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- Why did the guy try to avoid eye surgery by rubbing ketchup in his eyes? He had heard that Heinz sight was 20/20.
- Patient: “Doc, I get a stabbing pain in my eye every time I take a sip of coffee." Doctor: “Have you tried taking the spoon out of the mug?"
- What do you call a penguin with no eye? A pengun!
- At what elevation is your vision the best? See Level.
- Why don’t optometrists use tape measures? They’re really good at eyeballing it.
- What did the eyeball say to the eyelid? "I wish you wouldn't keep me in the dark!"
- Why did the pirate walk into the bar? He had his patch on the wrong eye.
- Cop: “Let me know if you see the suspect with one eye.” Bystander: “I already saw him run that way, but I was using both my eyes.”
- Man 1: “I stopped seeing my girlfriend two days ago.” Man 2: “Really? What happened?” Man 1: “She accidentally poked me in the eyes.”
- Woman 1: “I used to date a man with a lazy eye.” Woman 2: “Why did you stop?” Woman 1: “He was seeing...
There are many things that can cause your eye to turn red.
The eye looks red when the blood vessels that are in the conjunctiva (the mucous membrane that covers the white of your eye and the backside of your eyelids) becomes dilated.
Those blood vessels often dilate when the eye gets irritated. This irritation can originate from a problem occurring inside the eye or factors from outside the eye.
The most common external factors that can cause the eye to become red are exposure to infectious organisms (mostly viruses and bacteria), environmental irritants (smoke, chemicals, sunlight), or allergens.
Infectious organisms can cause infectious conjunctivitis, or what is more commonly referred to as “pink eye.” This condition often presents with the eye being red and a mucous discharge being produced, often to such a degree that the eyelids are crusted over upon awaking in the morning. Infectious conjunctivitis can be extremely contagious and it is often advised that you...
