Tache Noire is described as which of the following?

• A. A blue discoloration of the sclera
• B. A white stripe across the sclera when eyes closed
• C. A dark red/brown stripe across the sclera that occurs when the eyes are not completely closed
• D. A yellow discoloration of the conjunctiva

Answer: (C)

The main concept here is recognizing a specific postmortem eye change. Tache noire is a dark red‑brown band that forms across the sclera on the portion of the eye that remains exposed when the eyelids aren’t fully closed. This happens due to drying and pigment changes in the conjunctiva and sclera after death, giving that characteristic stripe.

So the described option matches because it names a dark red/brown stripe across the sclera that appears when the eyes are not completely closed. Other color changes listed don’t fit this phenomenon: blue discoloration isn’t the result of this drying process, a white stripe isn’t how tache noire presents, and yellow discoloration of the conjunctiva points to jaundice, not postmortem scleral drying.