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Please explain if it is possible for eyes to lighten with time?
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With aging: Darker colored iris tissue (i.e. Brown) can lose pigment revealing the lighter stromal tissue underneath giving the appearance of a lighter colored iris later in life. There are also disease processes in the eye that can remove pigment and also have the same effect.
Answered 5/29/2016
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