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Medical Forum / General / Vision / September 2005sclera question please
what does it mean if the sclera (white of the eye) is too white? > what does it mean if the sclera (white of the eye) is too white? Sounds like an oxymoron. Kind of like "what does it mean if the sky is too blue? or "what does it mean if the weather is too nice?" w.stacy, o.d. >> what does it mean if the sclera (white of the eye) is too white? Hmm.. If it's the _sclera_ that looks "too white" then it's most often Naphcon or some other "redness" drop. If it's the _conjunctiva_ that looks "too white," it may suggest anemia where the pink tissues turn pale. The only other "too white" condition that comes to mind is calcification, which is rare, and seldom uniform. -MT, OD >what does it mean if the sclera (white of the eye) is too white? Who says it's too white? Can sclera be too white? I doubt it. Tom >>what does it mean if the sclera (white of the eye) is too white? > > Who says it's too white? > > Can sclera be too white? I doubt it. Someone who attempted to bleach the sclera to make it whiter would probably incur permanent vision loss, but it would not be correct to attribute this to the artificial whiteness of the sclera.  SignatureRobert T. Kopp http://analytic.tripod.com |
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