Is there any surgery that can change my eye color?
Eyecolor change
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A company called Stroma Medical in
Southern California is researching a new laser treatment intended to change eye
color. Specifically, their laser
attempts to change brown eyes to blue or green (eyes cannot be made darker). Essentially, there is only one “color”
in the iris of your eye and it’s brown pigment called melanin. Less pigment and your eyes look blue,
more and they look brown. The Stroma
laser works by reducing the amount of brown pigment in the iris to lighten eye
color. This surgery is highly
experimental right now, but shows excellent promise. Testing and initial availability will be done outside the
US.
Your eye color is determined by the amount of pigment living in the iris epithelium behind the pupil. The more pigment, the darker the iris color. Very light blue eyes are characterized by the lowest amount of pigment and there is no surgical procedure that exists to change this part of the anatomy.
*Treatment results may vary
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