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A bloodshot ‘red eye’ may be worrying but is rarely serious or causes pain. Symptoms often disappear within a few days, without treatment. But if it does not improve within a few days, there may be a more serious problem.
Conditions Associated
- Iritis: inflammation of the iris (coloured part of the eye) – symptoms include red eye but there may be other symptoms such as sensitivity to light, blurred vision, or a headache. Red eye treatment with steroid medication reduces the inflammation. Iritis rarely leads to any severe problems but see an eye specialist.
- Acute glaucoma: If your red eye is severe and painful, with nausea and seeing halos around lights, and your vision is blurred or cloudy, this may be acute glaucoma – a serious condition with a sudden increase in eye pressure and you must see an eye specialist immediately.
- Corneal ulcer (ulcer on the cornea) An ulcer on the cornea (the clear outer layer at the front of the eyeball) can cause the eye to become red and sensitive to light, with discomfort in your eye. Bacterial corneal ulcers are usually seen in people who wear contact lenses. Your ophthalmologist will advise on red eye treatment.
A scratch to the cornea or particle in the eye can also cause a painful red eye. The best option is to go to an accident and emergency department.
You will need to see an eye specialist for a diagnosis and red eye treatment, if you have:
- Painful red eye
- other symptoms including reduced vision, sensitivity to light, or a severe headache and sickness
- recently had any injury to the eye – especially a blow with a sharp object
With a painless red eye, the most likely causes are conjunctivitis or a burst blood vessel, which don’t usually affect the vision.
Eye Redness Specialists
Dr. Nadim Habash
Consultant Ophthalmologist in Cornea and Ocular Surface Diseases
Dr. Nadim Habash is an American Board-Certified Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Cornea, Ocular Surface Diseases, and General Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.
Dr. Nadim undertook his speciality training at George Washington University in Washington D.C., U.S.A., where he also served as Chief Resident. He then acquired an additional Cornea and External Disease Fellowship at the University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
Dr. Nadim is a Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada FRCS(C).
Over the past 40 years, Dr. Nadim has had extensive experience in Corneal transplantation and Anterior Segment Diseases in several countries, including the United States of America, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Dr. Nadim has worked and held leadership and academic positions in prestigious institutions, including the University of Ohio at Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A., the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia, and at the American Hospital Dubai, where he held key positions including Chief of Medical Staff, Assistant Chief Medical Officer and Director of Ophthalmology.
Dr. Nadim published several papers about Corneal transplantation, chaired many scientific conferences and symposia, and participated actively in teaching medical students and Ophthalmology residents.
Throughout his career, Dr. Nadim held memberships in several scientific organisations, including a fellowship of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Ophthalmology membership, and many regional and local societies
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Dr. Alia Issa
Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgeon
Dr. Alia Issa is an Aesthetic Oculoplastic Surgeon, specialising in surgical and non-surgical aesthetic eye treatments at Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in Dubai Healthcare City.
Dr. Alia is a German board-certified ophthalmologist who completed her medical school and residency training at leading institutions in Germany. She also holds a PhD in Ophthalmology from the University of Dresden, Germany.
She went on to expand her expertise and subspecialise in Aesthetic Oculoplastics by completing a Fellowship training in London at the Ezra Clinic and an Honorary Fellowship in Oculoplastics at the world-renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.
Dr. Alia has over 13 years of regional and international experience in Ophthalmology, including in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates.
In her career, she has practised in leading medical institutions such as Moorfields Eye Hospital London, and Schlosspark Hospital Berlin, an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin, Gemrany.
She is a member of the German Ophthalmic Society.
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