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  2. Limbal ring - Wikipedia

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    Prominent limbal ring Light brown iris with a distinct limbal ring. A limbal ring is a dark ring around the iris of the eye, where the sclera meets the cornea. [1] It is a dark-colored manifestation of the corneal limbus resulting from optical properties of the region. [2]

  3. Heterochromia iridum - Wikipedia

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    It can be complete, sectoral, or central. In complete heterochromia, one iris is a different color from the other. In sectoral heterochromia, part of one iris is a different color from its remainder. In central heterochromia, there is a ring around the pupil or possibly spikes of different colors radiating from the pupil.

  4. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The pupil of the human eye can range in size from 2 mm to ... brown is by far the most common eye color, ... A prominent limbal ring (dark ring around the iris of ...

  5. Vossius ring - Wikipedia

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    When the eye is injured, a circular ring of fainted or stippled opacity is seen on the anterior surface of the lens due to brown amorphous granules of pigment lying on the capsule. It has the same diameter as the contracted pupil , and is due to impression of the iris on the lens as a result of the force of a concussion injury , which drives ...

  6. Iris (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    The iris (brown coloured portion of the eye) controls the size of the pupil by contracting the sphincter pupillae and dilator pupillae muscles. The sphincter pupillae is the opposing muscle of the dilator pupillae. The pupil's diameter, and thus the inner border of the iris, changes size when constricting or dilating.

  7. Kayser–Fleischer ring - Wikipedia

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    Copper deposition on corneal Descemet's membrane. Kayser–Fleischer rings are a sign of Wilson's disease, which involves abnormal copper handling by the liver resulting in copper accumulation in the body and is characterised by abnormalities of the basal ganglia of the brain, liver cirrhosis, splenomegaly, involuntary movements, muscle rigidity, psychiatric disturbances, dystonia and dysphagia.

  8. Eye color - Wikipedia

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    Definitions of the eye color "hazel" vary: it is sometimes considered to be synonymous with light brown or gold, as in the color of a hazelnut shell. [38] [40] [43] [45] Around 18% of the US population and 5% of the world population have hazel eyes. [28] 55.2% of Spanish subjects in a series of 221 photographs were judged to have hazel eyes. [46]

  9. Corneal limbus - Wikipedia

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    The corneal limbus manifests as a dark ring around the iris. Its prominence varies by individual. The corneal limbus is the border between the cornea and the sclera. [1] It is highly vascularised. [1] Its stratified squamous epithelium is continuous with the epithelium covering the cornea. [2]