3 Ways to Change Your Eye Color (for real)

Learn how to change your eye color! From eye color changing eye drops to the latest eye color change surgery options, in this video Dr. Allen reviews how to change your eye color and the safety risks you need to know about.
I have had several patients and viewers alike ask me if it is possible to change your eye color. Thankfully, modern science has found several ways to change eye color, each with its own considerations for safety and effectiveness.
Eye Color Changing Eye Drops have emerged as a newer option, claiming to alter eye color gradually by either darkening or lightening the iris. However, the safety and effectiveness of these drops are still being researched, and many trending brands have been flagged for questionable safety issues. Potential side effects and long-term consequences of these color changing eye drops require further investigation before widespread use. Caution should be advised.
Eye Color Change Surgery provides a more permanent solution. Procedures such as iris implants involve inserting a colored silicone implant into the eye to change its hue. While this method has been US FDA approved for the treatment of some eye conditions, they are not without risks. As with all forms of invasive surgery, these procedures carry risks such as infection, inflammation, and other complications. Another option, is the newer keratopigmentation surgery, modern techniques involve using a laser procedure to create small channels within the cornea where colored pigments can be injected into layers of the cornea. While less invasive than implants and some publications reporting favorable safety profiles, it's not widely available, and its long-term effects are still being studied.
Colored Contact Lenses offer a reversible way to change your eye color. They come in a variety of colors and can be worn daily or for special occasions. However, it's essential to get a prescription from an eye care professional to ensure they fit properly and to minimize the risk of eye irritation or infection. Proper cleaning and maintenance of the lenses are also necessary to keep your eyes healthy.
Whichever method you choose, it's crucial to prioritize safety and consult with qualified professionals.
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0:00 How to change your eye color
0:23 Intro
0:43 Eye Color Changing Eye Drops
3:22 Warning
3:56 Eye Color Change Surgery
4:22 Iris Implant Surgery
5:15 Keratopigmentation Surgery
7:20 Colored Contact Lenses
8:53 Colored Contacts Tips
9:14 Best Colored Contacts
10:05 Final Thoughts

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Have you ever wanted to change your eye color? Have you looked into or tried any of these methods? The science of eye color: kzbin.info/aero/PLzi60fSuOmPAVosUyuzXhhc1cERyVSZOM

[@orangelupine3761]

I’m very happy with my blue/grey eyes 😊 but I have an off topic question about my new progressive glasses, they aren’t my first pair but I’m having trouble with these, lots of distortion especially in that they make me feel shorter and most circles look oval. It’s very off putting. How long should I wait before these effects go away? Will they go away? I have been using them every day for almost 3 weeks. Is there a point by which I should go back and see if the prescription or build is correct? If I were to change my eye colour I would go orange like my cat!

[@saphireflare4183]

Question for you Dr., how would eye color change naturally? Mine were a rich brown until mmm my mid 20s or so, then they turned hazel. Further, how would I reverse the change ?

[@angietyndall7337]

What diseases are linked with various eye colors and is there a way(s) to prevent and/or reverse these diseases?

[@shicruisin7004]

Can arcus senilis be removed? And if yes, how? Yes, I know they say to ignore them because they don't affect eyesight, but no, I don't care. Everyone, including me, wants rid of them.

[@annakarenina3188]

Doctor, are colour contact lenses safe to wear if you have stage 4 cancer? (The cancer has only metastasised to bones, however, one of the sites named as it's "likes" is the fat/muscle at the back of the eye). Guessing you'd probably say "speak to your oncologist" but just wondering if there was much research? (Cancer: invasive lobular carcinoma of the breast, lymph nodes positive, metastases only visible/biopsied in bones so far)

[@phina8392]

I really don’t care what colour my eyes are, I’m just so grateful that they work…

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

1000000% yes 🙌

[@user-me2ed2by3x]

Personally this is just crazy. Be glad your eyes work and don’t do anything that causes you to possibly loose your sight. The risk isn’t worth it.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad you feel that same way!

[@steveburke7675]

...exactly..."fancy marketing"....why the hell someone would risk this is beyond me. What could possibly go wrong>?

[@TheLonelyMoon]

back when I was like, 10, doing a yearly eye check-up. doctor told me that I had some rare eye problem and I had to go see a specialist immediately as I had the risk of going blind. it was the best optometrist in the city too. apparently was misdiagnosed. I was 10, so I didn't understand what he said, all I knew was that I wasn't gonna go blind. pretty vague I know, I was a kid, and things happen too quickly. i am thankful for my vision

[@jennieosborne3530]

I agree.

[@mistydevillier2197]

Just get contacts, people. From your eye doctor, not the internet.

[@sierrastorm1291]

There is no way I would risk my vision or eye health just to change my eye color.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I feel the same way but I suppose if someone really really wanted it and they couldn't stand contact lenses, then at least there are some options.

[@kathleenking47]

​We still don't know, what happens later.....when elderly Especially lifting melanin

[@maxwellblackwell5045]

Just because the fda approved something doesnt mean its safe.

[@tomg6284]

Max your so right..

[@peppercat8718]

Bingo! You're statement couldn't be any truer 👍

[@patrickday4206]

And the vice versa

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sadly, this is sometimes true. And even though contact lenses are FDA approved (or cleared, depending on the classification), people still get horrible infections from them all the time.

[@siiiriously3226]

exactly.

[@kelleysussman8114]

There is no way I would mess with my eyesight just to change the color

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I feel the same way but I do understand some people's desire to change.

[@Breathenow12345]

If it is 90%, success rate, what of the 10% that had no success. Does the article outline the % of those who have irreversible damage to theirs sight? I personally would want a 1 in a million risk of damage, not 1in 10!!

[@Live2ride2live54321]

@@DoctorEyeHealthsays the guy with bright blue eyes 🙄

[@rahulshah1408]

I turned a brown eye into a blue eye from a really bad eye infection. I lost sight in the eye. Went to the cornea surgeon (I have cornea transplants), he freaks out and sends to the retina specialist, who sends me to another retina specialist. I kept most of my eyesight and am really fortunate.

[@moxnix1026]

I have hazel eyes for 63 years and I've noticed they get much bluer when I'm emotionally excited. Such as in love or in a great mood. For what it's worth.

[@Snailmail1]

What color are they normally

[@mtwomn8940]

I also have hazel eyes but when I get emotional they turn green. Individuals close to me know they need to watch out when my eyes are green. My father also had hazel eyes that turned very green when he cried.

[@lp4265]

“Don't know when I've been so blue Don't know what's come over you You've found someone new and Don't it make my brown eyes blue”…. Crystal Gayle ! 😃

[@Butterflybabexoxo]

My hazel eyes turn more brown when I’m not in a healthy place, and more green when I feel healthy and optimistic.

[@darlafitzpatrick8770]

I already had somewhat unusual-looking hazel eyes and one of them is much darker due to drops I was prescribed about seven years ago for elevated pressure in that eye. I only took the drops for two or three months, and the color change is still present and noticeable. It freaks some people out, but I don't mind it. My eye doctor took photos (with my permission) to share at a conference because I was her first patient who had only one eye treated and for whom the color change was so noticeable.

[@matheussanthiago9685]

Skipe spiegel-coded eyes

[@rhondaorberson9664]

"Fancy complex"...yeah that doesn't sound suspicious at all 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha exactly

[@Ccl2tb]

Sounds like something on tee-mu

[@therealnancycarol]

Wow, I can't believe anyone would risk their sight to do any of these. My own eyes have changed over my lifetime of 76 years, but it was totally natural as far as I know. Could diet or some hormonal things have any effect? I don't know, but there are many things we don't understand in this world. 💕💕💕

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

I agree that there are many many things we don't yet understand in this world. That is why I try to keep an open mind about things. I have not seen any published science on diet but I imagine it could, in some way - as medications are derived from plant sources. Otherwise, melanin production on the iris is partially due to sympathetic innervation. And so perhaps changes to the autonomic nervous system could result in small changes over time. That is why people who develop horner's syndrome can lose pigment in the eye.

[@therealnancycarol]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Horner's Syndrome sounds interesting. Perhaps you should do a video on that. There must be a myriad of topics you could touch on that would interest viewers. Great information here Doctor. Good job. 💕💕💕

[@LindaR423]

I'm 72 and my blue eyes seem to have faded over time. I used to have a nice dark ring around my iris but it can barely be seen now. Any eye doc I've ever gone to could never give me an answer as to why. I'm curious.

[@divergentone7491]

My eyes have changed color naturally over my life. Not sure why and do not really care. Good vision is more important than eye color.

[@LindaR423]

@@divergentone7491 I agree that good vision is more important than eye color but I've a very curious person. That's why I want to know why my eye color has faded. I read medical studies at pubmed.gov to find out what I want to know but haven't found anything on this.

[@runae7368]

colored contacts work just fine without the risk. I have the air optix you mentioned plus Freshlook is good too. Always check the expiration date on the box too.

[@CW4PWR]

1 Million Subscribers! Congratulations Doc!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you!!!! Yeah it's been a wild ride!

[@stephaniem2510]

This is nuts! Love your own eye color, they are all beautiful

[@Maverickdavidbao]

How man my fucking eyes are just black

[@sunshine3914]

@@MaverickdavidbaoHow? Volunteer at Lighthouse for the Blind.

[@LindaR423]

I think I'll just keep the faded blue eyes that I have. I don't want to do anything to risk my sight which is decreasing over time as it is.

[@blax100dk]

See Brooke goldner here on youtube she reversed her lupus with raw cruficerous vegttables in 3 months and have many patiens that have improved vision on same diet too also carnivore have helped peoples eyes too.

[@LindaR423]

@@blax100dk I don't see where anyone mentioned that they have lupus. What does lupus have to do with changing eye color?

[@CC-kl4nh]

The eyes are these delicate cellular structures that are connected to your central nervous system. This is nuts.

[@graceghazaii4434]

Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman says the eye is actually the only part of the brain that is exposed.

[@peterburi2727]

I no longer trust the FDA.

[@bobbeezel2593]

Gee, why not?

[@jenharder353]

Hi, I'm happy and impressed with how far you've come over the past 14 years! I wish you the best. Please tell your dad hello! 🙏🏼

[@ssmufc9941]

Imagine having such a lack of acceptance for who or what you are, to be willing to risk your eyesight. Boggles the mind.

[@dannerzme]

You have been a staple in my keratoconus journey. I appreciate you so much for that. Thank you for your educational generosity.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

You are so welcome! And thank you so so much!!!

[@marymckay8283]

I have wanted to change my eye color TEMPORARILY. If I could play around with color contacts just to see what I would look like with different colors just to satisfy my curiosity I would. But now that I need progressives, it’s more trouble than it’s worth

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yeah unfortunately they do not have multifocal colored contact lenses.

[@marymckay8283]

@@DoctorEyeHealth or even very many choices for toric for my astigmatism.

[@vmandance]

What great doctor raising awareness for those types of eye color procedures. Thanks Joseph.

[@crystalwaters8852]

Interesting! Love how thorough you are in your analysis.❤

[@mariajones8304]

You have a beautiful eye color. You don’t need to change it.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha thank you! And a good message for everyone

[@tears1402]

Having blue eye is not a disease, is just lacking melamin.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

haha true! Blue eyes are not a disease! (at least I hope not haha)

[@ZergRadio]

I am not sure if it is true, but a few years back I read a "scientific article" claiming that folks with blue eyes have a higher rate of cancer. (I can't remember what type of cancer was mentioned in the article.)

[@LePetitChatNoir79]

@@ZergRadioI know they’re at a higher risk for skin cancer. Not sure what else.

[@tears1402]

@@LePetitChatNoir79 there is so many anti oxidant in this earth, berries, pomegrane, eggplant, tropical fruit, perhaps a croissant to monsieur.

[@dtraveler3080]

Um, my blue eyed Significant other Is eyetalian. What are melanin issues you speak of.

[@bonniedavis9076]

I've been eating a lot of greens baby kale, spinach etc.. while your video prompted me to take a picture of my eyes & they are a lit more green then ever before. I've been eating more greens for at least 5 mos.

[@MiaSonoma]

Best part of the video was u giving the brand name of safe color contacts and ur outro music - love it ..

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Haha thank you! Maybe I should do more product reviews again

[@jennieosborne3530]

I would be glad to just be able to see out of my eyes and not be completely blind. I use to always want brown eyes. Because my mother and my sister had brown eyes.

[@lisamarie9857]

Last month, I had emergency surgery for a severely torn retina. As a very visual, artistic person, I am deeply grateful my vision has been mostly restored. Good vision is so often taken for granted. Use designer contacts suppled by a licensed optometrist.

[@user-cz9dh4yy3g]

Doc your eyes are so beautiful

[@Janedyre]

this is so educational I never knew you could permanently change your natural eye colors except for color contacts...nd to know they can have possible side effects with eye color surgery.

[@PentragonCosplay]

As someone who indulges in costume making and -wearing I sometimes wear these crazy contact lenses. Some of them were actually more comfortable to wear than my normal day-use contact lenses (though I still wear glasses most of the time). Some weren’t though and I didn’t even try to get used to them if it didn’t feel right. My eye-health is way too important to strain them like that.

[@beautyforumbyangela]

This is shocking 😳😯. Be kind to your eyes. Thank you for this informative video.

[@clemente3]

As someone with basic looking dark brown eyes, i feel misrepresented in this channel, but that doesn't take away from your expert knowledge

[@joeye.365]

Same here lol

[@ytsux9259]

The eye is one thing I'd never mess with.

[@silimavanya]

Glaucoma eye drops can turn light eyes brown, doesn’t away happens. My mum had to use them and it didn’t happen, she had unusual light blue green eyes but they stayed the same. She moved to another treatment instead because it was not the right one for her glaucoma. But not maybe people know this can happen.

[@Mungu-Akubariki]

Interesting. Always wondered about this.

[@believe5922]

My eyes changing from dark brown to golden with a turquoise outer circle. Haven't used anything but clear eyes for years. Maybe just old age changes the eyes anyway. 😮

[@firbolg]

I have shit coloured eyes (hazel) but I'm just happy to have them. I'm 45yo and still have near perfect vision. That's more than I could hope for when I was younger.

[@mcrchickenluvr]

I’m farsighted in one eye, nearsighted in the other and astigmatism in both. But they’re generally healthy. I’d rather not risk that. So I’ll stick with the contacts.

[@gabrielleperson4794]

I used to wear purple contacts. They were pretty cool.

[@deedee67888]

I wore colored contact lenses for 20+ years and loved them. I have hazel eyes and they change color largely depending on what I wear and wanted to have the same color every day. Unfortunately, I can't tolerate lenses anymore; otherwise, I'd still have blue eyes. 😀

[@dagmarbeeke6163]

Let me be the millionth person that tells you how absolutely mind boggling gorgeous eyes you have. I know it's nothing new, I just needed to be one of the herd. To be really honest, I needed to snap myself out of the star-gazing multiple times. Not in a thirsty way, I think eyes are fascinating. I have brown eyes, but I've had several people telling me there's a hint of green in them. And I'm NOT complaining.

[@leftykeys6944]

Surgery on the eye for purely cosmetic purposes is about as insane as it gets. I got multifocal lens implants in my eyes three years ago to remedy cataracts, which were almost bad enough to keep me from reading or driving. It's so nice just to be able to see again.

[@musicmaster705]

Im blind in one eye the color is faded would like it to be the same color as my other eye

[@flavialm1]

I have hazel eyes, as a child they were green in the outside and the starburst was this amber color, as I grew the starburst grew and now took over the entire eye, except the outer ring, with is still grey. I wish there was a way I could recede it back, I loved my eye color before.

[@janedoe-vh4uk]

Very interesting, thanks.

[@marccracchiolo4935]

Fantastic video so much useful info and presentation was great. I appreciate you sharing with us learned a lot here.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!!

[@marccracchiolo4935]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I wish other informational videos were this straight forward with fact checking & sources noted. I’ve thought about colored contacts for awhile just for fun or a change had no idea that some could be dangerous. And being able to change your eye color permanently that is wild medical terminology is amazing these days.

[@lesleywhite123]

Sometimes mine are bluer then greener and they are base line hazel. Depends what colour I wear too. Also if you have high cholesterol then the outer edge of your Iris is a darker blue (so am told)

[@morange]

optitain here - had a patient come in for new reading gls and while we were talking mentioned that her eye colour had changed because she'd had cataract surgery and they messed up during it! she went from a hazel/honey colour into a muddy brown shade

[@AnniCarlsson]

Ny mostly green eyes with yellow tints vlose to iris in them become more brownishis yellow that sometimes look darker green at edges instead of the quite clear green color that was before anf no idea why. Maybe just with time I guess

[@charlgeldenhuys]

Please do a video on Corneal neovascularization and the use of contact lenses and other causes 🥺🥺🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thanks for the suggestion! I have sort of mentioned it in previous videos but never fully covered it.

[@debraturner7039]

I have the same issue along with central serios retinopathy and now dry eye

[@BradleyBristow-df2ke]

Can you do a video about the shunt that goes in the eye to help the pressure? I do not remember what the procedure was technically called but my family members had it done to them earlier this year.

[@Breathenow12345]

The colour of my eye has changed recently. My irus was a chocolate brown colour all my life. However I have noticed that they are now hazel - ie light brown with a tinge of green. I dont really know why, but in the past two months i have changed my diet and lifestyle dramatically. I have stopped eating processed foods as well as sugar and all forms of flour & wheat. I only eat a small portion (113 grams) of protein I also dont drink alcohol anymore, either. I have also been doing yoga and meditation daily. I wonder as my body, mind, and spirit heal that this is changing acting my eye color. I am curious to know what might be the reason for significant change in eye colour. Note accoring to blood tests and Dr exam i dont appear to have cancer or disease.

[@terfalicious]

Cutting out all processed food, seed oils, sugars (esp fructose) & wheat flours & booze - wow! Good job! I do bake my own bread sometimes (rarely) with einkorn whole wheat & bamboo fiber, but there are carnivore "bread" recipes too that work nicely. Please do be careful of oxalates if you are eating veggies... So very happy you found a PHD - Proper Human Diet!

[@lisabell6022]

I'm interested in all of the content you provide in your videos

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Thank you!!! 🙏 that makes me happy

[@boxingfan999]

any research into growing new meibonian glands?

[@RoseCoat-ui9gh]

People need to quit messing with there eyes and just be thankful that they can see.

[@Stangya888]

What about laser “stroma”? It’s supposed to reduce some melanin, and turn dark eyes to lighter colors. It was discovered while treating glaucoma with laser, some patients with very dark brown eyes ended up with either hazel, green or blue, depending on the amount of melanin that was secondarily destroyed by the laser during glaucoma surgery.

[@gregrburnett3400]

When we were in 6th grade, a classmate hit one of her eyes with a curling iron. That eye changed color for a while. It eventually went back.

[@mohsensediq9650]

Great content,thank you.im an Iranian colleague.

[@Time-mb7fs]

The gojo cosplay would be awesome with the colored contacts

[@paulcohen6727]

The last six months of my Dad's life, his eyes changed from hazel to light blue. As far as I know he wasn't taking any medication other than antibiotics. If mood affects eye color, he was angry, suspicious and moody during his last days. I also remember a woman who claimed her eyes changed from brown to bright blue as a result of eating massive amounts of raw fruits and vegetables.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Sorry to hear about your father’s passing. Very interesting to think how the eyes could change color with mood. I know if he had hazel eyes, perhaps the changes in mood as changed the tone or contraction of the iris muscles, and that showed a different part of the iris that had more blue pigment??

[@maxwellblackwell5045]

My dad's eyes would change from green to blue. The myth busters have an episode about using thought to change eye color. The results were inconclusive but they couldn't bust it.

[@SolutionsWithin]

The windows of the soul. My eyes were dark brown. Every year older I get they are getting lighter. Now I have a blue rim. Many in my fam have blue tho so it’s def in my genes. Nobody cares about eye colour when ur old tho I think. Nobody looks at me much anymore. 😅

[@Double372]

Can u make a video on Jake Steiner method? His stuff seems convincing but I want someone legit like you to review them. Thanks ❤

[@brucesmith9144]

Very interesting. Never knew about the first two options. The colored contact lenses are very popular in Asia.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes they are! Sadly, the quality of a lot of the colored lenses that come out of some areas of the world are pretty poor quality, the lens materials are scary old tech.

[@brucesmith9144]

@@DoctorEyeHealth I caught when you said that during the presentation. I am not good at putting drops in my eyes so contact lenses are not my short list. Plus, having blue eyes already, why mess with perfection 😉

[@Tom-nv9lv]

@@brucesmith9144 no one cares

[@mkryu]

They offer “eye sizing” in Korea to get the exact measurements for colored contacts to suit your iris size. Colored contacts lenses are called “hon-hyeol” lenses. Hon-hyeol means “mixed blood/foreigner”. It’s considered attractive to look Eurasian in East Asia countries.

[@mkryu]

@@Amethyst12thheaven in Korea, mixed blood = half Asian/half Caucasian.

[@zuzanadubravcova1307]

My eyes changed colour partially after infection. Aroundx30% of my iris is now more greyish- greenish, rrst is lighter brown. I used to have only dark brown colour. I would not change it on my own. I got infectionfrom contact lenses, I do not used them since then.

[@dottiedavis355]

Viewed this because I’m curious about why my blue eyes have turned dark green, just like my Dad’s did. It’s a pretty color so I don’t really mind. “Fading and changing over time” I guess.

[@crystalzdrojewski3902]

I use drops for glaucoma and was told my eyes would turn brown. I have green eyes, and the drops actually have only made them a very slightly darker shade of green. The funny thing about my eyes is that when they're irritated or I cry, they turn the same glowing color like the Hulk. I wouldn't change the color. My husband and seven of our kids have blue eyes and one has gray, so I enjoy having a different color than everyone else.

[@stevenduvall2549]

Why would you ever want to change your eye color, doctor??? Beautiful blue!

[@ratunkuuu]

So many things i didnt know that i didnt know

[@ChrissieSM]

My husband had beautiful green eyes which turned a muddy brown after using medication for glaucoma.

[@plainsong76]

I had ICL almost 4 years ago now. I was wondering if they could change the color of my eyes by using a pigmented lens. Is this something that is available and/or in the works that you know of? I’m grateful for what ICL did for me as I got to the point, after 35+ years of wearing contacts, where my eyes started rejecting them. Just curious as to why this isn’t an option (unless it is).

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey! I’m looking at getting ICl myself! But the lens for ICL is implanted behind the iris 👁️, so unfortunately it wouldn’t change the iris color. Iris implants can change the color but they carry their own risks too.

[@rmhartman]

My eyes change naturally, from almost grey, through grey-blue, up to an almost cyan or turquoise blue (very rarely, that one).

[@GREATFITS]

I think you have been using Eyeglasses before but not now, How do you correct if you had an eyesight problem before?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for asking b I usually wear contact lenses during the day and eyeglasses in the evenings. Although I’m looking into maybe getting eye surgery

[@chadroberts44]

I'm an optometrist and I agree with everything he says. :)

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks for the support!! 🙏👍

[@Angle-saxon-94]

I’m happy with my eye colour mix of brown and green you have to be mad if you want to change your eye colour wouldn’t risk it brilliant video 👍🏻

[@claram0nster]

How do you feel about relax smile as an alternative to lasik?

[@OlenaBz]

I have always wondered, why it is next to impossible to find coloured contacts for high myopia?

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

There are some brands out there. Custom ones we can have ordered. The downside is the tech is older and not super healthy for the eyes long term. (like I wouldn't personally wear them for over 1-3 hours). The reason for this, I believe, is economics. The machines that make modern contact lenses cost up to about 20-60 million dollars to design and make. And those machines also can wear down... so super expensive investment. And then the market for colored lenses is not huge...and then the market for not only colored lenses but ones for astigmatism??? and making them available at all powers and levels of astigmatism??? that's a very risky business model.

[@joannmitchell2492]

My cousin had green eyes as a little girl age8.when I saw her as a young woman her eye color had change to a gold brown. HER SISTER EYES REMAINED THE SAME GREEN.

[@Hell_Hound_Actual]

@DoctorEyeHealth I have a question for you. Every male in my father's side of the family, myself included, as far back as our family has been able to document it, has had eyes that change color on their own, beyond our control. Usually my eyes appear sort of a hazel color, but from time to time, they have been known to change between an almost sidewalk grey, a deep dark or bright blue, an odd dark red, and occasionally either a dark or bright green. It has been like that with all males in my father's side of the family, and no we aren't using contacts, or anything you mentioned in this video. I guess my question is, since this is clearly something genetic, in your professional opinion, could this be some kind of a mutation?

[@Me-mn4nw]

Depending upon what I'm wearing my eyes go from grass green to teal blue. It might be my mood like my mothers. When she feels bad her eyes are a gorgeous teal. When she feels good her eyes are a very pale blue like one of my albino horses.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Wow! (Also what’s it like to have horses?)

[@Me-mn4nw]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Horses are the closet thing to Heaven on Earth. Give me a horse, a country road leading down to a creek, and an Irish Setter. 😇🥰🥰

[@hammerandthewrench7924]

I just do color contacts lol but power to those who get surgery, I could never get eye surgery unless it's absolutely essential for my vision and/or health.

[@jeffnbarbiemiller]

My son, grandsons and my own eyes actually change colors..... Mine from different shades of blue, green and grey and my children's from brown, hazel to blues and green shades.... I don't know why, i just know they do 😊

[@dreamkiss4u]

I have seen other ways that you did not talk about and was wondering if you seen that as well, they say laser the melanin brown color out and you don’t really get to choose the color and that whatever your natural under color is then that’s what you get, is that true and do you think?.

[@priyeshNEET]

Sir what do you mean by the axis power and cylindrical power written on the Prescriptions ? I am from India and in grade 10 ! Love to watch your videos !

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thank you for asking! This is a really old video (that I need to remake), but there is a section that walks over the powers of the prescription. Maybe I will make a quick video on that topic this week. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2KXqWZvYpWHrNksi=yDK7jGcidDO6tytT

[@priyeshNEET]

@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you Doc 😄

[@jessie9671]

I’ve seen laser eye color change be promoted . It’s done by laser which changes the pigment of the eye . Any thoughts ?

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

The extremes people go to sometimes for a minor cosmetic change to their body 👀 it's fascinating but makes me wonder more what's going on upstairs.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

🤯

[@JoyPeace-ej2uv]

Your vision is precious and once compromised cannot be gotten back. Just so you can impress someone else? Please don't.I got radial keratotomy to improve my vision from a dork and have scars forever.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

How did the RK turn out? Was the vision ever good?

[@Gabriel23465]

Sorry to hear that I did Smile surgery last year in the United States and it has ruined my vision at night time or dim settings. Its a honest shame that this has happened to us because of refractive surgeons greed. I don't think there will ever be a cure for us. Man how much I regret doing this surgery by far its the worst decision I have ever done. @DoctorEyeHealth I see why you never did refractive surgery, after having it done myself. I took it upon myself to learn and understand the whole anatomy of corneal structure and optical system because clearly these business men would ever inform their patients because anyone would walk out the clinic they run. I wont state all the potential side effects because it will make this comment into a research paper. Plus you of all people would understand all the side effects. Even if rare its never worth it, just on the suction that is used on the eye there is a small but real chance that one can get Posterior Vitreous Detachment, but that's beyond the point just wish I never did it and understand why some eye doctors after studying the human eye would never do so. So since you are in the eye care world is there anything in the future pipe line for post complication patients that have had their lives ruined because of refractive surgery. LIRIC? Stem-cell regeneration technology? Or something more science fiction Gene expression to build up our corneas from our genetic code that seems impossible to be frank but it nice to think given how desperate I have gotten. Or just to accept my cursed vision and use a band-aid like Ovitz Scleral contacts?

[@zuzuspetals9281]

@@DoctorEyeHealthMy RK which was done in the 1990s was great for about a year and then regressed. The doctor did ALK to fine tune it but I was never able to go without glasses after. I began having multiple issues which mostly caused by dry eye problems, something I’d had before the procedure. Over time it became worse, plugs were tried but worked out, one didn’t come out completely. After several years I found a different doctor who referred me to a cornea specialist that explained when my RK was done the flaps weren’t laid down smoothly so I had ripples in them causing uneven tear flow. He sanded one cornea but the other hasn’t been. Both are uncomfortable always and I’ve used tear drops made from my own platelets which help the most. Eventually, my tear ducts were permanently sealed after finding there was part of the plug still inside and causing an infection, the specialist is terrific and listens when I tell him something isn’t right with my eyes. Cataract surgery is next but I waiting as long as possible due to concerns of more dry eye issues. I would never encourage anyone to have corrective surgery just to give up glasses or contacts.

[@ticolindo2010]

Dr Joseph is so handsome love his blue eyes. I would like to have that color of eyes.

[@Meghan1O]

Dr Allen. I was recently diagnosed with pterygium. As a young women I am a bit devastated and the idea of the only treatment being surgery leaves me feeling hopeless. Have you heard anything about cloudbreak clinical trials on CBT-001?! Could this help cure early stages of pterygium?? I have a very minor case but it leaves my eyes dry, red and irritated. Hoping there will be an alternative to surgery in the near future. Also, if I take better care of my eyes with UV blocking sunglasses and eye drops is it possible it could go away?? Thanks for your feedback!!

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Hey thanks so much for asking about this!!! It looks like CBT001 is still in clinical trials and they are currently enrolling in the 3rd trial. That means it may be a few years before it comes to market (if at all). Some doctors may offer to prescribe prescription eye drops such as Restasis or other cyclosporine eye drops to help reduce inflammation, which may slow down the progression. It has been found to slow the progression of recurrence after surgical removal. Otherwise using lubricants and UV protection may slow down the development but unlikely to help it regress. Hope this helps!

[@megboesch6297]

Unfortunately, last time I checked, colored contacts for people with astigmatism are not available in the US. 😢

[@renarde2909]

Would it be safe for someone that had lasik surgery to wear colored contacts?

[@lillywho]

It's like you read my last comment and designed the thumbnail just for me! 🤪

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

👌

[@jgomez9600]

How do you feel about lasers changing eye color? I saw somewhere in Mexico that they remove the pigment in brown eyes, leaving blue pigment behind.

[@DoctorEyeHealth]

Yes, that is one I did not mention in this video. It is used for removing pigment for multiple reasons. While some practitioners report success with it, there are cases where reports of severe glaucoma occurring following the procedure.

[@jgomez9600]

@@DoctorEyeHealth thats terrible

[@lauraferrazzo1080]

Are there brown contacts that can be used with dry eye?

[@Dandee268]

I'll stick with my hazel eyes. Im just happy i have my eyesight. I don't understand why anyone would want to risk injury to their eyes.

[@daysoftheboo]

I wish it was possible to change the color of my eyes just by TELLING them to change into the color that I want , it sucks we don't get to choose what we want instead we're born with what we DON'T want

[@Helen-nv8el]

Eye eye... 😂

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

I wish this too

[@willstalk420]

That second option is NOT FDA approved

[@hansonjustin7909]

My cousin used fancy drops for several months she said it burns for about a minutes and drys her eyes out but they are lighter

[@sunshine3914]

Tell her to read the warning label. B & L actually has a separate website for the one that’s so heavily advertised, & it’s only warning is, “Do not use near eyes.”.

[@ThibauddeLaMarnierre]

When young I had hazel iris, now green, no intervention or illness.

[@lindachandler2293]

My husband's eyes were a beautiful, medium blue for 70 years. In the last couple very unhealthy years of his life they gradually turned brown. Why???

[@catrina3151]

my eyes change color based on the lighting alone. Reads brown most of the time, in semi direct light - hazel and in direct light they read a sage green. Does freak people out at first as they do not expect it. Its my party trick LOL.

[@Tommyturbo1981]

I don't want to change my eye color, but I would like to lighten my eye color from dark brown to a light brown