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Hemolacria or bloody epiphora is known by several names, like bloody tears, dacryohemorrhea, hematic epiphora, hemolacrimia, hematodacryorrhea, and sanguineous lacrimation. It is a rare condition, but the symptoms of bloody tears can overwhelm the patient and the people around them. Several causes implicated in its etiology include trauma, conjunctival lesions, foreign body, ocular surface inflammation, lacrimal drainage tumors, vicarious menstruation, lacrimal duct varices, ocular infections, dacryoliths, Valsalva maneuvers, exanthematous fever, hematological disorders, systemic anticoagulants, exposure to organophosphates, severe coughing, and hypertensive crisis [1–5]. In several of the cases, it could remain idiopathic. Rarely has malingering been documented as a cause of hemolacria.
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Ali, M.J. (2023). Hemolacria. In: Atlas of Lacrimal Drainage Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1401-2_60-1
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