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Does Excessive Drinking Cause Yellow Eyes?
Question: G/afternoon,
I am 68 and have been drinking heavy (2 pints of Vodka a DAY for the past 6 months ) and would like to know if my eyes in the attached self pic look yellow or not to you!
I seem to have no other signs such as blood in the urine , my stool is the correct color, no upper body pins etc!
I know its a lousy pic but can you perhaps give me an idea?
IDEA!?
XXXX
I am 68 and have been drinking heavy (2 pints of Vodka a DAY for the past 6 months ) and would like to know if my eyes in the attached self pic look yellow or not to you!
I seem to have no other signs such as blood in the urine , my stool is the correct color, no upper body pins etc!
I know its a lousy pic but can you perhaps give me an idea?
IDEA!?
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Yellow discoloration of eyes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
No,your eyes do not look yellow.
However scleral icterus (yellow discoloration of eyes) becomes clinically evident at a serum bilirubin level of >/=3 mg/dl.
Raised bilirubin in between 1.5 and 3 mg/dl indicates sub-clinical jaundice.
Normal serum bilirubin level is 0.3 to 1.5 mg/dl.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Yellow discoloration of eyes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
No,your eyes do not look yellow.
However scleral icterus (yellow discoloration of eyes) becomes clinically evident at a serum bilirubin level of >/=3 mg/dl.
Raised bilirubin in between 1.5 and 3 mg/dl indicates sub-clinical jaundice.
Normal serum bilirubin level is 0.3 to 1.5 mg/dl.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
DR,
THANKS for the reply but it makes no sense to me at all!
Can you be more specific in terms U I can unserstaand please!
THANKS for the reply but it makes no sense to me at all!
Can you be more specific in terms U I can unserstaand please!
Brief Answer:
Yellow discoloration of eyes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Your eyes look white and not yellow.
That means you don't have any jaundice clinically.
However in view of your drinking habit ,you may still have subclinical jaundice.
For that you have to undergo serum bilirubin test.
If serum bilirubin is within normal range (0.3 to 1.5 mg/dl),you are not having any jaundice (if any due to acute alcoholic hepatitis) clinically as well as bichemically.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Yellow discoloration of eyes
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Your eyes look white and not yellow.
That means you don't have any jaundice clinically.
However in view of your drinking habit ,you may still have subclinical jaundice.
For that you have to undergo serum bilirubin test.
If serum bilirubin is within normal range (0.3 to 1.5 mg/dl),you are not having any jaundice (if any due to acute alcoholic hepatitis) clinically as well as bichemically.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
G/morning Dr,
Here is a n up dated pic I took this morning...........Do my eyes still appear to be WHITE?
Thanks in advance!
Here is a n up dated pic I took this morning...........Do my eyes still appear to be WHITE?
Thanks in advance!
Brief Answer:
Color of eye,
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
No, your eyes do not look XXXXXXX yellow. Your eyes still appear to be white. However it is best to judge color of eye (sclera) in bright sunlight. In artificial light it often appears slightly yellowish.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Color of eye,
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
No, your eyes do not look XXXXXXX yellow. Your eyes still appear to be white. However it is best to judge color of eye (sclera) in bright sunlight. In artificial light it often appears slightly yellowish.
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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