Doctor Claims He Can Turn Brown Eyes Blue

If you're one of the 6.5 billion or so people with brown eyes, you could soon be able to drop $5,000 to look a little more freak-of-nature-y.

An American doctor claims that he can change your eyes from brown to blue in a procedure that lasts less than a minute – but be forewarned, once you go blue, you can't go back. Dr. Gregg Homer runs a clinic in California (of course) where he says he can use a simple laser procedure to burn the melanin, the substance that gives skin its colour, out of brown eyes. Two to three weeks later, the subject should have a nice new set of blue-ish peepers. Unfortunately, the process is irreversible, as melanin does not come back, but you'll be too busy being confused for a Nordic supermodel to have to worry about that. Homer says he needs $800,000 more to pay for clinical trials, after which he hopes to feature the so-called "Lumineyes" treatment at his clinic for a cost of just under $5,000/ pair of eyes.