I was not sure what was meant by the reference to the conjuctive surfaces of the eyes, but I looked back and it does say eyelids. however, I think this is a normal pattern for strangulation. Here's why:
LC:Let me say that the noose, made of cord similar to this, was not tied around her neck after death. He believes that she was dying of the head injury while she was strangled. His evidence,...a tell tale pattern of hemmoraging on the internal surface of her eye lids. Petechial or penpoint hemmorages.
Dr.WS: When strangulation occurs, there is a point where the blood vessels to the neck get obstructed. The blood still flows into the head, but it doesn't flow out.
LC: That's because veins, which have lower blood pressure, are shut off first. Arteries, with higher blood pressure, keep flowing longer.
Dr.WS: ........?..there is increased pressure above the knees, and tiny little blood vessels in the eyes and around the eyes, may break.
LC: Jon Benet eyes did show this pattern of hemmoraging, indicating, Spitz says, that her heart was still beating when the noose was applied. And there's always then another question: was Jon Benet sexually assaulted, and when? Experts disagree, but Spitz's review tells him that Jon Benet had no history of sexual abuse. But a splinter found during the autopsy tells him she was sexually assaulted at the time of her death, perhaps with the artist's paintbrush tied to the cord around her neck.
http://boards.courttv.com/showthread.php?s=b3fa347cc35a289ce6108cc304662bd4&threadid=268706&perpage=40&pagenumber=85
I'm not sure what to think of the prior sexual abuse. There seem to be just as many experts on either side of that dispute, so we may never know.
As for the white's of the eyes, that's why I suggested we need an MD or something to look at this b/c the relevant, material question here is does petechial hemorrhaging in any place OTHER than the white's of the eyes NECESSARILY imply strangulation. I believe the answer is no, but not being an expert I'll wait and see what experts say, if and when they speak specifically to that point. This is very much a material question since petechial hemorrhaging can also be caused by head trauma.
It's easy enough to show that the coroner's report does not say anything about petechial hemorrhaging on the whites of the eye. But if we can find some expert reference that will indicate that strangulation is a necessary conclusion from some OTHER indication, then I'll go with that.