Behind Tiny's Eyes: The 411 on BrightOcular Surgery

BET.com breaks down the singer's recent eye procedure.

Tiny Changed Her Eye Color Permanently - Tiny, former Xscape singer and rapper T.I.’s wife, went on Instagram to confirm that she permanently changed the color of her eyes from brown to ice grey with the help of BrightOcular surgery. Read more about this procedure and find out if it’s safe.  — Kellee Terrell(Photos from Left: Johnny Nunez/BET/Getty Images for BET,  Fortunata / Splash News)
Healthy Eyelashes - The quality of your lashes is usually dependent on which type of pillowcase you choose to sleep on. As with the hair on your head, a cotton pillowcase can be drying to your eyelashes, leaving them bent or flat. A satin pillowcase helps preserve their quality by maintaining crucial moisture.  (Photo: Bernd Vogel/Corbis)
How Does It Work? - The surgeon inserts a thin, medical grade silicone implant into the eye through a 2.8mm incision in the cornea. However, it is possible to remove the implants if they are causing too many problems. (Photo: JACOPIN / BSIP/Corbis)
How Long Does It Take? - According to the BrightOcular website, under anesthesia, the procedure takes 15 minutes per eye. (Photo: Zhang Chaoqun/Xinhua/Landov)Does It Correct Vision? - No. Only Lasik surgery can correct any vision problems.  If you are getting Lasik surgery and you want BrightOcular, you have to wait three months between procedures.(Photo: Alfred Pasieka/Corbis)

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What Is BrightOcular? - This surgery replaces your eye’s iris — where the color lives — with an intraocular implant of a different color. Traditionally, this procedure has been used for people with albinoism or who have iris damage, but now this surgery is being advertised as a cosmetic procedure for those who want to permanently change their eye color. (Photo: Bernd Vogel/Corbis)

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