Heterochromia is the presence of different colored eyes in the same
person. Heterochromia in humans appears either as a hereditary
trait unassociated with other disease, as a symptom of various
syndromes or as the result of a trauma.
Review Date: 11/02/2009
Reviewed By: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also
reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
