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Posted by savio   August 27, 2013   4058 views

Waardenburg Syndrome is a rare autosomal genetic disorder that has possible bright blue eyes as one of its qualifying criteria, along with possible deafness (common). Actually, the cause of the blue eyes is a form of albinism that may include patches of non-pigmented skin or forehead hair, regardless of ethnicity.

There are four types of Waardenburg Syndrome, with a mix of possible characteristics as the determinant. Medical challenges increase with type. The boy in the picture is displaying two major symptoms of type 1; bright blue eyes and dystopia canthorum, a condition where the inner corners of the eyes are set more widely apart, but with normally distanced eyes.

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Astonishing, this actually made me go to Google to research it even more.
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 by bio_man
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Could this be the cause for blue eyes historically?
Posted on Aug 29, 2013 by savio
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Can they still see?
Posted on Sep 3, 2013 by dorjam
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