The human body is a pretty amazing thing. When something isn’t quite right, your body has a way of sending you signals to give you a heads up. One of the ways your body lets you know that something is off is through your eyes. The eyes are a unique window into health.
Here’s a list of 8 things your eyes can tell you about your health.
1. Disappearing eyebrows
Hair loss happens for a variety of reasons. When the outer third of your eyebrow starts to disappear on its own, this is a common sign of thyroid disease.
2. A Persisting Stye
Stye’s can be painful and irritating, but they usually disappear in a few days. If it doesn’t clear up in three months, or keeps recurring in the same location, it could be a rare cancer called sebaceous gland carcinoma.. The same may be true for a stye that keeps occurring in the same location.
3. Blurry Vision while using computer, burning eyes
If you’re a frequent computer user, you may experience burning eyes or blurry vision. If your vision becomes blurry while you’re staring at a computer screen, it’s the result of computer vision syndrome. Your eyes become strained due to the lack of contrast on the computer screen, combined with the extra work of focusing on pixels.
4. A Blind Spot
A small blind spot in your vision might have a deeper meaning. If you’re experiencing a blind spot with shimmering lights or a wavy line, it may be because of a migraine aura. Blind spots may be accompanied by a headache.
5. Bulging Eyes
Your eyes can definitely play tricks on you. But if you feel a bulging sensation in your eyes, it could be related to your thyroid. The most common cause of protruding eyes is hyperthyroidism, which is overactivity of the thyroid gland.
6. Yellowish discolouration of the Eyes
The white area of the eyes appear yellow, a condition called jaundice, when there is problem with the liver (from drugs, alcohol, infection), or when the red blood cells are excessively destroyed (hemolysis). Lifestyle modification, drugs and liver transplant (if the liver is irreversibly damaged) are forms of treatment.
7. Blurred Vision In A Diabetic
This can be a sign of diabetes. Uncontrolled diabetes causes tiny blood tiny blood vessels in the eyes to leak blood and other fluids, a condition called diabetic retinopathy. Laser can be used to seal the torn blood vessels to restore sight.
People with diabetes are at an increased risk for several different eye problems. The most common is diabetic retinopathy. This condition affects the circulatory system of the eye. It’s the leading cause of blindness in American adults.
8. Double Vision, Dim Vision Or Vision Loss
If you experience sudden double vision, dim vision or loss of vision, see a health care professional immediately. These are the visual warning signs of stroke.
Learn more about the connection between health and your eyes in the video below!
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