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Noticed White Discolouration On Eyelids. Will Taking A Eye Vitamin Would Be Good?
Question: I am 58 years old and I notice that on my eyelids I have a white discoloration.
This is when I close my eye there is a white discolration in the corner .
Do I wait for your answer or you will e-mail it to me
This is when I close my eye there is a white discolration in the corner .
Do I wait for your answer or you will e-mail it to me
wanted to know if taking a eye vitamin would be good?
Hello and thanks for the query.
I need certain informations from you so that I can answer properly.
Since when you are having this problem?
Is there any burning or irritation in your eyes?
Do your eyelids stick when you open eyes in the morning?
Is there any allergic problem with you like sneezing or cold?
Please supply this information so that we can proceed ahead with our discussion.
Thanks
I need certain informations from you so that I can answer properly.
Since when you are having this problem?
Is there any burning or irritation in your eyes?
Do your eyelids stick when you open eyes in the morning?
Is there any allergic problem with you like sneezing or cold?
Please supply this information so that we can proceed ahead with our discussion.
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hello
Your description suggests it to be a problem of the skin and not of your eyes as such.
There could be two possible causes for tnis
Either vitiligo or xanthelasma.
Sinus problem has no relation with this.
Some people have fatty-looking, slightly raised plaques in the skin near the eyes. They are more commonly, in the upper eyelid near the inner corner of the eye. The medical term for these is ‘xanthelasma’. They usually appear gradually. They are not painful, tender or itchy. And they are not XXXXXXX because they do not turn into cancer.
They look fatty, because that is what they are. They are collections of cells called histiocytes, bulging with fat (usually cholesterol).
In some people xanthelasmas can be a sign that you have a raised level of harmful fats in the blood, such as a high cholesterol. If your doctor discovers that your cholesterol is abnormal, you will be given advice about how to reduce it. You might need to take cholesterol-lowering medication. If you manage to bring down your levels of cholesterol and other fats, you may find that the xanthelasmas slowly become less noticeable.
However, most people with xanthelasmas have completely normal cholesterol levels. In this situation, changing your diet will not improve the xanthelasmas.
The only sure way to get rid of them is to have them removed surgically. If the xanthelasmas are really bothering you, this is a possible option, However, in about 40% of people who have this operation, the xanthelasmas come back. This is most likely to happen in people who had them below and above both eyes, and who have an abnormal blood cholesterol.
The best would be to go to dermatologist and get it diagnosed and if found to be vitiligo then a proper treatment can be instituted.
I hope to have answered your query however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of look
Thanks
Your description suggests it to be a problem of the skin and not of your eyes as such.
There could be two possible causes for tnis
Either vitiligo or xanthelasma.
Sinus problem has no relation with this.
Some people have fatty-looking, slightly raised plaques in the skin near the eyes. They are more commonly, in the upper eyelid near the inner corner of the eye. The medical term for these is ‘xanthelasma’. They usually appear gradually. They are not painful, tender or itchy. And they are not XXXXXXX because they do not turn into cancer.
They look fatty, because that is what they are. They are collections of cells called histiocytes, bulging with fat (usually cholesterol).
In some people xanthelasmas can be a sign that you have a raised level of harmful fats in the blood, such as a high cholesterol. If your doctor discovers that your cholesterol is abnormal, you will be given advice about how to reduce it. You might need to take cholesterol-lowering medication. If you manage to bring down your levels of cholesterol and other fats, you may find that the xanthelasmas slowly become less noticeable.
However, most people with xanthelasmas have completely normal cholesterol levels. In this situation, changing your diet will not improve the xanthelasmas.
The only sure way to get rid of them is to have them removed surgically. If the xanthelasmas are really bothering you, this is a possible option, However, in about 40% of people who have this operation, the xanthelasmas come back. This is most likely to happen in people who had them below and above both eyes, and who have an abnormal blood cholesterol.
The best would be to go to dermatologist and get it diagnosed and if found to be vitiligo then a proper treatment can be instituted.
I hope to have answered your query however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of look
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you. I made an appointment with the Dermatologist.
Yout advice is very helpful, I looked up xanthelasma and it looks exactly to what I have.
Once again thanks for your help.
XXXXXXX
Yout advice is very helpful, I looked up xanthelasma and it looks exactly to what I have.
Once again thanks for your help.
XXXXXXX
Hello
You are most welcome to ask any thing any time.
Best of luck.
Thanks
You are most welcome to ask any thing any time.
Best of luck.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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