There has been a great deal of research on turmeric's anti-cancer properties, but results are still very preliminary. Evidence from test tube and animal studies suggests that curcumin may help prevent or treat several types of cancers, including prostate, breast, skin, and colon cancer.
Vigorous coughing is one possible reason for burst eye capillaries. Photo Credit Thinkstock/Stockbyte/Getty Images. When a capillary in the white part of the eye bursts -- called a subconjunctival hemorrhage -- the appearance of blood can be rather dramatic and alarming. Often, there is no history of trauma to the eye -- the blood simply appears spontaneously.
Retinal vessel occlusion. A retinal vessel occlusion is a blockage in the blood vessels of your eye that can cause sight loss. There are two types of retinal blood vessels, arteries and veins, and either of these can be affected by an occlusion. This information describes these two different types of vessel occlusion and their affect on vision.