Is it a lack of vitamins/malnutrition? Or is it a prelude to a bigger problem in the future?
2007-07-24 09:07:07 · 14 answers · asked by actorsoul 2 in Health ➔ Optical
what color ? you didn't say
2007-07-28 01:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by hasafer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
YELLOW EYES = JAUNDICE!!?? No...more likely "Pinguecula"
Every time someone posts on Yahoo Answers that they have "yellow eyes", 50 posters yell that they have liver problems and "jaundice" and suggest an emergent/immediate visit to the E.R. or whatever.
Fact is true jaundice in the eyes is fairly rare. I've been practicing 7 years and I've *never* seen it in any patient's eyes. the chances of an otherwise healthy person having enough liver problems to acquire yellow eyes is in my estimation extremely low. People with liver problems generally have many more symptoms and more health problems than just "yellow" in their eyes. By the time they are jaundiced, they usually already know they have liver problems.
Of course the only way to tell what you really have that is making your eyes yellow is to see an optometrist or ophthalmologist. So if your eyes look "yellow" to you, you probably need an eye examination. Actually you definitely would need an eye exam, b/c while I personally think jaundice is rare, it is a fairly serious condition so you'd want to rule that out 1st.
But IMO the vast majority of people who complain about having "yellow eyes" have "pingueculae", not jaundice:
http://www.meduni-graz.at/augenheilkunde/ahk_site/systematik/bh/bh_ptery_pingu/bh_pinguecula.jpg
A pinguecula is an inflammatory response usually from UV exposure. It is not usually dangerous. There are no eyedrops to make a pinguecula less yellow, the only real treatment is surgical excision.
2007-07-24 16:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by princeidoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the color of the discoloration. if you're talking about the yellow in the corner of the eye only, that's usually caused from scarring from eye sunburns. But if BOTH eyes are yellow and all of the whites are yellow, then usually it's jaundice. Jaundice could be caused by inflammation of the liver, medications you have taken and your liver cannot get rid of them and it's affecting your liver. Jaundice is caused by an accummulation of bilirubin in your body and it backs up into your blood system. If this is the case, DEFINATELY go see a doctor.
2007-07-24 16:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by medicmicki67 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the color, there are a number of indications for various things. Jaundice shows yellow in the whites of the eyes for example.
2007-07-24 16:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be jaundice, Vitamin C overdose (yes it can really happen, or burst blood vessel in the eye.
2007-07-24 16:18:35 · answer #5 · answered by cheeseprincess10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a yellowish tint, it could be jaundice. Better get the person checked by a doctor for sure.
2007-07-24 16:09:54 · answer #6 · answered by makeloans2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a diet or health problem. Diabetes or Jaundice, for example.
2007-07-24 16:09:28 · answer #7 · answered by scarlettboca 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yellow is usually the liver, usually from drinking way too much for way too long?
2007-07-24 16:10:15 · answer #8 · answered by lyobov 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know that if someone's whites are yellow, it's a possible sign of steroid abuse. That's the extent of my knowledge on the subject.
2007-07-24 16:10:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the color it is... Yellow tint, for example, could be related to hepatitis.
2007-07-24 16:09:47 · answer #10 · answered by kno3ko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yellow? if so it most likely signals a problem in the liver. have your liver enzymes checked.
2007-07-24 16:09:49 · answer #11 · answered by Melissa F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋