India, Feb. 3 -- Rubbing your eyes and suddenly seeing a bright red patch - or what looks like blood spreading across the white part of your eye - can be genuinely alarming. It often appears out of nowhere and looks far more serious than it feels, leaving many people wondering if they have damaged their eye or triggered a medical emergency. But is it actually as dangerous as it looks? According to Dr Kunal Sood, the answer is usually reassuring.

Dr Sood, an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, has explained the real reason behind the sudden appearance of bright red spots on the eyes after rubbing them - and why it is usually nothing to panic about. In an Instagram video shared on February 2, the physician breaks ...