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Why does the sclera of my eye isn't white instead its ... slight brown....i dun smoke or consume alchohol?
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Normal finding: If you darker skin, this is normal. In is called "benign racial melanosis". Like the skin the surface of the eye has pigment containing cells. If you are of northern european decent without a darker complexion, this may be abnormal.
Answered 11/28/2017
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