Yes, you could go blind from this procedure. Only you can decide if the benefit of having green eyes is worth the risk of going blind. How important is having green eyes to you compared to not being blind? No one can answer this except you.
Leave it alone!, your eyes are one of the most important parts of your body, dont mess about with your sight. Just leave it as nature intended. The treatment you describe, sounds to me like like greeen contact lenses, if you can take them out when you want. Who says Brown eyes are the regular thing. You sound as if they are run of the mill and boring. Sophia Loren has brown eyes, don t underestimate them. Lastly be thankful for what you have got, and the fact you have your sight.
Well I guess you need to ask yourself if you d rather have different color eyes, or go blind. Sounds like a no brainer to me.
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Yes, you can have your eye color changed surgically. I am actually having the procedure done on October 4th. I have heterochromia due to a blunt force head injury in 1993, so my reasons are not entirely in vain. I have been researching this procedure for the past year. There can be complications so you have to have preliminary testing done to see if you are a candidate to receive the implants. I m apprehensive, but also excited. You are required to stay in Panama City for a week post op. If there are serious side effects such as raised pressure in your eye, they will ex plant the device. A nurse stays at the same hotel that you do and is available 24 hours a day for your stay. Dr. Kahn personally visits you twice daily for the week. Contact lenses to change your eye color can also have bad side effects long term. I believe it is a personal choice and I ve done my research on it. I m going for it! Good luck in your decision.
To understand the safety aspect of these implants it helps to understand some important facts about how the eye works and how these implants may interfere with those functions. These iris implants do not change shape or size. The size of the pupil is always the same. The natural iris changes shape to make the pupil larger for low light environments and smaller for bright light. The iris implants will not enlarge beyond their fixed pupil size, thus low light vision, such as in theaters, restaurants, or night driving, may be limited. In addition to reacting to light, the pupils constrict when you focus on near objects. This provides a better depth of field to assist with near vision. When focusing on something near, like a person s face, your natural pupils will constrict. If your pupils naturally constrict to a size smaller than the opening of these iris implants, then your natural iris will be seen through the artificial iris pupil. If you have brown eyes and green implants, your eyes will look like a small ring of brown surrounded by light green. This may not be the effect you want. These artificial iris requirs an incision through the cornea of 3.5mm that may need to be enlarged to accommodate implantation. This is relatively manageable, but is a relatively large incision. It would appear that the rate of infection would be similar to cataract surgery, which is relatively manageable. The recommend implantation process is to double-roll the implant to allow introduction into the eye through a smaller incision. The iris implant is then unrolled manually within the eye. I have a great concern with the trauma that would be introduced to the corneal endothelium (innermost layer of corneal cells). Phakic intraocular lenses (P-IOL) similarly implanted have been shown in several studies to cause significant endothelium cell loss during surgery and continue to cause loss at a rate accelerated compared to patients without implants. The cornea (clear front of the eye) gains its nourishment from fluids within the eye and oxygen from the atmosphere. Nourishment and oxygen transfer through the cornea. The endothelium is the primary method for the transfer of nourishment to the cornea. If the endothelium is damaged, inflammation (corneal edema) may occur. If seriously damaged, the cornea may be lost. You would need to have the endothelium cells evaluated before surgery and on a regular basis thereafter. The implant is held in place by extending from one far corner of the inside of the eye behind the cornea and in front of the natural iris to the other corner. Not all eyes have the same quot;white to whitequot; width. If the iris implant is too small, the implant will move about within the eye and probably not look too good. If the iris implant is too large, the resulting pressure will block the flow of fluids within the eye. At the corner where the cornea meets the iris there is a meshwork of tiny channels that carry these nourishing fluids around the natural iris. Blocking these channels can lead to an increase of intraocular pressure (IOP), also known as ocular hypertension. High IOP can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve, resulting in reduced vision or blindness. If you have these implants, it will be important to monitor your IOP with visits to your doctor s office. There does not seem to be any method of elevating the implant away from the natural iris. This means that the iris will likely be irritated by the constant friction between the natural and artificial iris. This can cause iris inflammation (iritis). The cells of the natural iris may be quot;rubbed offquot; from this friction. These cells would likely flow to the channel meshwork mentioned above, causing blockage and thereby increasing the probability of elevated IOP. As you can see, there are a multitude of concerns regarding an artificial iris. These particular artificial iris implants are not really a quot;newquot; technology as claimed. Artificial iris have been implanted for people who have suffered from trauma or disease causing damage to the iris. There is also a cosmetic concern. These artificial iris implants really look nothing like the multicolored structure of a natural iris. I think if you look closely (no close photos are provided at the website) you may decide that they look more like a cyborg than natural. It appears that the material used for the implants is benign. The possibility of an allergic reaction seems remote. This is an elective cosmetic surgery. You will be undergoing an invasive surgery for appearances only. Only you can decide if the potential gain is worth the potential risk. As with all elective surgery (Lasik, breast implants, rhinoplasty, etc.) you need to investigate closely all these and other issues that may apply to your situation and proceed with caution.
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