AN UNUSUAL CASE OF BLOODY TEARS

Authors

  • Sarah Awan
  • Hasan Sajid Kazmi
  • Abdul Aziz Awan

Abstract

Conjunctival bleeding is usually caused by non accidental or accidental conjunctival laceration,conjunctival tumors and nasolacrimal sac tumors. We report here a rare case of conjunctivalbleeding which was self induced using cinnamon bark.Keywords: Bloody Tears, Conjunctiva, Eye

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Fig 2: Cinnamon bark used for producing the

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Fig 3: Gauze stained with chocolate colored

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