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My friend all of a sudden has severe broken blood vessels in her eyes.She didnt sneeze, cough, fall, get hit or anything.She went to the ophthalmologist and he said her eyes were fine (no infection) but when he took her blood pressure it was extremely high.She is usually perfectly healthy and only 21.Is the high blood pressure a cause of the broken blood vesels in her eye?And why would this all of a sudden happen?

 

High Blood Pressure and Blood In Eye

The blood vessels of the eye tend to be very small, & sometimes u can have one break for no real apparent reason. Other times, yes- high blood pressure can cause it to happen more often. I can not tell u why the reading was high, nor even if she actually has high blood pressure. Your friend needs to go see a regular doctor & have that determined. Usually when u r young, it can mean either a familial problem with blood pressure, or a problem with the cardiovascular system- possibly the heart itself. More than that I can not tell you. Your friend really should visit the doctor fairly soon, & have it evaluated properly by somebody who can tell her what she needs to know. It may mean just one odd high reading, because she was stressed over the blood spot on her eye- it could mean more. And only the doctor can make that call.