Iris Colors in Neonates: Do They Really Change? Prevalence, Predicting Factors and Associated Characteristics

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03072368

Enrollment

200

Registered

2017-03-07

Start date

2017-03-31

Completion date

2018-04-01

Last updated

2017-03-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Eye Color

Brief summary

The goal of our study is to examine eye color at birth and the longitudinal change in eye color of preterm and full-term newborns.

Interventions

OTHERPhotograph

Babies will be photographed and eye color will be observed and documented at birth, 3 months and one year of age

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Days to 2 Months

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Any baby born between the 24-42 week of gestation admitted to the well-baby nursery or the NICU whose parents have signed an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Neonatal conjunctivitis * Neonatal sepsis * Inborn error of metabolism or genetic syndrome * Eye abnormalities * Parental refusal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in eye color	One year	Change will be measured according to a validated classification of blue/hazel/green or brown

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactAmit Hochberg, MD

amith@hy.health.gov.il

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026