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What to Do About Bloodshot Eyes

I often have bloodshot eyes. What causes them, and what can I do to whiten them up?

Bloodshot eyes refer to red, spidery veins on the white of your eyeball. They appear when the small vessels on the surface of the eyeball (the conjunctiva) are dilated. One of the most common causes of bloo...

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