Hyphema in eye and blurred vision?

Question

ye has anyone had a microhyphema because thats what the doctors say i have and my vision is preety blurry and i would like to know is the vision supposed to be blurry during a hyphema. Also how long does the blurriness take to go away. The doctor gave me medicine which seems to be clearing up the blood and the eye is now not bloody that miuch and looks normal is just that the vision is blurry still

Answer 1

Yes, with a hyphema (as opposed to a sub-conjunctival haemorrhage, which does not affect the vision, even if it's much more spectacular) blurred vision is not unusual.

It can come from a distorted cornea, lack of clarity of the aqueous fluid, or a parallel macular oedema, depending on the cause of the hyphema.  If this was due to trauma, especially blunt trauma such as punch, a partially dislocated crystalline lens or macular disturbance would be quite possible.

The first might need surgery to correct, the second could recover totally over 5-6 weeks, or leave permanent damage.

Hyphema, I'm afraid, is a potentially serious condition.

Answer 2

My son just went through having hyphema. It was a terrible experience. His optomoligist gave him an eye drop that dilates the eye, and another for an antibiotic. The dilation of the eye is what caused him to have blurry vision. Even after he stopped taking the medication, his vision took a good two weeks to clear up It was so scary. He also had a torn lid in the outside corner of the eye. He had to keep his head elevated and strict bed rest for a week. The first five days is the most crucial point because of the chance it can bleed again. This accident was 4/22, and he still has to visit the eye doctor. Not as frequent now that it cleared, but they want to see him regularly now because after that kind of injury, your higher risk for glaucoma. Good luck.