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Do human albinos have red eyes?


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Albinos:

  1. Albinism is characterized by a lack of melanin or the absence of melanin entirely, This can impact their skin tone and vision.
  2. Animals with albinism do not have red or pink eyes because both the iris and the tissue coating the retina have very little coloring and the lack or scarcity of pigment in the eye may expose underlying blood vessels.
  3. Albino individuals usually have blue, brown, or brown eyes
  4. Due to the lack of pigment, the eyes of albinos are usually very pale blue.
  5. Because of a lack of pigment in the colored area of the eyes (irises), the irises are slightly transparent which means that the irises cannot totally block out light.
  6. As a result, particularly light-colored eyes may seem red in certain lighting conditions.

Human Albinos Have no Red Eyes.


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