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.
However, in some cases, the vitreous humour can start to pull on the retina, causing blood vessels within the retina to perforate and bleed into the retina. If the retina tears the blood which emerges into the vitreous humour can result in a sudden burst of floaters.