What Is Causing My Eyes to Change Color?
It's pretty common for eye doctors to have older patients come in asking if the white part of their eye, the sclera, has a growth or is turning a gray color.
Usually, the culprit is senile scleral plaque, which is commonly seen in people over the age of 70. It is a benign condition and more commonly seen in women. This condition is symmetrically found on both sides of the eye and is due to age-related degeneration and calcification of the eye muscle insertion into the eye. In one study, the size of the senile scleral plaque increased as the person aged and was not associated with any medical conditions. People are asymptomatic, as the plaques do not affect vision and no treatment is needed.
Another commonly asked question is: Why is the colored part of my eye turning white?
The colored part of the eye is the iris, which is covered by a clear layer called the cornea. It is actually the edge of the cornea that attaches to the white part of the eye that becomes […]