So what if you don’t like your eye color? Can you change it? Yes you can. The most common way is through cosmetically colored contact lenses. It’s possible to change almost any eye color, even changing brown to blue. A special colored dye is injected into the contact lens material creating magnificent colors. There have been surgical remedies to changing iris color but the risks far outweigh the benefits, so it is not recommended. Furthermore, contact lenses are medical devices that alter cellular tissue, so only get contacts by obtaining a prescription from an eye care practitioner.
Some medications can change eye color. A class of medication called prostaglandins, used to treat glaucoma, has a side effect of darkening the iris color. This same class, in a weaker strength, is used to lengthen eyelashes. Studies have shown that in a certain percentage of patients, lighter colored blue and green eyes, have turned brown.
So maybe Crystal Gayle was looking into a crystal ball when she sang, “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue “, predicting eye color changing medications to come.
Only science in the future holds the key to permanent eye color change. But in the meantime, genetics, medication, and cosmetic colored contact lenses can enhance and change the color of your eyes.
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