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11 years ago
i know it is not the first place to show jaundice, but it is the first place noticed, i was thinking it is because the conjunctiva is sitting on the sclera and what we see is the bilirubin leaking out of the conjunctival capillaries and as it is on a white background the effect gets magnified!

am i thinking right? or is there another reason?
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11 years ago
It doesn't first appear on the sclera; it happens all over the body.  But since the sclera is usually pure white, and it's the only part of your body that is pure white, even slight jaundice (buildup of bilirubin) gets noticed pretty quickly there first.
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11 years ago
Actually, the jaundice is in the otherwise clear conjunctiva causing the sclera to appear yellow. It's like putting a yellow piece of cellophane over a sheet of white paper. It appears in the eye first because that is the area of most contrast.
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