Is THIS the strangest eye condition ever?
- After complaining of watery eyes, the Chinese woman sought medical advice
- She had what is known as an iris collarette – a raised ring in the centre of her eye
- However, her symptoms were simply down to an allergy, her opticians claimed
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This bizarre image shows a protruding, jagged ring sitting around a woman’s iris.
After complaining of watery eyes, the 37-year-old decided to consult her doctors to determine what was wrong.
To their surprise, they discovered she was suffering from a raised section around her pupil known as an iris collarette.
Chinese opticians conducted various tests and scans before concluding that her symptoms were just due to an allergy.
However, after reviewing her case, Dr David Allamby, a London-based eye surgeon, said such a case was a real ‘medical curiosity’.
After complaining of watery eyes, the 37-year-old decided to consult her doctors to determine what was wrong. They discovered she had what is known as an iris collarette
Despite the obvious concern, opticians deemed her to have 20/20 vision, according to the case report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr Lingyi Liang, of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangzhou, told LiveScience that the only issue was her watery eyes.
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WHAT IS AN IRIS COLLARETTE?
An iris collarette is quite common in adults, according to laser eye surgeon Dr David Allamby.
Experts define it as where the two muscles in the iris overlap, causing a raised section.
It usually develops from birth as a congenital condition and remains with them throughout their life.
Despite posing no health risks, it can cause many to become concerned and seek medical advice.
She was merely given drugs to help combat her allergies and told there was nothing to worry about, the website reports.
There are two muscles in the iris. One being the sphincter, responsible for making the pupil smaller when it is confronted with light.
Then there are radial spoke-like muscles that can enlarge the pupil when looking at something attractive or in dim light.
A raised area, known as an iris collarette, can be seen quite commonly around where the central ring muscle sits.
It usually develops from birth as a congenital condition and remains with them throughout their life, but it poses no health risks at all.
Dr Allamby told MailOnline: ‘I’ve seen more than 50,000 eyes in my career and I’ve never seen such a pronounced case of iris collarette.
‘I’d estimate it would be present in only one in every 100,000 cases.’
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