Adamari López appeared on social media with her right eye completely red, and before speculation could run rampant, she herself came out to explain what had happened with her characteristic calmness and good humor.
The Puerto Rican presenter shared a video on Facebook that gathered over 649,000 views in just a few hours. "It started to itch my eye, I felt 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 went by, what started as a small spot grew to cover almost the entire visible part of the eye. Faced with 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 under the conjunctiva breaks. It does not affect vision or usually cause pain, and it resolves on its own within one to two weeks.
"As the evening progressed, my eye became completely swollen. I went to the doctor, and it seems I have a hemorrhage in my little eye," explained the host.
What mattered most to Adamari was to reassure her followers, especially since she knew they would see her this way on 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.
She was very clear about it: the episode will not interrupt her work or her routine. She will continue to appear on screen with a reddish eye over the next few days, as her body naturally reabsorbs the blood.
"It's nothing, just a small hemorrhage. I imagine I'll be like this for about two weeks, according to what they told me," she said with the calmness that characterizes her, ending the video with kisses and a "Love you all" for her audience.
Fans of Adamari, who are well aware of her health history —she overcame breast cancer in 2005—, often react with concern to any unusual physical sign. This time, however, the presenter herself took it upon herself to calm the nerves before panic could spread.
According to the medical assessment he received, the eye should return to its usual appearance in about two weeks.
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