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.
Like other vessels, they, too, can be damaged by high blood pressure: Eye blood vessel damage (retinopathy). High blood pressure can damage the vessels supplying blood to your retina, causing retinopathy. This condition can lead to bleeding in the eye, blurred vision and complete loss of vision. If you also have both diabetes and high blood pressure, you're at an even greater risk.