The act of striving; earnest endeavor. 2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. Doting about questions and strifes of words. Thus gods contended - noble strife -. Who most should ease the wants of life.
Often the person does not realize, that a blood vessel has burst, unless he stands in front of a mirror. The sclera (the white part of the eye) turns red, when a blood vessel breaks. When it affects other parts of the body, there is a purplish welt with blood spot appearing on the welt.
Events that can cause blood vessels on the front of the eye to break include: 1  Sneezing. 2  Coughing. 3  Vomiting. 4  Straining. 5  Poorly controlled blood pressure. 6  Crying. 7  Rubbing your eyes. 8  Blunt trauma. 9  Increased intracranial or intraocular pressure.