Adamari López appeared on social media with her right eye completely red and, before the speculation started to escalate, she took it upon herself to explain what had happened with her characteristic calmness and good humor.
The Puerto Rican presenter shared a video on Facebook, which gathered over 649,000 views in just a few hours. “It started to itch my eye, I feel like I scratched it and it hurt, and when I looked at myself, I already had a bruise smaller than what I have now on my eye,” she recounted.
As the hours passed, what initially started as a small spot grew to cover almost the entire visible part of the eye. In light of this, Adamari didn't hesitate: she went to the doctor immediately.
The diagnosis was an eye hemorrhage, medically known as subconjunctival hemorrhage, a benign condition that occurs when a small blood vessel breaks under the conjunctiva. It does not affect vision and typically does not cause pain, resolving on its own within one to two weeks.
"As the evening progressed, my eye became completely affected. I went to see the doctor, and it seems I have a hemorrhage in my little eye," explained the host.
What mattered most to Adamari was reassuring her followers, especially since she knew they would see her this way in front of the cameras of Desiguales, the show she hosts from Monday to Friday on Univision. "I’m fine! I have a hemorrhage in my eye, but the doctor tells me I will be okay. I'm sharing this because I know you'll see me on the show and I don't want you to worry," she wrote as the title of the video.
And she was very clear about it: the episode will not interrupt her work or her routine. She will continue to appear on screen with the red eye over the next few days, while her body naturally reabsorbs the blood.
"It's nothing, just a little swelling. I imagine I'll be like this for about two weeks, or so they told me, with my eye like this," she said with the calmness that characterizes her, ending the video with kisses and a "Love you all" for her audience.
Adamari's fans, who are well aware of her health history—having overcome breast cancer in 2005—often react with concern to any unusual physical signs. This time, however, the presenter herself took it upon herself to ease the worries before any alarm could spread.
According to the medical assessment she received, the eye should return to its usual appearance in about two weeks.
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