what causes eyes to become yellow
Yellowing of the eyes occurs if you have jaundice. Jaundice occurs when the oxygen-carrying components in the blood, called hemoglobin, break down into bilirubin and your body doesnât clear the bilirubin. Bilirubin is supposed to move from the liver to the bile ducts, and then your body should release it in your stool. If any part of this process doesnât occur, bilirubin builds up in your skin and causes it to appear yellow. This also can occur in your eyes.
1 Conditions of the liver. Any liver condition, such as congenital liver abnormalities or damage to the liver cells can result in the whites of eyes yellow. Tests can be done to see what cause the liver dysfunction and sometimes a liver biopsy is necessary to see what is going on inside the cells.  Blockage of bile ducts.