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Iris

EN: The iris is the coloured part of the eye which moves to increase or to decrease the size of the pupil according to the brightness of the light.

It is also the structure that can slip back and block the drainage angle of the eye leading to acute angle closure glaucoma or chronic angle closure glaucoma.

D:  Regenbogenhaut