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white of eyes turning yellow

white of eyes turning yellow

I have gone to three diffrent doctors and they all tell me something diffrent.  One tested me for hepatitis,  and it was negative.  Also checked my liver and that was fine.  The next one said it could be the beging of cataracts.  Do you have any ideas?  The yellowness is now moving into the blue part of me eyes.  Thank you, Jennifer
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There are several possible causes. You may have a pinguecula which is sun damage on the white of the eye at the 3 and 9 oclock positon or it it looks like its moving over the color part as you describe it could be a pterygium.

Use Google IMAGES to see pictures of these two lesions.

Read this:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinguecula

See an Eye MD to confirm the diagnosis. One other thing as we age the sclera turns yellow (like the teeth) as a aging change.

JCH III MD
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