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Jun 28, 2023 · Heterochromia. Heterochromia is when your eyes are different colors. Each eye may be a different color, or there may be color variations within the same eye. It’s often due to a harmless genetic mutation. Other causes include congenital and acquired conditions, eye injury and some eye drops. An eye care specialist can diagnose or rule out ...
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Oct 26, 2023 · A person with differently colored eyes or eyes that are more than one color has heterochromia. Learn more about the symptoms, types, risk factors, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Apr 17, 2024 · Heterochromia is when a person’s irises are different colors. There are a few kinds of heterochromia. Complete heterochromia is when one iris is a different color than the other. When part of one iris is a different color than the rest of it, this is called partial heterochromia. Central heterochromia is when there is an inner ring that is a ...
Jun 25, 2023 · Heterochromia or heterochromia iridum indicates a difference between the color of the two irises. It usually involves the whole iris and can less commonly affect only part of the iris (sectoral heterochromia). It is an often under-recognized sign of both systemic and ocular congenital or acquired diseases. This activity reviews the evaluation ...
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Mar 26, 2024 · A Word From Verywell. Iris heterochromia is a condition in which a person has two different colored eyes. Although a large proportion of cases are the result of genetic mutation, heterochromia can also result from congenital disease or other ocular or systemic disorders. In these cases, further evaluation with an ophthalmologist is warranted.
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Nov 2, 2021 · These conditions include: Horner’s syndrome. Waardenburg syndrome. Sturge-Weber syndrome. Piebaldism. Bourneville disease (tuberous sclerosis) Hirschsprung disease. Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome. Less commonly, heterochromia can occur later in life due to disease, injury or the use of certain medications.
Sep 8, 2020 · Heterochromia can also occur later in life — referred to as acquired heterochromia — due to illness or injury. Some circumstances that can result in acquired heterochromia include: Eye trauma or injury. Eye surgery. Swelling as a result of uveitis. Ocular melanosis. Tumors of the iris, whether malignant or benign. Glaucoma.
