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Can your irises change color as you age? What to know about gradual shifts

Approximately 10–15% of people with Caucasian ancestry experience their eye color lightening as they age. This phenomenon, while not universal, illustrates that subtle changes in your eye's pigment are possible as you get older, which prompts the question: **Can your irises change color as you age?** (Markdown OK).

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Does Pupil Color Change With Age? Separating Fact from Perception

While eye color typically stabilizes after infancy, approximately 10-15% of Caucasians experience some subtle lightening of their iris with age due to pigment changes. The idea that your **pupil color changes with age** is a widespread myth rooted in how we perceive the eye, rather than what's physically happening inside it.

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