Eye Burn in a fire?

Question

Hello can anyone explaine to me why my eye color looks darker they were a lot lighter now there darker. About a year ago i burnt my face in a fire and the heat also came in contact with my eyes because i had to keep them open now my eye color has gone darker could someone please explaine why this is thank you?

Answer 1

The iris is a muscle that expands and contracts to control pupil size. The pupil enlarges in dimmer lighting and grows smaller in brighter lighting. The pupil also shrinks when you focus on near objects, such as a book you are reading.

When the pupil size changes, the pigments in the iris compress or spread apart, changing the eye color a bit. Certain emotions can change both the pupil size and the iris color. That's why some people say their eyes change colors when they're angry or loving.

Eye color also can change with age. This happens in 10 to 15 percent of the Caucasian population (people who generally have lighter eye colors). For instance, hazel-eyed people would actually find their eyes get darker with age.

Note that if an adult eye color changes pretty dramatically, or if one eye changes from brown to green or blue to brown (called heterochromia), it's important to see your eye doctor. Eye color changes can be a warning sign of certain diseases, such as Fuch's heterochromic iridocyclitis, Horner's syndrome or pigmentary glaucoma.