Join Our Community!
Share
Conditions and Diseases > Vision and Eye Disorders Forum > Sectoral Heterochromia in eyes
What is pink eye and how long is pink eye contagious? Basic facts on types of conjunctivitis and pink eye here....
What to do for pink eye? Learn to identify symptoms of pink eye first, and know when to seek medical help. Start understanding more here....
Avatar
Q: Sectoral Heterochromia in eyes
asked by: FireDragonArmy on December 28th, 2007
New User
Hi,

I just wanted to know something. I have heterochromia, meaning that my eyes have different colors. But I also have sectoral heterochromia. One of my eyes is blue interlaced with gray, so it's blue-gray. My other eye is half blue but a darker shade, and the other half is green.

What would you call this? What is the proper medical way of describing this? I'd really like to know.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Replies(5)
Avatar
Lind102000
replied on April 2nd, 2008
New User
Heterochromia Iridium
I'm just gonna take a guess...

It kinda sounds like Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Avatar
FireDragonArmy
replied on April 2nd, 2008
New User
That doesn't sound right
I looked that up. That's some sort of infection to a person's eye. And yes, i know it's mostly asymptomatic but really this isn't some sort of infection that I have. I just have weird looking eyes. One blue gray eye and one half green half dark blue eye.

Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis is an inflammation of unknown causes. It causes redness in the eye (only noticeable upon close examination), some mild discomfort (though often asymptomatic for years), decreases vision or 'floaters' or 'shadows' in vision. It occurs suddenly and is noticeable by a sudden change of color in one or both eyes. It may flare up occasionally and the discoloration may disappear in between bouts. And finally results in cataracts after many years. The discoloration (which is brown or black) usually encircles the iris, appears several tiny spots or one large blotch of discoloration.

This does NOT correlate with me. I have had numerous eye exams, no inflammation. No pain. My eyesight is not good but that just runs in the family. I don't see any weird things in my vision. I wear corrective lenses. The difference in color is neither black nor brown on either side of my eye. Besides, my eyes have been like this all my life. I do not believe i have Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis.

Sorry but this isn't the answer I was looking for. Thanks for the input though.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Avatar
maemae_06
replied on June 2nd, 2008
New User
Sectoral heterochromia
It sounds like you have "partial heterochromia", which is the same as "sectoral heterochromia", which I also have.
You can get more info about this at:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/1 0.1111/j.1469-1809.1966.tb00524.x, which tells about a study done of 7000 Maryland schoolchildren that found forty-seven cases of iris bicolor (segmentary heterochromia).

Also, you can go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia . This article describes partial heterochromia or sectoral heterochromia.

When my eyes changed color as an infant they became what they are to this day some 50 years later: each eye is both brown and blue, with my right eye being about 1/3 blue and my left eye being about 1/8 blue. The eye doctor told me I have a further oddity. In the majority of cases he says this pigment is scattered across the back of the cornea (the outermost layer of the eye), but in my case it is scattered across the front of the lens (behind the iris), including the area of my pupil. This causes some hindrance to the vision of my right eye, as though I'm seeing everything through a screen door. In my left eye, the pigment seems to be scattered "normally", not affecting the pupil. He questioned whether I'd ever had an injury or infection, but no, for me, partial sectoral heterochromia is a hereditary thing. My paternal great uncle had one blue eye and one brown eye. At least 3 of my grandparents, both my parents and all three siblings had/have dark brown eyes.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Avatar
alvarez
replied on May 17th, 2009
New User
two different colors in one eye
I have one brown eye and the other eye is half green and half brown. My mom has brown eyes and my dad has green eyes. although i seem to have a tiny layer of yellow circling my pupil. if you know whats wrong with me please tell me.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Avatar
Mattstar
replied on July 26th, 2009
New User
OK, none of the above describes my eyes. For the first 40 some years of my life both of my eyes were brown. Then, gradually, some green became apparent in both eyes, surrounding the pupils. The green has increased to the point where my inner half of my irises are green, and the outer half are still brown. The effect has taken about a decade.

P.S. I am not constipated, and I have perfect pitch. I am not aware of any disease or injury to my eyes.

Why did my eye colors change, in both eyes? I've asked opthalmologists and my family doctor. They both look at me like I'm crazy.

My wife loves my 'new' eyes, but I'm baffled, and a bit concerned, as to why the color changed after forty-some years.
Did you find this post useful?
|
Quick Reply
Search