Why are some people with brown eyes born with blue eyes?

While only 1 in 5 Caucasian adults have blue eyes in the United States, most are born blue-eyed. Their irises change from blue to hazel or brown during infancy. Why? read more

This helps explain why two parents with the same eye color can have children with an entirely different eye color. A Baby’s Eye Color May Change to Brown. When babies are born, their eyes may sometimes appear blue while their melanin is still developing. read more

Some people experience changes in eye color over the course of their lives. People can have eyes of two colors. Even the genetics of eye color inheritance isn't as cut-and-dried as was once thought, as blue-eyed parents have been known (rarely) to have a brown-eyed child! Also, not all babies are born with blue eyes. read more