UAB optometry expert Janelle Sventek explains what determines a child’s eye color, why it can change in infancy, how genetics ...

Brown is the most common eye color worldwide by a large majority. In contrast, green is one of the rarest eye colors worldwide. The color of the eyes depends on how much melanin the eyes contain.

The eye color your child is born with may not necessarily be the eye color they have for life. Read on to learn more about when, how, and why your newborn's eye color may change. Eye color at birth ...