Why are eyes red after waking up?

The eyes are the windows to the soul'. Healthy eyes do not have any unusual color. If so, and in this case, the lumen of the eye is bloodshot, even the tiny red veins may be due to one or more of the following reasons.

The cause of red eyes every time you wake up

  1. 1. Not getting enough sleep
  2. 2. Poor eye health
  3. 3. Liver problems
  4. 4. Due to contact lenses
  5. How to improve this situation?

1. Not getting enough sleep

Not getting enough sleep or staying up late often not only causes tired eyes, weakens blood vessels, but also clogs blood vessels. Thereby leading to the eye will appear many small blood lines.

Regardless of whether you stay up at night to play or work, until the break without resting your eyes, your eyes will be overwhelmed, too much energy is allowed. Therefore, after waking up, it is easy to catch bloodshot eyes.

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Not getting enough sleep or staying up late often not only causes eye fatigue.

2. Poor eye health

Pinkeye can also be caused by eye health problems. For example, a bacterial infection, the bacteria will adversely affect the vascular system in the eye. The eyes will be congested, bloodshot.

In addition, red eyes can also be caused by pain, itching, or dry eyes. Because of the poor functioning of the lacrimal gland, the eye does not have enough water to retain moisture, resulting in dryness, itching and bloodshot. In the long run, it can also affect vision.

3. Liver problems

The cause may come from hot liver. The easy-to-see expression is bloodshot eyes, with lots of red blood appearing. Especially for those who are often angry, or stay up late, this phenomenon will appear more often after waking up.

4. Due to contact lenses

Currently, many people instead of wearing glasses, they will choose contact lenses because of their convenience and aesthetics. Contact lenses will contact the cornea directly.

If wearing contact lenses for a long time, especially do not remove when sleeping, the eyes will not be exposed to air. The cornea will be hypoxia, blood vessels will expand. So bloody red eye will appear, rhyme with blood.

How to improve this situation?

  1. Do not rub your eyes with your hands : Hands are parts of many bacteria. If you rub your eyes with your hands, your eyes will likely become infected, even redder.
  2. Give adequate rest to the eyes, do not use the eyes for a long time in a row.
  3. Not staying up late : Staying up late not only harms your eyes but also harms your liver. Since then the problem of bloodshot eyes is also difficult to solve.
  4. If the body is too hot, it is necessary to change the diet : Eat more green vegetables, pumpkins, carrots, celery; drink a lot of water.
  5. Adjust emotions, moods : avoid anger.

If this condition persists for a long time and does not help, you need to see a doctor to get timely treatment.

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