I am 45 yr white female and started having yellow patches around outer upper eye lid and bottom also just appeared in last 6-8 months i have noticed looks like its getting larger and more yellow i have googled to find pigmentation all i seem to find can you please explain what causes it or is there any cure its so embarrassing could it be from sun tanning in summer? I'm fair skin and freckled and tan easy except my face always would burn n sun I'm really worried can u help me???
There are some very rare conditions that could cause worrisome or serious problems that darken the conjunctiva. None of them are related to glaucoma.
I suggest you see an Eye MD for an exact diagnosis and discussion.
Find one at www.aao.org
JCH MD
Thank you for your response, just curious though are you saying that it is okay for the pigmentation to increase in area or darken in color and this should not affect your vision in any way or add to the chances of another condition that could deteriorate vision such as glaucoma? As well I am a caucasian so this seems to be a rarer condition from what you posted earlier.
Pigment in and on the eye is most common, even normal, in blacks. and very common in darkly pigmented races and individuals. There is no treatment except to excise if they look suspiciious of melanoma. The risk of melanoma especially in blacks and dark pigmented people is extremely low.
JCH MD