# The eyes have it.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eyes-have-it/174690>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eyes-have-it/174690 "2003-05-12T13:30:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cshowme1950](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Cshowme1950](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cshowme1950)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eyes-have-it/174690/1 "2003-05-12T13:30:43Z")

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Why does the white in your eyes get red? Even when I take Visine to  
“get the red out” my eyes stay red. (no I am not smoking pot) 😕

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eyes-have-it/174690/2 "2003-05-12T13:34:17Z")

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That is very interesting that they stay red when you put visine in. I mean it is a vaso-constrictor I think so ??? You may be some kind of odd mutant? 🙂 Just kidding… Check [here](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003031.htm) for a wealth of information. You may have conjunctivitus.

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**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eyes-have-it/174690/3 "2003-05-12T14:56:46Z")

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Thanks for such a helpful thread title!

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