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red rings around white part of eyes
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Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Seborrhoic dermatiti: You may have seborrhic dermatitis affecting your eyelids. Its best to see a dermatologist for a definitive diagnosis.
Dr. Bruce Saran answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
Allergies: Patients with allergies can develop scaly, red and itchy skin around the eyes and on the eyelids from allergies. This skin condition is called allerg ... Read More
Dr. Sandra Lora Cremers answered
25 years experience Ophthalmology
A little swollen?: Dryness and redness can be due to dry eye syndrome. See my blog on step ladder to dry eye. Swollen eye lids can be due to allergy, aging, fat pad migr ... Read More
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Dr. John Goldman answered
55 years experience Rheumatology
Not sure: Usually with the stye you have some swelling. You did not discuss your age and certain problems especially when we get older like increase I pressure ... Read More
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Dr. Bernard Seif answered
40 years experience Clinical Psychology
Eye symptoms: Your symptoms, especially the shadow over part of vision, indicate the need for you to see an opthalmologist ASAP. You MAY have a retinal tear. Peac ... Read More
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Eye exam: Never delay eye examination and treatment if you have had a herpes breakout of any kind. You must be evaluated and examined by a health care eye profe ... Read More
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Dr. Richard Bensinger answered
52 years experience Ophthalmology
Eye surface inflamme: Episcleritis is an inflammation of the interspace between the conjunctiva and the underlying white of the eye. It has no known cause. The eye gets q ... Read More
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Dr. Joseph Woods answered
28 years experience Pathology
Many things.: The disease is often from association with other diseases like wegener's granulomatosis or rheumatoid arthritis. It can also be from disorders of men ... Read More
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Dr. Richard Carlin answered
50 years experience Ophthalmology
Corneal ulcer: The spot is probably on the cornea, the crystal over the brown iris. As you wear contacts and feel something, it most likely is an ulcer. If it is n ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Chandler answered
33 years experience Ophthalmology
May need an exam: Some people can get a self-limited episode of inflammation on the sclera (white of the eye) with a patch of redness called episcleritis. There may be ... Read More
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Inflammation: You may have an inflammatory or infectious cause of your eye irriation. Stop all over the counter eye medications and make an appointment for a full e ... Read More
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Dr. Hamid Sajjadi answered
40 years experience Ophthalmology
Uveitis: If you mean a red ring around your cornea it is called ciliary injection, and it is seen when the uvea, which iris is part of, is inflamed. Must see ... Read More
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