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Orpheus · 11-07-2011, 06:00 PM

http://www.thestatecolumn.com/health...new-treatment/

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Laser eye treatment is being developed to change a person’s eye color permanently, without negatively affecting vision. Dr. Gregg Homer, a Laguna Beach doctor, has been working to use a specially tuned laser to remove pigment from his patient’s eyes to change them from brown to blue, and his work is showing some success.

During the treatment, a computerized system scans the iris and identifies regions of pigmented cells to treat. Then the laser is aligned to these regions and the specially tuned laser scans for the regions multiple times, taking about 20 seconds. When the laser hits the pigmented cells, the cells’ structure changes and sends signals to the body that they are damaged. As a result, these cells are consumed, leaving behind cells that are not pigmented, producing a blue colored eye over time.

Patients who have received this treatment experienced darkening of eye color initially after the procedure, and after two to three weeks, their eyes turned blue.

This procedure is irreversible because the destroyed pigmented cells do not regenerate.

This treatment does come with some hesitation from some eye experts. Some eye experts warn that the eye treatment could cause glare and double vision, due to lack of pigment in the eye. In addition, since this is a new treatment, the long term effects are unknown.

The major concern over all eye treatments is the risk of blindness. Eye experts are concerned that the destroyed pigmented cells must go somewhere when they are destroyed. It may be possible that people who undergo this treatment may increase their chances of developing pigmentary glaucoma, where there is chronic seepage of melanin into the fluid of the eye, affecting vision.

Dr. Gregg Homer addresses these concerns by only removing pigmented cells from the surface of the eye, going about a third to half the thickness of the pigmented cells. As a result, people who are born with brown eyes and undergo the eye treatment remain less sensitive to light as people born with blue eyes.

Today, about nineteen million people already wear colored contact lenses, indicating a patient pool for future treatments. These colored contacts provide people who want a different eye color the option to cover their natural eye color. However, these contacts sometimes make eye color look unnatural and interfere with the person’s vision. Although, the contacts may be safer than this potential eye treatment, this new eye treatment increases the choices a person can make about their eye color.

Dr. Gregg Homer is working to start clinical trials for this treatment, and is currently looking for investments of $750,000. It will take time to test the safety and effectiveness of this treatment.

Researchers estimate the procedure will be available outside the U.S. in about 18 months, and in the U.S., treatments will begin in three years, with an estimated cost of about $5,000.

I don't care much for blue eyes. Violet or green, now that's the stuff.

SnOwBunZz · 11-07-2011, 06:04 PM

Ha, no need.

<- proud owner of true olive green eyes.

mysticnoob · 11-07-2011, 06:06 PM

I have always loved blue eyes but my eyes are black so i guess this won't be happening for me anytime soon.

Orpheus · 11-07-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SnOwBunZz

Ha, no need.

<- proud owner of true olive green eyes.

I really like eyes that start brown close to the pupil and they get greener farther away:

I WANT THEM IN ME.

Ouriel · 11-07-2011, 06:34 PM

My eyes are brown green eyes.

(Tho, I want 'em to be green, full scale.)

BadpcGuy · 11-07-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mysticnoob

I have always loved blue eyes but my eyes are black so i guess this won't be happening for me anytime soon.

Black? You sure it's not just dark brown I have dark brown myself.

I personally don't like the idea whatever people will do anything to make themselves stand out.

Pwet · 11-07-2011, 06:44 PM

Meh people with brown eyes don't understand what's it like to have blue/pale eyes. Your eyes a lot more sensitive to light. You're also more prone to have cataracs and other eyes diseases. Whenever I go out I always have to squint or wear sunglasses otherwise I can't keep my eyes open and they water, I can only relax my eyes if it's dark and cloudy. I'd exchange my blue eyes for black eyes if it meant no more over-sensitivity to light.

hybridchic · 11-07-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Orpheus

http://www.thestatecolumn.com/health...new-treatment/

I don't care much for blue eyes. Violet or green, now that's the stuff.

this is a complete waste of research money and grants. is it absolutely necessary to change your eye color?

SnOwBunZz · 11-07-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Orpheus

I really like eyes that start brown close to the pupil and they get greener farther away:

I WANT THEM IN ME.

Taken with my cellphone's camera and under rather bad lightning so yea... doesn't really show up green on the pic.

mepath · 11-07-2011, 08:03 PM

I've always wanted blue eyes, but I don't know. Maybe I'd just play around with colored lenses for a while.

11-07-2011, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
SnOwBunZz Nyan nyan ni hao nyan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Flanders Posts: 8,018 Reputation: 319	Ha, no need. <- proud owner of true olive green eyes. __________________ [My Anime List] \| [last.fm] \| [xfire] \| [Steam] If anyone would like me to build a rig, I'd prefer it to be in a thread in the tech section rather than PM. Thank you.

11-07-2011, 06:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ouriel Dante’s Inferno Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Macedonia Posts: 622 Reputation: 26	My eyes are brown green eyes. (Tho, I want 'em to be green, full scale.) __________________

11-07-2011, 06:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Pwet Rock Man Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 420 Reputation: 15	Meh people with brown eyes don't understand what's it like to have blue/pale eyes. Your eyes a lot more sensitive to light. You're also more prone to have cataracs and other eyes diseases. Whenever I go out I always have to squint or wear sunglasses otherwise I can't keep my eyes open and they water, I can only relax my eyes if it's dark and cloudy. I'd exchange my blue eyes for black eyes if it meant no more over-sensitivity to light. __________________ Playing: FlyFF, Granado Espada

11-07-2011, 08:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
mepath OnRPG Tech Wizard Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 123 Reputation: 15	I've always wanted blue eyes, but I don't know. Maybe I'd just play around with colored lenses for a while. __________________

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