diff --git a/code/_globalvars/lists/flavor_misc.dm b/code/_globalvars/lists/flavor_misc.dm
index 31046d8a12..6b0185c9ec 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/lists/flavor_misc.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/lists/flavor_misc.dm
@@ -286,4 +286,4 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(greyscale_limb_types, list("human","moth","lizard","pod","plant
 GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(prosthetic_limb_types, list("xion","bishop","cybersolutions","grayson","hephaestus","nanotrasen","talon"))
 
 //list of eye types, corresponding to a respective left and right icon state for the set of eyes
-GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(eye_types, list("normal", "insect"))
+GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(eye_types, list("normal", "insect", "moth", "double", "double2", "cyclops"))
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index fc9b76f519..7d4ad08e6a 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //	You do not need to raise this if you are adding new values that have sane defaults.
 //	Only raise this value when changing the meaning/format/name/layout of an existing value
 //	where you would want the updater procs below to run
-#define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	36
+#define SAVEFILE_VERSION_MAX	37
 
 /*
 SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Carn
@@ -204,10 +204,19 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 		if(S["species"] == "lizard")
 			features["mam_snouts"] = features["snout"]
 
-	if(current_version < 36)
+	if(current_version < 36) //introduction of heterochromia
 		left_eye_color = S["eye_color"]
 		right_eye_color = S["eye_color"]
 
+	if(current_version < 37) //introduction of chooseable eye types/sprites
+		if(S["species"] == "insect")
+			left_eye_color = "#000000"
+			right_eye_color = "#000000"
+			if(chosen_limb_id == "moth" || chosen_limb_id == "moth_not_greyscale") //these actually have slightly different eyes!
+				eye_type = "moth"
+			else
+				eye_type = "insect"
+
 /datum/preferences/proc/load_path(ckey,filename="preferences.sav")
 	if(!ckey)
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 20260a04f4..5fea6e6704 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -591,7 +591,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 			else
 				var/left_state = DEFAULT_LEFT_EYE_STATE
 				var/right_state = DEFAULT_RIGHT_EYE_STATE
-				if(GLOB.eye_types[eye_type])
+				message_admins("okay so our eye type is [eye_type] and we can index it to know [GLOB.eye_types[eye_type]]")
+				if(eye_type in GLOB.eye_types)
+					message_admins("to know that it's in!")
 					left_state = eye_type + "_left_eye"
 					right_state = eye_type + "_right_eye"
 				var/mutable_appearance/left_eye = mutable_appearance('icons/mob/eyes.dmi', left_state, -BODY_LAYER)
diff --git a/icons/mob/eyes.dmi b/icons/mob/eyes.dmi
index 008bfbba8c..dc3392c75e 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/eyes.dmi and b/icons/mob/eyes.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/human_parts.dmi b/icons/mob/human_parts.dmi
index f7f51b65e4..173995e6c4 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/human_parts.dmi and b/icons/mob/human_parts.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/mob/human_parts_greyscale.dmi b/icons/mob/human_parts_greyscale.dmi
index 794074bfe4..814ac9a396 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/human_parts_greyscale.dmi and b/icons/mob/human_parts_greyscale.dmi differ