title: Subconjunctival hemorrhage--something more you should know.
abstract: Subconjunctival hemorrhage is a common disorder that can occur in all subspecialty areas. An area of sudden and painless bright red blood appears, often during sleep (Berson, 1993), under the clear conjunctiva when a subconjunctival blood vessel breaks.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fishbaugh
mesh_terms: D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment