How to change eye color

What determines eye color

colored part of the eye calledIs eye color determined by genetics? / National Library of Medicine iris, or iris. It surrounds the pupil and contains a pigment that helps control the amount of light entering the eye.

The color of this pigment is the color of the eyes. It is determined by the genes from the parents. Moreover, it was previously believed that if mom and dad, for example, have blue eyes, then the child will never have brown. But now it is known that everything is a little more complicated, so it is not always possible to predict the color of the eyes of a future baby.

Is it possible to change eye color

Yes, even forever. But it's not always safe.

How to permanently change eye color

ExistIris Implant Surgery to Change Eye Color Can Be Dangerous, American Academy of Ophthalmology Warns / American Academy of Ophthalmology operations that allow you to change the color of the eyes permanently. To do this, a silicone implant of the desired shade is placed in front of your own iris. But it turned out that this operation is extremely dangerous for the eyesight. It often leads to complications such as:

• decreased vision or blindness;
• increased intraocular pressure, glaucoma and, in the long term, also loss of vision;
• cataract, that is, clouding of the normal transparent lens;
• damage to the cornea covering the eye, in severe cases, a transplant is required;
• inflammation of the iris and structures around it, which leads to pain, blurred vision and watery eyes.

Therefore, in 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration banned this procedure. It is also impossible to do it in Russia, but in other countries such operations are still carried out.

Now passReveal your natural, underlying color / Stroma Medical trials of a non-invasive laser procedure that can lighten dark eyes. It promises to be safer, but has not yet been certified in its home country, in the US, so it is only available in some Latin American countries.

How to change eye color safely

The only safe way to change eye color is useAre Costume Contact Lenses Safe? /American Academy of Ophthalmology contact lenses recommended by an ophthalmologist. He will measure the cornea to find the size, tell you about the correct handling of them and write a prescription.

Select only those models that are registered as a medical device. Decorative lenses from marketplaces have not been tested for safety of use: they can provoke erosions and ulcers on the cornea and infections that can lead to blindness.