The mesmerizing colors of human eyes—from deep browns to vibrant blues, subtle greens, and rare ambers—result from intricate genetic factors that influence melanin production in the iris. This same ...
That mirror you look into every morning is revealing more about your pain tolerance than you ever imagined. The same genes that determine whether you have brown, blue, green, or hazel eyes are also ...
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has issued a warning “sounding the alarm on over-the-counter eye drops advertised as eye color-changing solutions.” The warning emphasized, “These products are ...
A young woman in Russia caused controversy on social media by saying that she had a procedure to change the color of her eyes during pregnancy and that her child would inherit the color of her eyes.
Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Pawel Kacperek—Getty Images, Tess Trunk—Getty Images, sparklestroke via Canva.com) Haupt is ...
Eye color is determined by the amount of melanin present in the iris of the eye, which develops as newborn babies grow.