What Can Having Two Different Colored Eyes Mean? – AARP

Certain famous celebrities, such as Mila Kunis, Kate Bosworth and Kiefer Sutherland, reportedly have heterochromia. Although some speculated that musicianDavid Bowiehad different colored eyes, in fact it appears that he had another condition, called anisocoria, due to an injury that made his pupils different sizes, McCulley says.

Much of the time, this condition boils down to genetics. But it can be due to an injury or an underlying medical problem. Heres what you need to know.

Some cases of heterochromia, known as congenital heterochromia, cause different colored eyes as the result of a benign genetic mutation that affects the development of melanin, or pigment, in the irises. In such a case, youre born with different colored eyes, but it doesnt affect your overall health, including your eye health. Other times, different eye colors at birth are a symptom of another, more serious health condition, notes Douglas Lazzaro, M.D., an ophthalmologist at NYU Langone Health in New York City.

These can include:

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What Can Having Two Different Colored Eyes Mean? - AARP