How to Whiten Eyes in a Photo with AI

Brighter, Clearer Eyes Without Eye Drops

Bloodshot eyes, allergies, late nights, and screen fatigue all show up in photos as red or yellow-tinged whites. Even well-rested people can have visible veins or slightly dull sclera that the camera exaggerates. Eye whitening is one of the most common portrait retouches — it makes the subject look healthier, more awake, and more photogenic without changing their appearance.

How AI Eye Whitening Works

EditThisPic's AI identifies the sclera (the white part of the eye) and selectively reduces redness, yellowing, and visible blood vessels. It adjusts the brightness and color balance of just the whites while leaving the iris, pupil, and surrounding skin completely untouched. The AI knows how naturally white eyes should look, so it won't push them to an unrealistic paper-white that screams 'retouched.'

What Eye Whitening Fixes

• Red or bloodshot eyes from tiredness, allergies, or dry air
• Yellow-tinged sclera from lighting conditions or camera white balance
• Visible veins and capillaries that the camera picks up more than the human eye does
• Dull, grayish whites caused by shadows or poor lighting
• Uneven whiteness between left and right eyes due to angled lighting

Eye Whitening vs Red-Eye Removal

Red-eye removal fixes the flash artifact where pupils glow red in camera flash photos. Eye whitening is different — it addresses the actual whites of the eyes, reducing redness from blood vessels, allergies, or fatigue. You can use both together: 'remove red-eye and whiten the eyes' handles both issues in one pass.

Prompts That Work Best

For most photos, 'whiten the eyes' gets a natural result. If you only need to fix redness: 'remove the redness from the whites of the eyes.' For a more targeted fix: 'reduce the visible veins in the eyes.' To combine with other retouching: 'whiten the eyes and enhance the iris detail.' If editing a group photo: 'whiten everyone's eyes' applies the fix across all faces.

The Line Between White and Uncanny

Real sclera isn't paper white. It has subtle pink and blue tones, especially near the corners. Eyes that are too white look alien and immediately draw suspicion. EditThisPic preserves the natural subtle tones and only removes the discoloration — redness, yellowing, and visible veins. The result looks like someone who's well-rested and healthy, not like a porcelain doll.