Eye color changes with LASIK surgery?
The iris is the colored portion of the eye. Normally the color of the iris does not change after Lasik, however a change in iris color may indicate other ocular health issues that should be checked. Depigmentation of the iris may make it become lighter. Some medications may cause iris hyperpigmentation in certain races that will make the iris darker. Lasik won't make brown eyes blue and anyone who experiences a sudden change in iris color should be examined by an eye doctor immediately. A very (very) few Lasik patients have reported a change in the perception of colors after Lasik. A slight color shift toward the red spectrum is extremely rare. This effect is not like a filter or color blindness, but is likely due to a change in the frequency of light passing through the cornea that has been altered by laser eye surgery. Read: http://www.usaeyes.org/lasik/lasik-color...
Can plastic surgery change your eye color to anything like a really beautiful green or blue that does not naturally exist?
The truth is, everyone already has blue eyes!Yep, no matter what your race, color or creed is, blue eyes is a trait shared by all humans. But there’s more to it.The differences lie in the melanin inside the iris. This brown layer of pigmentation changes how light is reflected from your eyes, thus turning it green, brown, gray, etc.The density or thickness of this melanin layer will affect the overall eye color, which means:More pigmentation = darker eye colorA permanent iris color change is certainly possible. In fact, there are already different practices offering and competing to be the best at the procedure, such as this one: Stroma Medical Eye Color ChangeThe treatment is non surgical and relatively easy to perform, but it is still a highly controversial treatment and there have been documented reports of people experiencing vision problems afterwards.Also, I’m sure the results have varying degrees of success and looking at some before and after photos, I can’ help but to think that the “artificial blue eyes” look like crap!They look faded and doesn’t have a rich color like natural blue eyes. Heck, even colored contact lenses offer deeper set colors than this! Have a look:Iris Color Change Before and AfterDo you see how washed out the blue eyes look? There’s literally only 2–3 different shades of color and the blue looks completely flat and unnatural.This is how natural blue eyes are supposed to lookIt’s like a night and day difference! Natural blue eyes has more depth to it and is generally so much more interesting to look at.Even colored contacts offer more depth in color!As you can see, the science and technology behind permanent iris color change is still quite primitive and it will take some time for the procedure to be completely safe and effective.Also, melanin pigmentation is not the only factor that affect overall eye color. Small differences in eye anatomy will influence how light scatters and reflects, which will undoubtedly dictate your natural eye color.
Can we change the color of our eyes without surgery? If yes, how?
I don’t know HOW you do it, but I know it happens, because it happened to me.All my life I had dark brown eyes. Brown and kind of neat looking centers with narrow very dark green rims, actually - a little like this except there was much more brown ( I found this somewhere on the internet) - basically, a dark brown/green hazel (mine were a lot browner than this photo). All my IDs say my eyes are brown, and they were dark - a lot more brown than this photo, and darker too:This was the case until maybe about two years ago.My eyes are now dark green. A solid, plain dark olive green, with medium brown CENTERS, like solid rings. No more pretty, kind of ‘lacy’ looking texture. Just a dull olive green.I have no idea why. My optometrist says its just age related.No clue.But clearly not brown, and not really hazel either. I have dark green eyes, and I don’t know why.
Has anyone undergone laser eye surgery to change eye color i know clinics exist in russia and europe for this?
I am not sure if it is a true laser treatment. I do know that they are using surgery to insert a colored lense into the eye in front of the iris to change it's color. This was pioneered in Panama and in South America. I have not heard of it is Europe or Russia yet. The FDA has not approved it for safe use here yet, and I am not sure that it has been approved for use elsewhere either.
How dangerous are eye surgeries that change your eye color? Is it worth it? If not, what's an alternative?
I can answer this. I specialize in repairing the damage done by these surgeries. There is an FDA approved artificial iris that can be used to repair eyes that have suffered trauma or were born without an iris. That’s not the same as the question you are asking. The approved device is not used to merely change eye color but to restore function. The iris and pupil serve an important function to regulate how much light enters the eye. Anyone who has had their eyes dilated can relate.Surgeries to change eyecolor are not legal in the United States. It is for good reason. Placement of a color changing device for this purpose carries a high risk of chronic inflammation, cataract formation, glaucoma, and decompensation of the cornea. I have removed a number of these devices for all of these reasons. Here is a photograph of one of these devices that I removed for chronic inflammation.Here is a photograph of the eye of a girl in her late 20s after removal of such a prosthetic device.You can see how hazy things look as her cornea is decompensated. Her native brown Iris is now permanently scarred and the pupil stuck in this position. BOTH of her eyes were like this and she was legally blind and had lost her job and ability to drive. I had to perform a partial corneal transplant in both eyes just to get her vision back where she could work again. She has glaucoma, and ultimately she will need cataract surgery. At that time I can attempt to surgically revise her pupil or utilize the FDA approved device. She also had no insurance when she went to Thailand to get this done, so all of the repair work has been done at an enormous cost to her family.The only way to safely camouflage your eye color is with cosmetic contact lenses. Even that carries some risk and should only be done through a licensed provider and with appropriate instruction on the handling and wearing of contact lenses. Specifically, I would never sleep in a contact lens, and strict hygiene is mandatory.Finally, below is a photograph of a traumatized eye that truly needed an artificial iris, flowed by a photograph of an eye that I repaired with the FDA approved Humanoptics artificial iris for reference.
Can LASIK surgery change your DNA?
Don't you remember from school? No question is a stupid question! No. Lasik is considered more of a cosmetic change. "Alterations" are made to the cornea to correct a refractive error....it does nothing to alter DNA. ..... It's similar to this: If both parents have nose jobs it will not effect the appearance of their child's nose. If both parents are nearsighted, the child has a one and three chance of being nearsighted. It does nothing on a genetic level. 90% of all nearsighted and farsightedness is genetic according to most recent studies. There is some debate about how much environment play a roll...and this is post birth. This website talks about genetics and how it relates to nearsightedness. Above stats obtained from there. http://ww.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?i...
Can a blind person see again through an eye surgery?
It depends on what the definition of blind is. If that means that you are so blind that it’s as if you are in a room with no lights and you cannot even see your hand in front of you then at this point in time it is unlikely that Surgery can remedy that. However if you have a severe cataract and you can see light but no images then it is possible that Surgery can dramatically improve on that. Getting into the realm of science fiction which has now become science there is work being done wiring video cameras to the occipital lobe which is the vision part of the brain and people can actually see images and colors well enough where they can navigate a room without running into things. I have no doubt that in the years to come people who are totally blind will be able to see again as this technology In the interface of video to brain is improved upon.
Will Laser Eye Surgery fix my Really really bad eyes?
My eyes are really bad (I'm talking about -9.00 in one eye and -8.50 in the other.) I heard once that for prescriptions as bad as mine, Laser Eye Surgery can help my eyesight but it won't give me near 20/20 vision, plus after surgery I can't wear contacts. I heard this a few years back, though, and the speaker was talking about someone she knew who had surgery a few years before then, so is that still the case now (or was she wrong altogether?) I also have this weird genetic thing in my left eye where, no matter what I do with it, it just keeps getting worse (and then my right eye catches up to it). This is supposed to naturally stop as I get older, but if I do surgery now will it be screwed up because of this problem or will my eyes just start from the 20/20 vision (or whatever I get) and get worse from there? If that happens, can I get surgery again later? What are the risks involved in surgery, and how often do they occur? Also, how much does it cost?
Is it possible to change eye colour naturally?
Depends on how you define natural. If shining a little stronger light into your eyes falls under that definition, then it is possible, but only in direction from darker (brown, green...) to basic blue.Why? Because we all have blue eyes. In case they are darker, they are still blue eyes, just covered with thin layer of pigment.One commercial company is starting to offer this procedure. This is so called "Strōma procedure" that disrupts this layer of pigment, causing the body to initiate a natural and gradual tissue-removal process. Once the tissue is removed, the patient’s natural blue eye is revealed. The full color change process should take 2-4 weeks following the procedure.The procedure is still not available to wide public, but they are in a phase of clinical testing.If you have brown eyes, you are better protected from the UV rays, so think about these risks before considering the procedure. I would only suggest it to treat something that really improves quality of your life, such as not being constantly stared at like in case of heterochromia, where the color of one eye differs from the color of the other eye. If find it special and beautiful, but I imagine people who have it might not agree. Luckily, we have science and hence options.Source: Stroma Medical Eye Color ChangeProcedure costs around 5000 USD.Source: WTSP video