To get the surgery where one has an artificial iris implanted does it have to be for MEDICAL reasons..?

or can it be done for simple cosmetic reasons.just to change the color of my eyes.(i have VERYY deep brown colored eyes and i really dont like it).and usually around how old do you have to be to get the surgery done?..and how much money do i have to saveeee to get it done.?

To get the surgery where one has an artificial iris implanted does it have to be for MEDICAL reasons..?
Iris is an organ that has been not transplanted as yet. It does not have a simple multilayer structure, such as the cornea...

Not even for medical reasons (for instance coloboma)

the only thing that can seriously be done, is to REPAIR, a damaged iris, when some traumatic or congenital causes affect it...Even when technically the procedure were feasible, your body would reject it, (let alone the complexity of the procedure)

Iris transplant has not as yet, be described )`please check out the info pages of mediscape,com or medpulse,com, or any other serious info)....

The iris, is a complex organ that has a proper blood supply (unlike the cornea, that does NOT have vessels),,it has three layers of muscles, (circular and radial) sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves that make the muscles contract, and of course, the outer surface with the amount of melanine that determines the color of the eyes....

You will not find a center that actually performs such organ manipulation nor transplant....at any price, the reason is simple..It has not as yet, been deviced, least of them for any medical nor esthetical purposes,,,,,,,,

The other answer contains false information, there is no price in a surgical procedure that does not exist....

I advise to you, to get a proper pair of contact lenses...

Good luck
Reply:It normally cost around $1500.00 to $3000.00 per eye here in the MidWest (Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, other....) However some places are offering a 'monthly payment plan' so you can have it done and just pay monthly payments.



As far as cosmetic reasons, I 'believe' you could get it done for cosmetic reasons.....