Medically reviewed by Bryan M. Wolynski, OD The sclera is the white part of the eye. It is made of tough, fibrous tissue that acts as a protective covering for most of the eyeball. The sclera runs ...

Anicteric sclera means that the white part of your eye is white and healthy in appearance. But an icteric, or yellow, sclera is cause for concern.

A bluish tint in the whites of your eyes, which doctors call “blue sclera,” may be a sign of iron deficiency. With blue sclera, the white part of your eye may appear blue, gray, or purplish.

Blue sclera was noted in both the eyes (Figures 1a and b) together with nuclear sclerotic cataract and bilateral FTMH (Figures 1c and d). Figure 1.

"I would not recommend anyone to do this," she said. "I don't think it's worth the risk." Like a tattoo on your arm or hand, sclera tattoos involve placing ink within the skin, said Rizzuto, a ...

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heritable disorder with bone fragility that is often associated with short stature, tooth abnormalities (dentinogenesis imperfecta), and blue sclera. The most ...

Catt Gallinger, 24, of Ottawa, Canada, said she decided to get a sclera tattoo about four weeks ago. The procedure changes the color of the whites around your eye.

A sclera tattoo is not exactly a tattoo, although it is permanent. It happens when a mixture of ink and saline is injected into the eye through a small needle.