@doctoreyehealth: Ever been told that having green eyes, blue eyes, or central heterochromia means you can see more colors than everyone else? 👀🌈 I keep seeing this claim go viral, but it’s not how vision science works. In this reel, I break down: • Why lighter eye color does not mean more light reaches your brain or that you perceive more colors. • Why the viral “color test” isn’t actually a test for tetrachromacy. • What tetrachromacy really is, why it’s linked to rare genetic variations, and why only a tiny number of people have ever been shown to truly distinguish additional color hues. Vision is fascinating, but it’s also full of myths. Let’s separate the science from the social media hype. 💬 Have you ever been told you have “super vision” because of your eye color? Let me know your eye color in the comments! #eyehealth #heterocromia #eyefacts #colorvision #eyecolor
Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO
Region: US
Thursday 06 August 2026 14:17:39 GMT
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philosochimp :
huh. never had one of these debunked in the same scroll sesh. neat.
2026-08-22 07:31:56
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Cyrus_the_coyote :
Hi I have this mutation and personally I have extra cone receptors and do see more colors/shades/hues than most 😅
2026-08-23 18:25:52
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MrDudeGuy :
yeah cause i have dark eyes and could see a bunch of colors..and i doubt i have any mutations in my dna 👍
2026-08-23 20:14:10
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BenMatthewsTattooing :
I’m a man, I have hazel/green central heterochromia, and I’ve not only gotten perfect scores on the FM100 test several times, but I was DNA tested for tetrachromia. And I’m sorry to tell, but I do in fact perceive color very differently than most people. I am also autistic/AuDHD and have auditory/tactile synesthesia. So I’m just a whole mess of rare genetic traits. 😂
2026-08-10 20:23:31
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GardenHoe :
It was funny, this video was 2 scrolls up. I didn’t believe her but I counted the colors anyway 😅
2026-08-23 02:16:20
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Bénie :
I have it, I have incredible dark brown eyes, her video made me laugh at how wrong she was. The internet is full of people like her.
2026-08-23 05:41:40
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Kim O’Neal Riddell :
How about when you perceive colors differently than others? For example last weekend my granddaughter had on a shirt that everyone else said was a robins egg blue, but I saw it as green. No one believed me.
2026-08-22 02:11:35
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Just Me :
It is just for fun. :)
2026-08-23 08:01:59
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forever :
i call BS to you, I have central heterochromia and I am Male! so there
2026-08-07 11:48:06
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Bled from Stone :
I literally made a comment on that video calling bullshit 😂
2026-08-22 08:22:09
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CocoNefira :
That chart I stopped counting at 70 colors
2026-08-07 00:33:13
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Miss Audrey :
I love when the BS is called out! Way too much misinformation spreading.
2026-08-22 13:36:16
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Christina Castilla :
I literally said I have brown eyes and see more colors than she claimed lol I was like there’s no way lol
2026-08-22 15:44:09
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pirate_240 :
then y do I have to where sunglasses all the time to prevent migraines y does 5k TV hurt my eyes and cause migraines y does it seem like i c in 5k and everyone else sees in1080p y does everything seem super bright and vivid and I'm not talking about just light but objects as well y can I c everything around me and further in pitch black all I need is the smallest silver of light such as a little light coming from under a door in order to c everything in a room with no windows or lights what would you call my condition please I would like to know I've been dealing with it my whole life 😔
2026-08-11 11:41:50
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LunaMoth :
I knew what she was saying made absolutely no sense because I have blue eyes and tend to see less distinct shades than a lot of people.
2026-08-22 15:52:40
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Moonlyre :
my eyes are fully dark brown and I saw 42-44 colors. and I love yellow. xD I saw her video and was like wait... Yellow is one of my favorite colors, especially neon yellow.
2026-08-19 12:55:50
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Dan Knoll :
I just saw that video, my eyes are very dark brown almost black. I saw like 40 colors lol
2026-08-16 18:02:21
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Dingdongdelight :
THANK YOU SIR!!! This viral video drives me crazy
2026-08-23 01:04:39
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Natedog127 :
I’m pretty sure all that changes for light colored eyes is that you’re possibly more sensitive to bright lights or maybe it’s just sunlight as you literally have less pigment in your irises.
2026-08-20 15:05:30
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Kim :
I still hate yellow - lol
2026-08-23 02:12:37
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AmandaVDaulton :
More cones let you see more colors. It takes an eye inspection.
2026-08-20 13:51:44
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Liz Rosen :
Can you tell me about my sons eyes. He was born with blue eyes . I have green eye I am his mom can you tell me what think
2026-08-20 06:23:10
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_AD_HOC_ :
Were we supposed to see numbers in the three colored circles, cause I didn’t see any?
2026-08-23 13:29:10
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