brown eyes, blue ring

[princessrivernewstar]

my dad and his side all have blue eyes, while my mom's side all dark brown eyes with the possibility her father's father having blue or green eyes (not sure yet). i have five brothers and sisters (six of us). we all have brown eyes, varying in darkness. my younger sister has the lightest brown eyes while i myself have the darkest (when i was little, they almost looked black) i am 20 years old and a couple years back i was examining my eyes when i noticed that there was a light bluish almost gray ring around my eyes. the same color as my dad's. its not very prominent, you have to look close to see it.

at first i thought something was wrong so i checked out my brothers' and sisters' eyes to see if they had the same thing. they all had a light blue ring around they're brown eyes too. then i checked my mom's eyes to see if this was something all brown eyed people have, but she had a dark greenish/brown ring around her dark brown eyes! i've checked on the internet for what this could possibly be. i dont think its a cataract or some eye problem (i am near sighted so i go to a eye doctor who reports that other than my sight, i have nothing wrong with my eyes) and whenever i am at the doctor, i get no report of cholestral problem or anything like that. besides i am relatively healthy, i am young, and all my siblings who are all younger than me have this too. in my opinion, i think it may be a sort of mixing of my parent's eye colors or something. i didn't notice the blue ring when i was little, but then again i never really looked so i don't know. also i've noticed that my eyes have gotten a bit lighter, a little bit, they don't look as blackish as before. i've read stuff on the internet about people with brown eyes suddenly developing blue eyes or green eyes or hazel eyes (without injury).

has anyone had this and then their eyes changed colors?


This discussion is related to Eyes changing color (Blue rim around dark brown eyes).

[Babygirllrayray]

Your dad may have high cholesterol

[JohnHaganMD]

grey ring edge of cornea is usually arcus. Normal after 65 younger than 65 can be associated with elevated blood fats (lipids=cholesterol or triglycerides) and should be checked for

[Princessmya]

I am African-American and i have this kind of eye to but i see perfectly fine but Google said it is like cheltoral.(im ten i cant spell that great)

[JohnHaganMD]

I have no idea what you are trying to spell. Rings around the cornea do not normally affect the vision.

[JohnHaganMD]

FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR A PICTURE OF ARCUS OF CORNEA

http://www.mastereyeassociates.com/eye-care-news-blog/whats-that-ring-around-my-eye

[goddessrochelle]

I just recently asked about my grey blue ring around my eyes while at a Doctor visit. Yes at times its associated with High  cholesterol it's  not always. It's also a family trait! Mine is a family trait. Mine began to appear in my early 40s maybe even before but went unnoticed.  

[JohnHaganMD]

Yes it can be like families where hair grays in the 30's or early 40's

[JohnHaganMD]

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[JohnHaganMD]

From Wikipedia.com

Arcus senilis (or arcus senilis corneae) is a white, grey, or blue opaque ring in the corneal margin (peripheral corneal opacity), or white ring in front of the periphery of the iris. It is present at birth, but then fades; however, it is quite commonly present in the elderly.

[Titania13]

I too have a blue ring around my iris and the whites of my eyes are sometimes bluish. My eyes are dark brown. (hemotogenic) I have had this all my life. My mother never had this as she constantly commented on how blue the whites of my eyes were and have even shown up in a photo as blue. I am a 40yr old olive skinned woman. However through research women with olive complexion or darker skin and darker hair etc... have thicker blood than Caucasian types and apparently this blue ring is related to the blood and our deep ancestry roots. I have 4 children and only my first born has this too.

[LittleMikey74]

I'm of Puerto Rican and Spaniard ancestry. My eyes were hazel but turned light brown when i was 8 years old. I've had the blue circle my whole life as i have gotten older the blue circle it's more noticeable. I recently had a physical and do not have high cholesterol.