A personās eyes are a mirror of his soul. The color of the eyes can determine the nature and psychological characteristics of a person. However, there are people whose eye color is different. Different eyes are a phenomenon observed in 1% of the world's population. This phenomenon in medicine is called heterochromia. It manifests itself in the fact that one eye partially or completely differs from the other in color. This phenomenon is caused by a lower content of melanin pigment in it, compared with the other eye. It is melanin that stains the iris of the human eye . If a person has different eyes, in the iris of the lighter of them, the content of the pigment melanin is significantly reduced. As a result, it becomes brighter than the other.
Why is there such a phenomenon as different eyes? What is the reason that a personās eyes become different?
If a person has different eyes, this feature is often congenital. However, heterochromia can occur in humans during life. In this case, you should consult a doctor, because this can be a consequence of various diseases. Firstly, the reason that a person has different eyes is a lack or excess of melanin pigment. This may indicate the presence of the following diseases: glaucoma, inflammatory processes of the iris caused by rheumatism, flu or tuberculosis, as well as the development of a benign tumor in the human body. In addition, different eyes may appear as a personās reaction to medications and medicines.
Another reason for heterochromia is the untimely removal of an iron or copper fragment from an eye injury. In this case, the iris can change its color.
It may turn blue green or rust brown. These are the main reasons that people have different
eyes. The color of the iris can be restored if heterochromia is acquired. For example, if you remove a foreign body from eye injuries or cure inflammatory processes.
Heterochromia has two varieties. It can be full and partial. Partial heterochromia is manifested in the fact that the human eye is immediately painted in two colors, that is, one part of the iris will have one shade, and the other will be painted in a completely different color. Complete heterochromia of the human eye is two eyes of different colors that differ from each other.
Many people think that heterochromia - different eyes in a person - can affect his health or perception of the world around him. However, this is a misconception, since, fortunately, in most cases, people with a phenomenon such as different eyes do not feel any inconvenience and do not experience health problems. However, there are exceptions when people with a light colored iris can develop a chronic inflammatory process. Such a process can adversely affect a personās vision. Therefore, people with congenital rather than acquired heterochromia need to visit the ophthalmologistās office periodically.
Colors by people with different eyes are perceived in the same way as ordinary ones. Women are more susceptible to such a phenomenon as heterochromia than men.