"Homer says it is possible because even brown-eyed
people have blue eyes underneath the brown layer
of pigment.
"We use a laser, and it's tuned to a specific
frequency to remove the pigment from the surface
of the iris," Homer tells KTLA. The procedure
takes about 20 seconds.
When laser energy is absorbed by the eye's brown
pigment, Homer says the pigment tissue changes and
then the body sheds the altered tissue, changing
brown eyes to blue within two to three weeks.
The brown tissue never regenerates.
Homer says tests have shown no signs of tissue
damage.
He still has another year of research to complete
on the procedure.
Researchers believe the procedure will be
available outside the United States in 18 months,
and in the U.S. in three years.
It will cost about $5,000."