It also happens: the color of the eyes has changedPhoto: Getty
Can the color of the eyes change?
As established by scientists, the eyes of some peoplemay become either darker or lighter. Since melanin becomes smaller with age in the body, dark brown eyes may lighten over time. With age, the iris becomes denser, so the eyes may appear darker than at a younger age. If an adult has changed the color of the eyes - it may not be an indicator of health problems. This is quite normal, do not worry. But, sometimes a change in eye color indicates a serious disease: pigmentary glaucoma (the reason is the use of drugs for eye disease, which resulted in an increase in melanin); changes in the nervous system (sympathetic); eye metallosis (chalcox, siderosis, etc.); uveitis
Heterochromia: what is it?
Such a phenomenon as heterochromia is also known, whenman has different color eyes. Sometimes this leads to injury. In the overwhelming number of cases, the change in eye color occurs due to genetic predisposition, that is, children inherit the genes of the parents who are responsible for eye color. It is not possible to influence this process here. All this is harmless, does not affect health. If you notice this phenomenon in your baby, there is no need to panic.
At what age does this occur?
Sometimes parents notice this phenomenon.newborn babies. Blue-eyed babies become black-eyed. The final shade is formed by two years. Up to three months of age, babies see poorly. In the first year of life, a child may have blue eyes that will later acquire a different shade. Many parents are surprised by this phenomenon. For all that reason, melatonin is a coloring matter (pigment) that will accumulate over time in a baby, turning its light eyes dark. Dark eyes are transferred to the baby with the dominant gene from the parents. If one of his parents has brown eyes, the other has green or blue eyes, then it’s likely that the baby will have brown eyes, even when he was born with light ones. Read further:
