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Can Diabetes Turn The Eye Lashes White?
Question: Can diabetes make your eye lashes turn white?
Brief Answer:
Diabetes is known to cause this problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
It seems from the history that you are having white eye lashes.
This is called as poliosis.
The common causes are local inflammations like blepharitis, uveitis and systemic causes like hypothyroidism...
Diabetes is also known to cause this problem.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
Diabetes is known to cause this problem.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to Health care Magic.
I am Dr. Dadapeer K, an ophthalmologist and I answer health problems related to eye.
It seems from the history that you are having white eye lashes.
This is called as poliosis.
The common causes are local inflammations like blepharitis, uveitis and systemic causes like hypothyroidism...
Diabetes is also known to cause this problem.
Hope the information is helpful to you.
Thank you
With regards
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