Sun exposure can change your eye color, but does it make the eye color lighter or darker?

Question

Sun exposure can change your eye color, but does it make the eye color lighter or darker?

Answer 1

Sun rays can make your eye colour look lighter, however, it cannot change your eyecolour permanently. The only thing that changes human eye colour are the medicines and constant use of contact lenses. If you directly look in to sun it can harm your eye sight.

Answer 2

It changes! I had brown eyes now they're hazel! But it also happened to my dad they used to be brown then they were an orangish color.

Answer 3

yeaah my eyes were dark dark brown but when i look at the sun every morn b4 it uplik while it orange at lik 5am so after 3months my eyes hav turned green! i luv it sooo much

Answer 4

well i think its true that ur eyes get lighter esspecially my left eye turned into marble like grey color which was awsome ! and it acctually showed the difference and my friends noticed it the i had a grey "left" eye and my "right" hazel eye definatly showed the difference but not permanent though just for a few hours or so.... ! but looking at the sun for a long time might effect ur eyesight and cause really bad eye problems so think wisely before doing that !

 

Take Care !

Answer 5

 i think sun exposure can darken your eyes, like skin, producin more melahin

Answer 6

 I've heard that but wouldn't it be the opposite way around because if you're eyes get sunlight won't that make them produce more protein and make the eyes darker. I don't know but that is happening to my sister and her eyes went from a dark brown to almost black to a chocolate brown that is now almost hazel. My eyes have gotten a little lighter too and I lived in Florida for seven years and they are still getting lighter. It's weird but awesome because if I could get some nice blue or aqua eyes that would be freaken awesome.

Answer 7

I have ever heard of that in particular happening.

But I do believe that eye colour can change throughout one's lifetime.

I have light green eyes, and as a baby my eyes were bright blue (yes I know many babies are often  born with blue eyes). My green eyes developed a small barely noticeable yellow starburst pattern around the pupil during my teens and now as as an adult it has turned into coppery orange in colour.

According  to iridology this is a sign of toxins. Not sure if that is actually true. But it is an interesting to consider.

Answer 8

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I want to try but my mum and dad are going to kill me.

Answer 9

 eye color does not change by sunning but it only gets brighter after sunning it every day ,, and I am not sure if that is permemanant

Answer 10

I think it could be either (depending on the person). Many things can contribute to changes in eye shades; diet, hormones, even moods. I do know that exposure to sun increases Vit D levels which will often increase your mood resulting in a difference in eye color.

Answer 11

Lighter

Answer 12

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Answer 13

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Answer 14

while your eyes are in the sun yes its lighter but if you dont reveal your eyes in the sunlight much your eye color can get light

Answer 15

Your true eye color is what it appears when the sun hits it.  THAT is what color is.  Reflection of light.

Answer 16

i've been wearing contacts for atleast 7 months and for some reason my eyes appear lighter. They used to look brown-black but now they definitly look brown. Whats up with this.
i don't think it was the sun. I think its something to so with my contacts solution...