This bleeding is called a hyphema. This part of your eye holds a clear liquid called aqueous humor. Folds in the back (or posterior chamber) of your eye called ciliary processes make this fluid.

A hyphema is a pooling or collection of blood inside the anterior chamber of the eye (the space between the cornea and the iris). The blood may cover most or all of the iris and the pupil ...

All ophthalmologists have seen a hyphema: blood in the anterior chamber, often after significant ocular trauma. In many cases, this blood is just a small amount, and it resolves over the course of ...

Badminton is the leading cause of racquet sports–related eye injuries in Canada, and traumatic hyphema is a common complication. More than half of patients with ocular injuries from badminton never ...