Pioneered by California company Stroma Medical, that new medical procedure claims to turn brown eyes blue. This laser-based procedure works by eliminating the melanin – the pigment that also colors hair and skin – from the surface of the iris, thus allowing light to enter and scatter in the stroma, the fibers seen in light-colored eyes. Think of it as the Rayleigh scattering effect, where wavelengths of sunlight hit much smaller molecules in the air and then scatter, which makes the atmosphere appear blue. Continue reading for more fascinating images from around the web.