# Is there any way to get rid of red veins in the whites of your eyes?

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**Created:** [May 14, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124 "2003-05-14T03:31:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124/1 "2003-05-14T03:31:52Z")

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I have a few yucky looking red veins in the whites of my eyes. You the kind, like when your eyes are blood-shot. Is there any way to get rid of them, maybe zap’em with a laser?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124/2 "2003-05-14T03:34:22Z")

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Everyone has some of those. I don’t know if it’s desireable or even possible to get rid of them all completely.

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**Author:** ![drhess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124/3 "2003-05-14T03:37:55Z")

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If you have marks in the whites of your eyes due to a burst blood vessel (can happen while crying, laughing to hard, etc.), there is a procedure to remove them. See plastic surgeon. However, I think somebody told me you have to go under general anthesia, and why take the minor risk of death while under the gas for cosmetics?

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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124/4 "2003-05-14T06:53:10Z")

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Becus I wanna look purdy. 😃

Mainly I was curious if it was possible.

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**Author:** ![IcicleFuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ba8739/32.png) [@IcicleFuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IcicleFuzz)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-get-rid-of-red-veins-in-the-whites-of-your-eyes/175124/5 "2003-05-14T08:00:30Z")

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You can get eyedrops that will clear up bloodshot eyes, but they’re only temporary.