I am 69 years with controlled BP and sugar, I had sugar since 26 yrs. I am having cholesterol in my eye as per my ophthalmologist. Please advise. Thanks.

Question

People with high cholesterol general have yellowish deposits underneath the skin around the eyelids called xanthelasma. While they are neither harmful nor painful, these minor growths may be disfiguring and can be removed. Xanthelasmata can be removed with a surgerical excision, trichloroacetic acid peel, lasers or cryotherapy. Or it could be lipemia retinalis. It is an unusual retinal manifestation of hyperlipidemia and is directly correlated with the serum triglyceride levels. The lipid-lowering therapy leads to the normalization of the appearance of the fundus and restore the visual acuity.

Shreyas Shah · Accepted Answer

People with high cholesterol general have yellowish deposits underneath the skin around the eyelids called xanthelasma. While they are neither harmful nor painful, these minor growths may be disfiguring and can be removed. Xanthelasmata can be removed with a surgerical excision, trichloroacetic acid peel, lasers or cryotherapy. Or it could be lipemia retinalis. It is an unusual retinal manifestation of hyperlipidemia and is directly correlated with the serum triglyceride levels. The lipid-lowering therapy leads to the normalization of the appearance of the fundus and restore the visual acuity.