Doctor explains how your eyes can hold clues to your overall health

Doctor Amir Khan explained how your eyes hold clues to your overall health.Source: Amir Khan

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00:00Protruding eyeballs and retracting eyelids are telltale signs of an overactive thyroid,

00:06most commonly caused by Graves' disease.

00:09A yellow ring around the cornea is common in older people, it's called archosinilis,

00:14but it may be a sign of high cholesterol, especially if you're younger than 40 years old.

00:19Plus xanthelasma are yellow flat or raised plaques that show up around the eyes and nose area

00:26and can also be a sign of high cholesterol.

00:28So if you have either of these, get your cholesterol checked.

00:32Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder that causes muscles to weaken and tire easily,

00:38and the most common sign of the disease is drooping eyelids in both or one eye.

00:44A one-sided drooping eyelid could also be a problem with the nerve, so always get that checked.

00:50Dry eyes can be a sign of Sjögren's syndrome or even lupus.

00:56Now, a cloudy lens at the front of the eye could indicate a cataract,

01:01and Kaiser Fleischer rings are greenish gold or brown rings around the cornea,

01:06which could be a sign of high copper in a condition called Wilson's disease.

01:12If the whites of your eyes turn yellow, it could indicate jaundice.

01:17This is too much bilirubin in your blood,

01:20either from a problem with your liver or red blood cells.

01:24Also, if your under eyelid here are pale, this could indicate anaemia.