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Sclera Care or Treatment

Hello Good Day,  I just found this site accidentally and read this comment...
"Color vision test change of the visible sclera is a yellowing that comes with age. This is really a result of the elastic fibersBronchoscopy
Fiber eze
Sources of fiber in the conjunctiva yellowing with time and exposure to ultraviolet light from the sunActinic keratosis
Fontanelles - sunken
Liver spots
Sun protection
Sunburn
Sunburn first aid
Sunken fontanelles (superior view). A yellowYellow fever vaccine
Yellow nail syndrome thickening often develops at the 3  and 9 o'clock positions called a pingueculum. (a good reason to protect your eyesAmblyopia
Blepharitis
Bloodshot eyes
Cataract - close-up of the eye
Color vision test
Conjunctivitis
Contact lens electrode on eye
Crossed eyes
Dry eyes
External and internal eye anatomy
Eye from extended bright sunlight with a hat and ultra-violet blocking sunglasses)."

My questions is:
Is there a way to get the color back to White? Just curious.  
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If yellowing is due to jaundice from liver disease, it can improve with lowering of bilirubin levels.  If due to sun, wind dust exposure and age - you really can't make it go away.  Surgery is an option in certain select cases - but rare.

MJK MD
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