Hi, I have bluish sclera which I am sure is caused by my recently diagnosed anaemia. Will my eyes ever become clearer after my iron levels normalise?
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Blue Sclera, will they ever be whiter?
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anemia is the most likely reason your Sclera (white part of the eye) turned blue and once anemia is corrected the normal color will appear again
so take your iron pills, avoid taking them with coffee or tea because caffeine reduces absorption of iron, instead take you iron with OJ which enhance absorption of iron
so take your iron pills, avoid taking them with coffee or tea because caffeine reduces absorption of iron, instead take you iron with OJ which enhance absorption of iron
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Your blue sclera has been diagnosed to be of anemic origin. Chronic aneamias like sickle cell anemia and severe hook work related anemia are known to make the sclera look blue or due poorly oxygenated blood in scleral micro-circulation. Once the deficiency is corrected and the oxygen carrying capacity of the red blood cells improve, the sclera gradually returns to normal. A more dramatic illustration is the change that occurs when a patient in hemorrhagic shock is transfused with some units of blood.