Causes of Red eye - Dr. Mala Suresh

 

There are many causes of red eye most common one being a dry eye, eyes will become dry if a person doesn't blink frequently and there are other diseases which can cause dryness. Second thing is working on gadgets or exposing to screen for long hours in computer causes dry eyes. Other thing is infection, inflammation, injury or an allergy any of these causes the first symptom of being a red eye, hence you don't neglect your red and visit your consultant. The other important cause is which should not be neglected and never discarded is the red eye which can come due to immunological disorders of the eye, it can be present in one eye or both the eye. Hence a systemic investigation is also important because this can lead to vision threatening complications.