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This article was co-authored by Kerry Assil, MD and by wikiHow staff writer, Annabelle Reyes. Dr. Kerry Assil is a board certified Ophthalmologist and the Medical Director and CEO of Assil Eye Institute (AEI), an ophthalmology practice in Los Angeles, California. With over 25 years of experience and as one of the world's foremost experts in eye surgery, Dr. Assil has trained 14,000+ physicians in refractive and cataract surgery, performed 70,000+ eye surgeries, and authored over 100 textbooks, chapters, and articles on refractive and cataract surgery. He's served as the Distinguished Professor lecturer at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Baylor, Tokyo, and UCLA among others. He has served on the advisory boards of 20+ ophthalmic device, pharmaceutical, and scientific companies and has appeared in the media as an authority on advances in vision-restoring surgeries and refractive surgery. Dr. Assil continues to make significant advances in his field with numerous inventions and introductions of state-of-the-art technologies.
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You might have seen the viral TikTok video of a woman crying bright, highlighter-yellow tears after an eye exam. But what exactly causes this strange phenomenon? If you’re looking for the answers to these questions, you’ve come to the right place! We’ll go over what likely caused the yellow tears in this TikToker’s case, and we’ll also cover some alternative explanations for discolored tears. Keep reading for everything you need to know!
What does it mean when you cry yellow tears?
Most of the time, bright yellow tears occur after someone has an eye exam with a fluorescein eye stain test. Fluorescein is an orange-colored dye that helps your eye doctor see any foreign bodies or damage to the surface of your eye. If you cry soon after the test, the dye can make your tears look bright yellow.
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