The eyes are the window to the soul and to your health.

Take corneal arcus, a condition where a gray arc or ring develops around the cornea, for example.

Depending on the person, it can appear gray, blue, or white in color.

close-up view of a green and hazel eye

However, even if this light-colored ringlookspretty, the reason behind it is anything but.

In fact, theAmerican Academy of Ophthalmologystates that most people will eventually develop the condition.

brown eye with corneal arcus ring