Your eyes can reveal a lot about your health. A quick glance or subtle look can speak volumes, but to those with medical training, your eyes can disclose everything from high cholesterol levels to thyroid issues. If you spot a new bulge in your eye or an unusual coloured ring around your iris, it could be a sign of a serious health issue.
These symptoms might seem unrelated to your heart, liver, or thyroid, but they can provide significant insights into your overall physical health. Like any other organ, your eyes can show changes when something goes wrong elsewhere in your body. For instance, jaundice can turn the whites of your eyes yellow when the function of your liver starts to fail and is a sign that something is seriously wrong.
READ MORE: You're washing your hair wrong as woman explains 'correct' method – but people are torn However, there are many other severe health symptoms that can be detected just by looking into someone's eyes. While many of these conditions are rare and unlikely to affect you, if you notice any of them, it's worth discussing with your GP for further medical examinations, reports Gloucestershire Live . Around 80 per cent of all people with an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism) have a condition known as Grave's disease.
Though this can be treated with surgery and medication, some people will see their eyes start to bulge out of their sockets. This is called exophthalmos, or proptosis, and occurs when swelling around your eye triggered by Grav.
