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Blue or Gray rim around dark brown eyes

What causes a Blue or Gray rim around dark brown eyes or around the Iris of the eyes?
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Most common cause: 1. Age 2. High cholesterol   It's called corneal arcus.

JCH MD
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Hi Im 15 so Im not old my dad has gray eyes but he says he had brown when he was younger I noticed gray on the top my iris in around middle school but at that time I thought gray is cooler than brown but Ive seen a documentary of people who were blind they had grey blobs on their eye and I saw mine has grown but my eyelids cover it most times so people dont notice it am I becoming blind Doctor cause that sounds way scary
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