• Question: does our eye colour affect our sight?

    Asked by Flori to Angela, Claire, Ian, Robert, Sarah on 13 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by the wheeler dealer, ED, nicholas2959.
    • Photo: Angela Stokes

      Angela Stokes answered on 13 Nov 2014:

      Hi Flori
      The standard colours don’t – ie blue, green, brown etc.
      Albino animals and people have eyes that look red and they can have some problems with vision

    • Photo: Sarah Harris

      Sarah Harris answered on 18 Nov 2014:

      No! The cells that give our eyes colour are different to the ones that help us see. But, like Angela said, those with albinism can have some problems because the gene that causes them to be so pale also has effects on sight.

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