Blue white eyes

Our eyeballs are composed of the cornea and sclera. The sclera is what we often call the white of the eye. Under normal circumstances, the white of the eye is white. If the eyes are overworked or inflamed, it will cause congestion of the sclera, and the white of the eye will appear to be red. However, some friends have found that the color of their sclera has turned blue, that is, the white of the eyeball has turned blue. In fact, this is clinically called blue sclera.

Many friends feel very scared when the whites of their eyes turn blue, worrying that their eyesight will be affected. In fact, although blue sclera is uncommon, it does not cause serious harm to our eyeballs, nor does it affect people's vision.

The sign of blue sclera is mostly caused by chronic iron deficiency. Iron is a very important substance in the collagen tissue on the surface of the sclera. Iron deficiency can cause the sclera to become thinner. When it cannot cover the dark blue choroid under the sclera, the white of the eye will appear blue. Chronic iron deficiency will inevitably lead to iron deficiency anemia. The whites of the eyes of patients with moderate to severe anemia appear bluish-white. Therefore, the blue color of the sclera of the eyes is a sensitive signal of iron deficiency anemia.

Blue sclera is an external manifestation of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome. The symptoms of Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome include short and thick thumbs, mental developmental disorders, high mouth and other unique facial features. He presented with psychomotor retardation and a history of respiratory tract infection. Face: varying degrees of high brow arches, low and slanting palpebral fissures, ptosis, occasional epicanthus, protruding eyeballs, strabismus, wide nose bridge, long nasal septum, incomplete development of the maxilla, abnormal size, shape and position of the ears, and a high and arched palate. The thumb (toe) is short and thick. The changes in dermatoglyphics are nonspecific and include fewer folds, an outer triangle at the tip of the thumb, characteristic patterns at the base of the thenar and hypothenar regions, lateral displacement of the f triangle in the Allucal region, and the presence or absence of the e triangle. It may be accompanied by abnormalities of the vertebrae, sternum and ribs, congenital heart malformations, urinary system abnormalities, etc.

When the white of the eye turns blue and the sclera appears, patients generally want to take active measures to treat it. In fact, if there are no other eye diseases, it is not recommended that you use any treatment methods just for the blue sclera, because it will not cause any harm, so there is no need to take special methods for treatment.