

FYI,

Lottie