Some people are born with two colors in the same eye, or central heterochromia, due to a genetic mutation affecting melanin production. Others can develop it due to an injury or health condition.

People with heterochromia have a striking and unique appearance. Are you among them? “Heterochromia is when a person’s irises are different colors,” explains Sidney Gicheru, MD, the medical ...

Heterochromia is the term used to describe a difference in a person’s eye color. Heterochromia of the eye is caused by variations in the concentration and distribution of melanin, the pigment ...

Formally known as heterochromia iridum or iridis, but usually shortened to just heterochromia, this often striking feature is characterized by color differences in the iris, the colored region of ...

Sometimes, though, the concentration and distribution of melanin isn't uniform, which leads to a condition known as heterochromia. This condition can present itself in different ways. There's ...

Heterochromia, in case you didn’t know, is just a fancy word for different-colored eyes. It comes in several forms—different colored eyes entirely, eyes that are part one color and part ...

Most of us have two eyes. Most of us have two eyes of the same color. But for those with heterochromia iridis, the irises don’t follow convention – and with complete heterochromia the color of ...

What’s that all about? Here’s the answer: It’s a condition known as heterochromia. Scherzer has had this since he was young, and per the American Academy of Opthamology, “if your infant ...

It just might be her distinctive irises. Born with heterochromia, Bosworth has one blue eye and one eye with sectors of both hazel and blue. It’s a rare defect that many people find irresistible.

Scherzer has what's known as heterochromia, meaning his eyes are two different colors: His left iris is brown, while his right iris is blue. Heterochromia in humans is pretty rare – it affects ...

Mehmet and Kerem Selman, from Bursa in Turkey, each have a light blue right eye and a dark brown left eye Brothers have rare condition known as complete heterochromia, which means their irises ...