After you fire up the barbecue grill, the charcoal briquettes you use as fuel are eventually reduced to a pile of charred remains and ashes. This residue contains recycled plant material and naturally occurring minerals, but it may also contain harmful chemicals.
Burst blood vessel in the eye. Straining, coughing or injuring your eye can sometimes cause a blood vessel to burst on the eye surface, causing a bright red blotch. This is called a subconjunctival haemorrhage.
Some medications such as birth control pills, Aspirin and estrogen therapies are known to be a cause of broken blood vessels on the face. They increase blood pressure, causing breakage of facial blood vessels and hence the redness common on the cheeks and around the eyes. Aging is also a cause of broken blood vessels. The red spots common on the elderly are not the color of aging skin. They are the result of broken blood vessels. As the human body gets older, it becomes fragile and prone to damage.