對(duì)很多人來說，眼睛的顏色從生下來那一天開始就確定了，而且一輩子不變。但對(duì)另外一些人來說，卻不是這樣。究竟是什么原因會(huì)導(dǎo)致眼睛變色呢？
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&Hw:65O -dMH >e0 In most people, the answer is no. Eye color fully matures in infancy and remains the same for life. But in a small percentage of adults, eye color can naturally become either noticeably darker or lighter with age.
wW TuEM ^(Gl$GC$Mu What determines eye color is the pigment melanin. Eyes that have a lot of it in the connective tissue at the front of the iris, called the stroma, are darker, while those that have less tend to be lighter.
!jP[= J#d, ? The levels of melanin generally remain the same throughout life, but a few things can change them permanently.
3@F U-k,i } ll&EB The first is a handful of ocular diseases like pigmentary glaucoma. Another is a condition called heterochromia, or multicolored eyes, which affects about 1 percent of the population and is often caused by traumatic injuries. An example of this can be seen in the rock star David Bowie, who attributes his contrasting eye colors, hazel and light blue, to a blow to the face as a child.
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