During an assessment of the sclera of a black patient, the nurse would consider which of these an expected finding?

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Normally in dark-skinned people, small brown macules may be observed in the sclera. Blacks may have yellowish fatty deposits beneath the eyelids, away from the cornea, not over the cornea or extending up to the iris. Pallor near the outer canthus is not normal, but may indicate anemia.

During an Assessment of the Sclera of a Black Patient