Your eye is a slightly asymmetrical globe, about an inch in diameter. The front part (what you see in the mirror) includes: Just behind the iris and pupil lies the lens, which helps focus light on the ...

“The eyes are the window to the soul,” notes a timeless quote. And while your eyes also bring the world your way, the origins of eye color are fascinating and even mysterious. To help lay out the ...

Eye color genetics is complex, with multiple genes from each parent determining a person's eye color. Scientists once believed a single gene controlled eye color, but research shows that more than 50 ...

A newborn's eyes can change color in the six to eight months after birth. Eye color is determined by the amount of melanin present in the iris of the eye, which develops as newborn babies grow. You ...

We already know how much emotion the eyes can show, but it turns out that they also play a role in our personalities. According to research, your eye color says more about your personality than you ...

Color blindness means your eye doesn't see color the way it should. Your eyes see differences in the light that comes in. It’s a bit like the way we hear sounds as being low or high. This is called ...

Is there a link between blue eyes and the risk of alcoholism? — -- There's a new potential clue in the ongoing effort to understand the genetic links to alcoholism: eye color. People with lighter ...