This Man Has Glowing Eye!

A man's eye which looked glowing proved via exam to have a rare disorder that caused eye pigment to flake off.

According to a report published by Live Science, the 44-year-old man said that he had a family history of glaucoma, an eye disease that can damage the optic nerve, the bundle of nerve fibers that connects the back of the eye to the brain.

The New England Journal of Medicine wrote that this damage is typically caused by increased pressure in the eye, and the man had already been diagnosed with high eye pressure.

The report authors, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, wrote that the tests found that the pressure in his eye was very slightly above the normal range, but also they spotted, using a microscope and a bright light to view the eye, an "iris transillumination" in both of the patient's eyes. This means that light was shining through the iris, or the colored part of the eye, made it glowing.

This happens when sections of pigment are missing from the iris, which allows light to pass through, according to the National Institutes of Health.

"The man was diagnosed with pigment dispersion syndrome. In this eye condition, pigment rubs off the back of the iris," explained by the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). "These flakes of pigment can clog the eye's drainage system, resulting in increased eye pressure, which in turn can lead to glaucoma".

According to AAO, pigment dispersion syndrome is rare, although it is more commonly diagnosed in men in their 20s and 30s and may be inherited.