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| Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst New York
( A suburb of Buffalo, N.Y.)
and has worked in the ophthalmology
field of medicine for nearly 40 years
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What are those yellow spots on my eyes
Many patients come into our office for a routine eye examination and have noticed a “finding” on their eyes.
They notice a painless raised area on either side of their iris (the colored part) and want some answers.
More so, in hot climates in the world especially near the equator, people are more prone to developing what are called "pinguecula".
The small raised yellowish areas that develop on the white part of the eye, the sclera , are caused from UV and sun exposure. Also people that spend a great deal of time in the sun without eye protection, may develop the same findings.
Pinguecula by themselves, are not dangerous and if bothersome, may be removed. They can become enlarged and irritated at times and may become unsightly. They do not carry a serious diagnosis and can be treated with prescription eye drops to calm them if red and irritated.
If removed surgically, the eye will be sore for a short time and can be soothed with drops. The surgical procedure is usually done in an out patient setting under a local anesthetic.
The growths may return some day, especially if one returns to worshiping the sun again.
Hana Hou, (Encore)
They notice a painless raised area on either side of their iris (the colored part) and want some answers.
More so, in hot climates in the world especially near the equator, people are more prone to developing what are called "pinguecula".
The small raised yellowish areas that develop on the white part of the eye, the sclera , are caused from UV and sun exposure. Also people that spend a great deal of time in the sun without eye protection, may develop the same findings.
Pinguecula by themselves, are not dangerous and if bothersome, may be removed. They can become enlarged and irritated at times and may become unsightly. They do not carry a serious diagnosis and can be treated with prescription eye drops to calm them if red and irritated.
If removed surgically, the eye will be sore for a short time and can be soothed with drops. The surgical procedure is usually done in an out patient setting under a local anesthetic.
The growths may return some day, especially if one returns to worshiping the sun again.
Hana Hou, (Encore)
9 comments:
Are the pinguecula anything like a terrigium, Judith? That's what I have. It's scar tissue that grows over the eye and can cover much of the iris, but if it encroaches over the pupil, it must be removed. It's also caused by sunlight exposure. Your cartoon jokes are so punny, Kimo, that I'm ROTFL!
Yes p t e r y g I u m. Caused by something. Can be removed but may comeback
Same cause
Aloha Judith:
I have glaucoma and when it came on 15 years ago the pressure in the left eye hurt the optic nerve and I have no sight in it. I have used 3 types of eye drops since I was diagnosed and keep the pressure normal so the right eye is fine. I see my ophthalmologist regularly and do all I can to protect the one head light.
Since you have expertise in that field I wondered if you have heard any optimistic words about repairing a damaged (by glaucoma) optic nerve.
Enjoy your blogs you send to my pal Kimo.
Mahalo,
glenn
Sorry. The best you can do is protect your eyes from now forward. Once the optic nerve is damaged. It's a slippery slope. But new discoveries every day happen. protect your good eye. !!!!!
Audrey has to go to the doc yesterday for a cornea ulcer. No contacts for awhile.
Ooo better take them seriously. Not to be fooled with
Glenn Mickens reply to Judy by email; Thank you Judith for the quick reply--really appreciate it. Doing all I can to protect my one good eye and hopeful that those new discoveries will come along before I am ashes in the wind.
Mahalo,
Glenn
Thanks, Kimo--don't know where you find the time to accomplish all you do.
Glenn
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