What does it mean to have a Multi-Colored Eye?!


Question: What does it mean to have a Multi-Colored Eye?
My Eye's are Green. But in my Right Eye, at the bottom, Has a Brown "Splotch". Does any one know of any reason or any "old wives tale" about this issue. It doesnt bother me, I actually enjoy having this Unique look. And I dont know if this has anything to do with it, but Im an Identical twin.

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Heterochromia
Heterochromia (also known as a heterochromia iridis or heterochromia iridium) is an ocular condition in which one iris is a different color from the other iris (complete heterochromia), or where the part of one iris is a different color from the remainder (partial heterochromia or sectoral heterochromia). It is a result of the relative excess or lack of pigment within an iris or part of an iris, which may be inherited or acquired by disease or injury.[59] This uncommon condition usually results due to uneven melanin content. A number of causes are responsible, including genetic, such as chimerism, Horners Syndrome and Waardenburg syndrome.
A chimera can have two different colored eyes just like any two siblings can—because each cell has different eye color genes. A mosaic can have two different colored eyes if the DNA difference happens to be in an eye color gene.

There are many other possible reasons for having two different colored eyes. For example, David Bowie has the appearance of different eye colors due to an injury that caused one pupil to be permanently dilated. Another idea about how this can happen is if an early viral infection while in the womb turns an eye color gene on or off in just one eye. Occasionally it can be a sign of a serious disease.

A common cause in females with heterochromia is X-inactivation, which can result in a number of heterochromatic traits, such as calico cats. Trauma and certain medications, such as some prostaglandin analogues, can also cause increased pigmentation in one eye.[60] On occasion, the condition of having two different-colored eyes is caused by blood staining the iris after sustaining injury.


And here's a picture(that's what i guess your talking about):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hetero…



Well hope i helped!

Straight from wikipedia(btw: scroll down towards the bottom to see the article):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_eyes#G…



It is heterochromia. You can read all about it on Wikipedia here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochrom…

Sorry I am not more specific, but it's been a bad day. However, if you search for it on Facebook, there are several groups dedicated to heterochromia.




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