Question 1

trauma to eye and my eye changed different color. why?

Accepted Answer

Inflammation: With trauma can cause eye color change.

Question 2

is it normal to have one part of your eye be a different color?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: It is possible to have pigment variations in the iris that are benign.  An ophthalmologist can determine if this the situation in your particular case.

Question 3

why do some people have one color for one eye and a different color for the other?

Accepted Answer

Usually nerve damage: The development of the adult color depends upon the presence of a normal sympathetic input to the eyes.  If this is impaired, usually by injury and sometimes by vascular or tumor compression, then that eye will be light in color compared to the other.  There are a few rare condtions that will also do this.

Question 4

what are contacts called that serve no purpose other than to just have a different eye color?

Accepted Answer

Cosmetic lenses: Colored contacts or cosmetic contact lenses are what you're referring to.

Question 5

what is the disorder i'd the eye where the corneas are different shapes?

Accepted Answer

Several types: Astigmatism is common, and is when the cornea is not the same roundness all the way around (it is a little flatter in one direction, like the surface of a football). Keratoconus is when the center of the cornea points outward too much, and cornea plana is when the cornea is too flat.

Question 6

why is it that my eyes look in different directions?

Accepted Answer

Each eye: has 6 muscles to allow it to look in different directions. Imbalances in the muscles can cause the eye to naturally rest in a different postion comapred to the other eye. There are multiples causes for this. An evaluation by your eye doctor can help determine the root cause of the imbalance. Be well.

Question 7

how are sober and opiate eyes different?

Accepted Answer

Small Pupils ;: There are multiple effects: in order of being more common

1. Smaller pupils, always
2. Red eyes, sometimes
3. Teary eyes, occasionally
4. Color change in eyes, imaginative, not proven scientifically.

Question 8

why do i see two different colours in each eye?

Accepted Answer

Almost always normal: Many people have flecks of darker color in the iris (colored part) of the eye. If the colored area are changing, or if one eye color changes and the other one doesn't, you need an eye exam with an ophthalmologist. Some medications for glaucoma  and also to darken and increase lashes can cause a darkening of color in some people.

Question 9

what are the different eye disease and symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Many, many: We doctors have only 400 letters in which to answer questions.  A broad question like this cannot be answered in that space.  Ask a specific question.  There are thousands of eye diseases and symptoms.

Question 10

do myopic eyes appear different than normal ones?

Accepted Answer

Not externally: Unless you are very highly myopic, there is no visible difference. Myopic eyes tend to be slightly longer than non myopic eyes but this is something that can be measured, not seen with the naked eye.

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Trauma to eye and my eye changed different color. why?

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What are contacts called that serve no purpose other than to just have a different eye color?

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What is the disorder i'd the eye where the corneas are different shapes?

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How are sober and opiate eyes different?

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