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While only 1 in 5 Caucasian adults have blue eyes in the United States, most are born blue-eyed. Their irises change from blue to hazel or brown during infancy. Why?

"It has to do with the amount of melanin they're born with and how that melanin increases after birth," said Norman Saffra, Chairman of Ophthalmology at Maimonedes Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Melanin, Saffra explained, is a pigment, and the more you have of it in your eyes, hair and skin, the darker they are, and thus the more sunlight they reflect. A small deposit of melanin in the irises — the muscular rings around the pupils — makes them appear blue, while a medium amount makes them green or hazel, and a lot of it makes the irises brown.

http://www.livescience.com/13564-babies-eyes-start-blue-change-color.html

 

African-American, Hispanic, and Asian babies are almost always born with dark eyes that stay dark. But Caucasian babies are usually born with dark blue or even slate-gray eyes that may change several times before a baby’s first birthday. Which means you’ll have plenty of time to place your bets in the baby eye-color pool.

http://www.whattoexpect.com/first-year/ask-heidi/baby-eye-color.aspx

You inherit your eye color from your parents, but no matter what the color is now, it may have been blue when you were born. 

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/f/eyecolor.htm

 

 

10 years ago. Rating: 10
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My son was born blue eyed and blond. He stayed that way until age six, then his hair turned brown and so did his eye. He was half Chinese and it started showing……….

10 years ago. Rating: 8
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Blue eyes seem more prone to looking different colors based on the colors surrounding the person.  Perhaps your hair color has changed; that would give your eye color a different background.  
Here's an excerpt from the 1,370,000 websites that address the question:
Eye color can change during a person's lifetime for several reasons. Some of the reasons for the changes are normal and harmless, such as normal development or aging. However, some changes may be due to medications or medical reasons. If there is a significant change in the eye color in one eye or the other, the change should be evaluated by an eye doctor.

10 years ago. Rating: 7
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I do not think they change color literally, but I do believe they can get duller so the color is not so intense because of cataracts or other eye issues. Maybe even age can dull them down. 

10 years ago. Rating: 6
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My Mother had blue eyes and as she got older they turned a blue/ grey 

10 years ago. Rating: 3
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