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Ophthalmologist Francis Ferrari is currently the only one in the world to perform this operation. But what are the dangers of changing your eye color?

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For some time now, in his office in Strasbourg, he has been treating patients of a completely new kind: men and women who want to change their eye color permanently. On 5 December 2013, Francis Ferrari placed his technique at the service of one of his patients for the first time; since then, 400 people have already undergone his laser procedure and requests continue to come in. However, the long-term safety of this procedure has not yet been proven, and the question arises: is such an operation really safe for an area as sensitive as the eye?

Before attempting to answer this question, let’s first look at this operation to change the color of the eye, which is called “Cosmetic Limbal Ring Keratopigmentation”. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia and takes only a few dozen minutes, and consists of creating a tunnel in the cornea with a laser before introducing a dye that changes the iris from a darker color to a much lighter one.

When they discover the immediate result after 45 minutes on the operating table – Dr. Ferrari’s patients seem to be excited. It is estimated, however, that the number of operations is still too small, but it is also too early to measure the actual consequences which may take at least 5 to 10 years to show.

Thus, apart from the enormous cost of the operation, which amounts to $8000, it is above all the dangers that cause controversy not only among the ophthalmologist’s colleagues, but also on the Internet. Although the ophthalmologist says that so far it has been safe, apart perhaps from a slight dryness of the eyes and a temporary brightness, which in the end always disappears, many professionals in the sector do not hesitate to warn the public. The French Society of Ophthalmology, for example, considers that the risks are poorly evaluated and could go far beyond the benign side effects observed so far. What do you think?

Reference

https://www.neoris-eyes.co.uk/keratopigmentation-method/