Can anyone tell me what it is named when your eyes change colour and not with contacts but by natural causes?

Question

My eyes change from green to blue to grey and colours in between. I also tend to have a yellow ring around the pupil sometimes. Does anyone know what the technical term for this changing of eye colour is? I have other relatives that happens to have the same thing. Is it genetic? I think that sometimes it is caused by the weather and sometimes my mood and sometimes by what colour I am wearing. I know that the light in a room affects my eyes and they are very sensitive and I suffer from migraines but my eyes change very frequently depending on a lot of different factors. I am not talking about just minor changes either. I am talking about changes that are very noticeable. One time they were in the middle of changing and were half one colour and half another. Other times they are green or grey with a yellow line that is not perfectly circular going around the pupil and sort of in the middle of the coloured area of the eye. I hope someone can answer this question for me.

Answer 1

Most likely this is just a result of the pigment in your irises reflecting different types of light in different ways, which would produce a perceived change in color.

If your eyes are actually changing color, aging is usually the cause. Ten to fifteen percent of peole experience change in eye color throughout their lifetime.

But another cause, unfortunately, is disease - such as Fuch’s heterochromic iridocyclitis, Horner’s Syndrome, and pigmentary glaucoma. Also, a gold ring on the outer rim of the cornea can be caused by deposits of copper - this is a diagnostic sign of Wilson's disease. If you are concerned, consult your optometrist and family physician.

Answer 2

I'd get checked out by an ophthalmologist if I was you. On one episode of House, a golden ring around the pupil was an indicator of a serious condition.
Hey, don't laugh, they have medical experts as advisors on the show to make sure everything is acurate.

Answer 3

Eye color can change over time because of age or, unfortunately, disease.

Eye disease is a cause of color change. So, ask a doctor to examine your eyes if you notice a slow loss of color. The change could be due to Fuch's heterochromic iridocyclitis, Horner's Syndrome, and pigmentary glaucoma, says Brian DeBroff, ophthalmology professor at Yale University.

Aging, however, is the usual cause of color change over time... Color can change as we age. It does so for 10 to 15% of the normal Caucasian population. These people's eyes change slowly over many years after they reach adolescence.

Investigators considered Caucasians (non-East Asian, non-Native American, non-African) because only Caucasians commonly have lighter eyes.

"Some eyes become darker, but most become lighter with increasing age," says Richard A. Sturm, a Principal Research Fellow at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.

Answer 4

I have the same thing, my grandmother called it chameleon eyes,
I don't have the yellow ring, mine is always a black ring but my eyes turn yellow sometimes and it freaks out my friends. I don't know if there is a technical term for it but my grandmother believed old wives tales and said it mean I'd be restless.

Answer 5

No technical term for it. Be glad--your eyes will always match your shirt! lol I have that going on, and guys say it's sexy.

Answer 6

I'm with exert-7's line of thought!
You need to stop tootin them hot rocks!

Answer 7

arousal has that effect on the pupil
also mental states such as rage

Answer 8

Put the meth pipe down and step back away from the mirror.

Answer 9

Are you talking about Redeye?

Answer 10

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