Healt Articles healthy trim recipes insurance snacks healthy fast food

The sclera is seen more clearly when the overlying conjunctiva is thinning. Arcus senilis, a deposit of calcium and cholesterol salts appearing as a gray-white ring at the edge of the iris, is a common finding in those > 60 yr. Usually, this sign is not associated with systemic disease, although rarely it is linked to systemic hyperlipoproteinemia.

Tags: Sclera

This entry was posted on Sunday, April 19th, 2009 at 2:17 pm and is filed under Health. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.