Heterochromia is a condition where an individual has two different-colored eyes, or different colors in different parts of the same eye. This rare phenomenon occurs when there is a difference in the distribution of melanin, the pigment that gives color to the iris. Heterochromia can be congenital (present at birth) or acquired later in life due to injury, inflammation, or other eye diseases. The two main types of heterochromia are complete heterochromia, where each eye is a completely different color, and sectoral heterochromia, where a portion of one iris is a different color from the rest.
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