Subconjunctival haemorrhage (bleeding) and ectropion (drooping eyelid) of the eye in an elderly patient. The bleeding is beneath the conjunctival (tra

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Subconjunctival haemorrhage (bleeding) and ectropion (drooping eyelid) of the eye in an elderly patient. The bleeding is beneath the conjunctival (transparent membrane of the eye), usually painless and heals by itself. The drooping is caused by a loss of muscle tone in the periorbital muscles so that tears do not drain correctly and the eye constantly runs.

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