Common Causes Of Hyphema

Hyphema is one unsettling condition in which the anterior chamber of the eye (the area in front of the pupil) begins to fill with blood, pooling at the lower part of the eye due to gravity. Hyphema can range in severity from a low point where the presence of blood is subtle enough to avoid being detected by casual examination, or it can be severe to the point where it begins to layer and pool at the bottom of the anterior chamber. In particularly severe cases of hyphema, the anterior chamber will fill completely with blood.